
          And. [Answered] Apr. 22nd

Sarrazins St John's Berkley [Sarazin, St. John's Berkeley Parish, South Carolina]
March 28th 1847

Dear Sir

Your letter was received a few days ago and it is
with pleasure that I avail myself of the advantages it affords me of
exchanging with a Botanist of your experience. I am now occupying 
the short time left me, preparatory to a departure for
New York or Philadelphia, in distributing the duplicates which
have been collected. I will not designate any particular discription [description]
of Plants, but will be glad to receive any that you have.
You will excuse me for alluding to it, but as it exactly suits the
purpose we have in view, and saves me some trouble, I would
mention that the Faculty of the South Carolina Med. [Medical] College, have
[crossed out: lately] done me the honor to select for publication, an inaugural 
thesis lately submitted to them for the degree of M.D. This
contains a Catalogue of Plants collected in this Parish, and I will
refer you to the May or July No. of the "Southern Journal of Med. [Medicine] &
Pharmacy" I believe some of them are usually found in pamphlet
form, and as it suits your purpose better, one of them shall be
sent to you. I propose spending some time in one

        