
          [in pencil at upper right: (c. 1850)]


 Friday P.M.


 Dear Sir


 A gentleman has left a
 letter here for you which falls short
 in weight. I add a line or two
 tho' I have nothing particular to say
 altho both of my previous notes
 were broken off by the sudden
 departure of the bearers.


 I have had a hard week of it
 having lectured 4 times & today
 feel used up (confectus). Many of
 my class leave after the next lecture
 as a quarter then ends. I have kept
 steadily at the main point - structure
 of flowers & fruits - only I have taken
 a flying glance at remarkable
 [crossed out: tre] plants in all orders up to
 Anacardiaceae _ noticing [crossed out: only] the
 structure of Ranun, Malv, & Crucif ^ [inserted: only] -
 Tomorrow I intend to visit Durham [?]
        