
          I have been going on with recitations for some
 time, [crossed out: and to day] twice a week (2 hours), and today
 I began my lectures to the whole Junior class.-
 on Geographical Botany for the present.


 What with these duties, representing Gardiner, &
 painting & papering in the house, & Sprague drawing for
 2nd Vol. of Genera, & I printing the first, with the
 printer ever on my heels for copy, & at the same time
 printing Memoirs _ & Proceedings of the Academy, &
 managing large correspondence, you may concive that
 my hands are full.


 Yours most cordially


 A.Gray
        