
          Cambridge, 21st Feb.


 My dear Friend 


 I am suffering under a 
 hard cold & working up mss. [manuscript] of Labiatae,
 for Manual. Borraginaceae I come 
 on to at once now. What have you 
 done with our sp. [specimen] of Myosotis? 


 I have not, nor have I ever had
 the pictures of Agassiz. Lowell, to put 
 money into A's [Agassiz's] purse, bought them for 
 Lowell Institute. So they are either in 
 Boston, or in Agassiz own possession. 


 I am sorry, but I fear I have 
 nothing to send you. 


 Pray assure Com. [Commander] Perry, as I
 have done that I am sorry I cannot 
 send him the little Japan collection. 
 But Dr. Morrow positively forbid me, 
 and to him I am responsible for them. 
        