
          Washington July 28th 1848

My Dear Sir

I wrote to you a few
days ago to say that I would
expect to receive a paper from
you giving an account of the
new plants brought home by
Lieut Emory. I hope that you have
received this letter and that
you will prepare the paper as
soon as your leisure will permit.

I now write to ask
that you will oblige me by
procuring for our friend Bache
a new made globe without a
paper cover and which presents
a smooth plaster surface
in a condition to receive a
pencil mark. Such articles
can be procured at the
        