
          Recd [?] Aug. 13th

Manchester Aug 7th 1844

My Dear Friend

Since my last to you I
have made a trip to several localities
south of Manchester - Left Manchester
early on Monday July 29th Passed cedarbridge
11 AM. The Oaksia at the corner of the [?]
near the house is quite destroyed and the
other two or three circular patches in the 
woods are much exposed. The timber has
been cut off and was burning in coal pits
when I passed by the place. - There are still
several patches on the oppostie side but alike
exposed from the cutting & coaling of the
timber. - The same plant is still in the
other locality at Widow Warrens, 3 miles South
Between the latter place & Martha furnace
I found a good supply of a Rhynchospora
Torreyana (The large form) R gracilenta, R.
cephalantha & [drawn hand pointing to right] my R. Grayana in abundance
I also found the latter species at Atsion
Wading River and in other places - The
first day I got as far as Washington Tavern
or Looy's Inn over the Tuckerton road. - At 
Speedwell Creek bridge I found Tofieldia glutinosa
        