
          January 12th 1849

Dear Sir

Your kind favour of the 8th ult. [ultimo] was received 
some time since & for your examination & opinion upon 
my specimens I am much indebted to you.

I have overhauled my duplicates & have made up 
a package for you of such things among the Cyperaceae 
(with some few others) as I had on hand. I hope 
the coming season to pay particular attention to 
collecting in this order & will send you a share 
of every thing of interest that may come in my way.

You will find in the package, notes on some 
few doubtful things, & also a good supply of 
Eleocharis (1), E. albidus [Eleocharis albida]? & 2 undescribed species 
of Rhynchospora & Cyperus iria Lin. [Linnaeus].

The package was sent off today to my agent 
in Charleston, Messrs Gaillard & Snowden, who 
will ship it to you & to whom you may transmit 
any package designed for me.

Your offer to send me some of the rare Northern 
species is very gladly accepted & if life is spared, I 
shall hope to make you ample returns for such kind 
favours. That we have here in the lower part 
        