
          Worthington, Ohio, Oct. 12th 1838

Dear Sir

About ten days since, I received your 
letter of the 22nd Aug. containing a post-script dated
Sept 23rd—As I was then hourly expecting the arrival
of Dr. Day, I delayed writing.— He arrived two or 
three days afterwards, bringing with him Part 1st of
the Flora, which he obtained of thr Publishers,
G. & C. Carvill V Co.— This he did to save himself
the trouble of going to the upper part of the city
where he had no other business that to obtain a 
copy of the Flora for me. He had my name placed
upon the list of subscribers, & paid for Parts 1st & 2d
directing the 2d. to be forwarded by mail as soon
as published. All this is very well, though I should
have preferred his seeing you.—

I am well pleased with Part 1st & think the
work will fully meet my expectations—I shall
continue to recommend it to every Botanist
I meet with, & to those with whom I correspond.—

A few weeks since I forwarded by Mr Comstock
of this place, a small package, containing a few
specimens, & two or three sheets of brief descriptions
& observations, which I suppose you have received
as Mr. C— informed me that he left it with a 
merchant residing near you, who promised to see
        