
          Mission Institute 10 Feb 1845


 Dear Friend


 I take my pen to write what I hope
 may prove my last letter to you before I am permitted
 again to see you face to face - a privilege I have long &
 earnestly desired. It is necessary to trouble you a little 
 in order that my springs labors may be of as much use
 to you as possilbe. One thing only requires immediate
 attention You know I have but two nos of the Flora. While you
 are reading this, Cowperthwait of Philada [Philadelphia] os looking up a
 box of books for Newton Flagg of Quincy. Now your Boswell
 can run down to W & Ps & get a line to Corey & Hart or
 whoever the Phila [Philadelphia] men may be that will cause them to
 immediately deposite in Mr Flaggs box at Cowperthwaite's
 the deficient nos. If two complete setts also are added
 I will either sell them here, or bring them on when I come
 I am quite sure of selling two setts would try to sell four:
 The remainder of this letter you may read at your leisure.
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 I will now state my plan of operations succinctly as
 possible Last year I delivered two courses of lectures on
 Botany - on of 33 lectures at Theopolis another of 12 in a school
 in Quincy. This winter I am engaged on a course of Lectures
 on chemistry to adults some 4 or 5 being College graduates -
        