
          valuable Mexican ones. If there are
 any particular families you want form
 most, it would be well to mention
 th subject — a letter; which may be 
 either in English or which I will
 translate into Spanish if you prefer it.


 LeConte has not yet returned from
 the West, the Major told me on Saturday
 that he was at Drummond’s Island
 looking for fossils & insects & would come
 back by this way of Toronto & Quebec.


 I shall go on to Washington as
 soon as ’tis practicable — perhaps this
 week — when if you will favor me
 with a letter to Mr March, either
 private of introductor I think it
 would be of great benifit though
 I have many very recomendatory
 both to him & other of the Cabinet.


 Truly Your obliged
 Friend & Servent


 M. B. Halsted
        