
          Manchester, N.J. 20th 1844.-


 My Dear Friend


 Your letter of the 11th did not
 come to me until today. It ought to have
 been received last Thursday. - It is now too
 late for starting off this month and give you
 time for returning to the commencement and
 we must manage to get off some time in July
 Any time between the 10th and last of July would
 suit me as well as any time - better than
 to start early in the next month when I have
 some business on hand which I cannot well
 leave to any one else - I have only made
 one, of several contemplated trips in various
 directions. When I shall accomplish the others
 I cannot well determine yet but hope to go
 again next week or perhaps the week after
 I sent you by Mr Schenck a few Hudsonias &
 Arenarias which he kindly promised to
 deliver at your house - they were as
 good as I could obtain - But I fear that
 the Hudsonia was too far past flowering
 to be restored - On Monday morning last
 I went out quite early & collected a box of
 [green?] plants for you in hopes to send it by 
 the Rev. Dr. Alexander & Mr. Rice but to my great sur-
        