
          Mont [Montreal] May 16 1827


 Dr Sir


 My brother was obliged to postpone
 his departure for a few days, an occurrence of 
 which I am very glad since it will enable me
 to send you what I thought I should never have
 been able to do viz a named list of the mosses
 which I sent to Greville in 1825 & of which I sent
 you specimens last year. The parcel containing
 this list with other things, it appears from G. [Greville] was
 sent to Glasgow to be forwarded to me last spring
 in April 1826. I however heard nothing of it and
 had given it up for lost but a day or two ago to
 my great surprise I found a parcel brought me
 by one of the vessels just arrived to be the identical
 parcel so long missing. I do not recollect whether
 I sent you all the mosses I sent G. [Greville] but I shall 
 transcribe his list, the Nos. [Numbers] being the same in those
 you have.
        