
          [at upper left: Recd. Apr 21.1
 1834
 [?] [verbally?]]


 Amherst March 27th 1834


 Dear Sir,


 Your obliging letter of February 6th
 was duly received but poor health & full hands have
 prevented an earlier reply.


 I am obliged to you for your favorable opinion
 as to the Report. I am aware that its deficiencies are
 great & its errors not few: But I did what I could
 under the circumstances in which I was placed
 & this consciousness will sustain me I hope under
 the reviewer's assaults should they come thicker
 upon me _ The Legislature have recently ordered
 a second edition to be printed and the work is
 already commenced. This will give me an
 opportunity to make corrections & additions though
 they will not allow me time & means to do this
 as thoroughly as I could wish _ I fear this undertaking
 will prevent my forwarding to you as soon as
 is desireable ^ [inserted: the] specimens of plants which you wish
 Some of them I have among my duplicates: but
 these have not been looked over since I commenced
 my geological labours nearly four years ago & I know
 not in what state they may be _ Besides my
 health since last summer has been extremely
 feeble so as entirely to prevent all exrtra effort

        