
          Aiken S.C. July 14 / 69

My dear Sir

Your letter of 29 ult [ultimo] was received
several days since. Thank you
for the two photographs sent, & the
promise of your own. I have one of
Sir Wm Hooker of larger size & taken
later in life. Robt. Brown I never
saw before. I have [John] Lindley's photo
but none [added: other] of the English or continental
botanists. Can you put me in the
way to obtain them?

I received information of
Mr. [William] Denslow's death from his friends
soon after the event. He had three
sets of plants from me. Two were sold
& settled for. The third I had asked
him to present to the Buffalo Lyceum
through Mr Clinton, & he promised to 
do so in his last letter, but I have
never heard any more of it, nor has
        