
          Buffalo Oct 25th 1827


 Dear Sir


 I received your very flattering letter in 
 due season. I should have answered it long ere this
 but I wished to send at the same time what few plants
 I have collected for you. The present is the first safe opportunity
 I have had and I embrace it with the more
 pleasure as I send them by my friend & former Preceptory
 B. Burwell M.D. of this village whom I beg leave
 to introduce to you. Doct B [Doctor Burwell] is on his way to Philadelphia
 with the intention of attending the Med [Medical] Lectures during the
 coming winter. I should be well pleased if you could
 prevail on him to remain in N [New] York.


 It is needless my dear Sir to say with what pleasure I received
 your package (by way of Prof [Professor] Douglas) I considered
 myself very much your debtor for your notice of my
 letter. I know not that I shall ever be able to make
 you corresponding returns. Let I hope to do something
 in course of time. However I hope that in future you
 will send [crossed out: plants] no more, nor faster than you receive
 from me. I now send you all the plants which [added: I] have
 collected during the last season exceping [excepting] such as I  have
 reserved for my own Herbarium. I am obliged to send
 them in mass, & without reference to your catalogue
 on account of my health (having been confined to my
 room during several days) yet I trust you will be
 able to select some few from amongst them that may be acceptable.

        