
          and here handed to him the very few species in
 my collection he did not possess. Dr. C. - has been indefatigable
 in hs herborizations the past summer and is
 very zealous in prosecuting the Science of Botany. But he
 meets with discouragements in these searches among the
 people where he lives: They generally regard his
 botanical exertions as labour spent in vain and indeed
 they rather suspect (though I believe without any reason) 
 for the sake of botany he neglects his professional studies
 and on this account are rather backward to employ
 him. Hence in that place I do not think he receives that
 support & patronage his talents & acquirements deserve.
 I hope you will pardon this digression - which was made
 very incidently.


 I have put up a box of minerals for you which I was
 obliged to leave in Deerfield - It will probably however
 reach you before many weeks. My duplicate specimens
 I found almost exhausted & my health has
 been so poor this fall I could not procure more
 I waited however a considerable time in expectation
 that I should effect this; and on this account have
 not complied with your request to send specimens "soon".
 Should you think of sending me any minerals (though
 I fear you will not regard my specimens as of much value)
 you would greatly oblige me by putting up the most common
 petrifactions and impressions with the scientific names for
 with this part of geology I am entirely unacquainted
 Will you be so good as to send to me or Dr Cooley your address?
 for we are frequently perplexed to determine where
        