
          Recd March 24

Tallahassee March 7th 1838

Dear Sir

I owe you many apologies for having
delayed so long to acknowledge your favor of
the 22nd of August last. It did not reach me
however til the 3rd of January when I was at 
New Orleans on my return from Fort Gibson to Fort
Brooke C.F.

It affords me not satisfaction [crossed out: that I am able]
to say to you I have acording to your request been
able to collect and forward you some specimens of
the plant Zamia integrifolia

They were sent by the brig Wm. Penn which
sailed from St. Marks for New York on the 
5th inst. In the collection I have been careful to
take an assortment of both sexes or males & females
having the strobiles so well developed that in case
they reach you without injury (on board of the vessel)
you will be able to see much that is peculiar
and interesting in the botanical character of the
plant. They are from two different localities: those 
with large, long roots are from the Sandy Pine 
Woods. Those from the sea shore mouth of Withlacoochee
grew very near the salt water & upon the
beds of oyster shells & in consequence have small roots.

I regret that I have not been able to furnish you
        