
          Edinburgh Sept. 13 1849

My dear friend

Your letter of introduction
brought the Rev. John Miller of date
Jan. 7 1848 was delivered by him
a day or two ago. I assure you I
rejoiced to see your handwriting
again & was glad to give your
friend a welcome. All who have
seen him regret & none more than
myself that he should have left
himself to very little time to spend
in Scotland. It was exceedingly
gratifying to me to hear about your
from him for though our correspondence
from the circumstance of
my having become so unworthy a
member of the botanical fraternity
ceased I had not forgotten you
& often wished to know what you
were doing.

You ask in your letter for an account
        