
          Recd. [Received] Aug. 29th 1839
 And. [Answered] Sept. 4th


 Milwaukee August 16th 1839


 Dear Sir


 Some time since Dr Darlington wrote
 me that he had sent to you a package of plants
 for me and I have sent to N. York by
 merchants for it but as they cannot find
 your residence they are not able to procure
 it for me.


 Will you be good enough to send me
 the package by the first opportunity. Captain
 A.M. Mitchell our Territorial Engineer � John
 H Tweedy Canal Commissioner and John
 Hustis are now in N. York from this place
 and either of them would take charge of 
 the package for me. You will probably
 find them by inquiring on Wall Street or at
 the Bank of America as they are on business
 connected with a Loan of Money for our
 Territory to build a canal, which is to 
 be deposited in that Bank.


 I have found several plants here not in my
 catalogue some of them probably undescribed �
 among them Anemone pateus and a kindred (probably
 new) species.


 I have received only two numbers of the Flora
 when may I expect the rest?


 If you have an oppertunity [opportunity] of sending the package
 please inform me of your precise location in your 
 enormous city!


 Very respectfully yours
 I.A. Lapham


 Is the Geological Survey progressing? Have you made 
 any Report?
        