
          The inhabitants of Pineopolis are at present quite
healthy and there is but little to do in the practice
of Medicine. Last sunday we had a Mr. Rosenkrans
here to preach for us. Tomorrow he is off again and it
is quite uncertain whether he will return. He is
an interesting young man. I think he would suit
this place and the people as well as any preacher
we have had here since I came to this city.

Mr. & Mrs. Dawson did not arrive in our city until
Thursday 3 O'clock P.M. They were saluted with two
guns & the American Flag was raised to the top of
the liberty pole by the Colonel.

As soon as I get through packing up roots for
Dr. Gray & Sir Wm J. I intend to sort & pack my
dried specimens with all possible dispatch,
and fit up my medicines in suitable order

You kindly ask me what articles I must need and
offer to pick them up for me I need some 
things very much but will wait to make out
a list until I send the boxes of roots to N.Y.
If you see Dr. Gray or write to him soon you may
expect a box of roots in New York in two weeks
from today.

I am afraid that I shall not be able to
to get any acorns, all immediately around us are blighted
probably form the hard frost in June - but I will
look in the woods & perhaps with better success.

What would you think if I were to set apart
a small spot of ground for the purpose of cultivating
plants from time to time and transplant
them so that it would occupy but little time
to make out an order at short notice?
        