
          Philad. Octbr. 16th 1838

Dear Sir

By Mr. [McMurtrie?] I send you back
your manuscripts of Onagraceae & Rosaeae
with my own accompanying. I shall go on
to finish the Umbellatae, after wh [which] I shall
probably go on to the South for 2 or 3 months
I suppose you are going on as usual. I wish
I could have sent you the accompanying specimens
of the plants I have described but Mr. Mc. [McMurtrie?]
has not, (it seems) convenience to carry so big a
bundle. but I will soon find an opportunity
I think

Yours truly
Thos. Nuttall
        