
          Washington City June 4th 1848

My Dear Sir,

I send you this sketch, from
memory of the tree about which I
wrote you, & which you thought was 
probably abies Douglassii [Douglasii]. It is called
the Redwood in California, and I have
measured them 275 feet high and 10 to 15
feet in diameter.

I shall be glad to send you the proof sheets
of the short memoir I am finishing, that
you may pass judgement on the few
botanical remarks which are introduced.
I suppose they will reach you
at Princeton?

Very truly yours
J.C. Frémont
        