
          Re? Apr 9th - And. [?] 12th

Oriskany April 9th 1841.

Dear Sir!

Your letter has been received and it contents
duly considered. With regard to the Long Island
trip, I think it will be agreeable, if practicable
and I hope it will be, but I shall need much
of your advice when I set out. I wish to go
several trips this season North South & West if
time permit.

I have not received anything
from Professor Carpenter but shall open a
correspondence with him soon. You may inform
Dr. DeKay that I have at last obtained
a specimen [added: not very large] of the Oneida Lake Lizzard which
I will send or bring down whewn I come to the 
city. With regard to the paper to put up
plants for London I beg [lieve?] to ask a few
questions should the paper be a whole sheet
or only a half sheet, that is should each specimen
be inclosed in a sheet as only laid on and so
on in succession? What should be the size
of the paper in inches? With regard to
labeling the plants would it be necessary to 
give more than the Generic and Specific name
with the authority? for common plants as would
it be proper to give the locality in every
instance? I am sorry to trouble you with 
these questions but I cannot [added: well] proceed with the
work of putting up plants until these queries
are answered Will you have the goodness
to return an answer immediately. I will 
get all the choice plants in my power
this season let me know what you may
still require. I have much to say but have
not time none My family has been very
much out of health this winter but they
improving at present

Yours truly in haste

P D Knieskern 
        