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 Milwaukee Wis Nov 23d 1840


 Dear Sir


 Your kind favor of the 24th ult has
 been received. The plants intended for you were
 sent to Prof. Dewey by Mr. Hiram Leonard a friend
 of ours well acquainted with the Professor and who 
 promised to deliver them safely. If you have
 not yet received them it would be well to write
 to Prof D. and perhaps you may yet obtain them.
 Among them are some Compositaceae and some 
 plants collected in the northern part of Illinois
 about which I wish your opinion. When they
 are received please have the goodness to send
 me the result of your examinations. I
 have sent all the plants that I supposed would
 interest or be of any use to you, except a
 species of Bidens probably the B. Beckii which
 I have sound in a swamp here since the
 parcel was forwarded.


 I have the Annuals of the N. York
 Lyceum up to No 7 of vol 3 � they do not
 contain your memoir on the Cyperaceae; and
 as my friend who promised me a copy of

        