
          Rc'd Nov. 3rd Ans'd March [?] 
 1839


 Alexandria, La. Oct. 4, 1838


 Dear Sir,


 Your esteemed favor of Aug't [August]
 6th was duly received . I delayed answering
 until I could see the only two botanical
 friends I have in this part of the State.
 John Casson, MD, JB Callana and myself
 each will take a copy of the Flora of North
 America. In the present state of business it
 will be difficult to make a remittance in
 suitable currency. Some one of your publishers
 probably has a correspondent in
 New Orleans, to whom the numbers of the
 work might be sent, and payment made
 shorter. This plan suits your view, please advise
 me to when the work will be sent.


 I hope you found the specimens of plants I
 sent of sufficient interest to induce you to
 go through with your examinations and
 that you will give me the results as early as
 convenient. I will this winter or fall put up
 and send you another parcel, in which I will
 include a list of those you wish to have again,
 as I have tolerable specimens of. At the same time
 while select [added: ing] the parcel, I will make out [crossed out: such]
 as far as my specimens and notes will enable
 me, such a list as you describe. It will be
 necessarily very incomplete owing to my having
 neglected my herborizations for two or three
 of the last spring seasons. This too will acc't [account]
 for my specimens of the Cyperaceae and other
 vernal plants being so incomplete. 
        