
          New York. March 25th 1837.

My dear Sir,

By this time I hope you have received a
box containing the 1260 copies of the plate for
Mr. Downing's paper, together with the lithographic
stone on which the drawings were copied.
I regret that it was not in my power to get
the work donw at West Point, as it would have
cost less, but hereafter, if anything [crossed out: for] in
the botanical line is needed for the journal
I hope to have it done for you at a cheap
rate. I proceeded to Princeton immediately
on completing my lectures at the Lyceum & the
Medl.[Medical] College. I should have [crossed out: ?] declined lecturing
any more at Princeton after my course of last Summer
was closed, had not Profr. Henry been very urgent
to me to remain connected with the College another
year & I delivered my lectures this year in the early
part of the season, as my time will be otherwise occupied
        