
          p. [part] VI of Fl. Bor. Am. [Flora Boreali Americana]. I hope I sent you part VII. 
Richter behaved strangely & altered his mind again 
& again as to where the 1st vol. should terminate;
that accounts for 2 indexes, one of which ought 
to be cancelled, the other with pages 329-351 
should be preserved. But after that index was 
printed Richter would have a few more
pages printed, of wh. [which] the names could not be 
introduced into that index. I did not care 
much about this, always intending to give a
complete index at the end of the work. Lady
Hooker & all my family join me in the very kind 
& most affectionate regards to you. She in particular
sends her best thanks for some delicious sweetmeats, 
all the jars of which arrived in perfect safety, save one 
that some of the neighbouring packages, with sugary
[lifes?], had been [tasting?], but happily not to that degree 
as to affect them internally. I shall notice Dr.
Gray's Introd. [Introduction] in my Journal.

We have, nearly all of us, been suffering more or 
less from influenza, during our [crossed out: very?] late exceedingly sickly
winter, & my father met with a little accident from 
which is happily quite recovered. He fell over a rope
at the quay, with his face forward on the hard stone 
pavement, & cut his nose across, which occasioned
a most profuse bleeding. But he was able to walk 
home from the apothecaries' shop [crossed out: from] [added: to] to which he was 
taken & felt no pain or inconvenience further than weakness. 
The boys are pursuing their medical studies &
the girls are looking for fine weather that they may enjoy 
the country whither they are going next week.

Let me hear from you soon, of your welfare & that 
of your family & give me all the botanical news you
can. Ever faithfully & affectionately yours,
W.J. Hooker.
        