
          Cambridge, August 2d, 1855 


 Dear Doctor


 Thanks for yours 
 of yesterday. I had forgot 
 about the Beckwith Report, 
 and had got so into the habit 
 of counting my chickens at $150 a
 piece. But I must say I 
 think $200 was quite enough. 
 But Whipple, as you say 
 should fork out $400 for 
 so good & big a Report as 
 his will be. 


 I'll pay Sprague $10
 for Ammobroma & take his 
 receipt. And I will to-morrow 
 send you $140, if I can get a
 N.Y. [New York] draft in Cambridge or any 
 way of sending you the stuff so 
 that you can cash it without 
 going to a broker. If I can 
 get nothing payable in New York here
        