
          Oriskany June 12th 1841

Dear Sir!

I mentioned in my last that
it would be convenient for me to visit
Long Island & that I would start on the 15th

It is probable [added: now] that I shall not be able to get
to New York until the 21st or 22nd Inst. I think
now that if the health of my family permits (which
by the bye is not very good.) I shall go as far as my
father's next Saturday which is in Albany Co.
and take the Boat either Monday morning or evening

The time of my stay [added: from home] will be uncertain 
times are hard with us, on accoount of raising
funds. Most of our trade is barter (store pay.)
not much cash business in our village, But
if my family's health becomes no worse I think I
can raise enough to last me a week or two.

A few days since I received a very gratifying
letter from Prof. W. M. Carpenter Dated Opelousas La.
May 19th 1841. He writes that during the latter part
of last winter he had a severe fit of sickness 
which left him confined to his bed for some
time and that his health remained delicate
for the greater part of theSpring, until his
departure on his present tour. He observes
" My trip this summer will afford me a fine
" opportunity for increasing my number of duplicates
" of our rare & new plants, and I have already
" found many that have pleased me much"
" and further" Among others, many interesting &
" new species of Cyperaceae particularly those mentioned
" as found in La. & Texas, by Torrey in his 
" Cyperaceae & Gray in his [?] of these
" I have specimens to share of nearly all. The
" Praries of Western La. have furnished me
" this Spring with many sp. of Carex new or not 
" hitherto known in the U.S. but many of them are
" described from the collections of Drummond"
Further he says "I leave here in a few days for the
        