
          Utica April 11th 1837

Dear Sir

I received your letter of the 8th just
this afternoon, and perused it with attention.
I had duly received your letter of the 10th
February past in which I was advised to
start for New York as soon as the River
should be open, but not until I should
hear from you again. Having disposed
of my children, to be kept for one year
and made some other little arrangements
preparatory to leaving this place, I had been
anxiously waiting for some time without
hearing from you when I wrote my
last letter. Thinking there might be some
disappointment or miscarriage, I had nearly 
given up the expectation of being sent
for, [crossed out] I began to look out elsewhere
for a situation.

I shall still
wait a little longer, and if called for
in time to get to St Louis to start with
the caravan I am ready to leave this
place. But if not called for I should
be glad to hear from you as soon as
possible, that I may look for a situation
somewhere else.

I have been solicited
by the teacher of Utica Academy
to take charge of a class in the
German Language, Botany etc. but have
put them off until I should hear from 
you the result of the prospect concerning
the proposed expedition.

Should the expedition fall through on
any account for the present season &
I engage in the Academy, I shall have
much time to make short botanical
excursions and would be glad if you
wish to furnish you you with any quantity
of any of the plants within my reach.
I may occasionally call on you for the purpose
of labeling plants minerals etc. and
should be glad to increase my collection
in both departments, but we will attend
to this matter in due time.

In haste

Yours truly

P. D. Knieskern

        