
          Smithsonian Institution
July 19th 1849

My Dear Dr.

Mrs Henry and myself are
much indebted to your good Lady
for [added: her] generous and considerate attention
to my motherinlaw. It was well
that the old Lady found so kind a
friend ot she might have been in
a bad way. Though she is quite
smart for a person of her age yet she
is too infirm to be trusted much
alone or even with a servant [?]
She does not know her own condition
of mind and body and would attempt
to direct in cases where she would
require the direction of others. We
were pleased to learn that she had
given up the idea of going to Albany
such a journey at this season of the
year would have been very hazardous

I do not recollect of having
received any letter from you
relative to the Fremont plants which
I have not answered. I have no

        