1? drown Street 
Providence, R.I. 
Feb. 1?, 1974 
Fear Fernald. 
i hardly know just what to say in reply to your letter of 
the 12th in view of the fact that within a week 1 have been sick; in bed with 
a severe cold, and 1 am still quite weak and shaky, l was in bed four days 
and have now been up and out two days and am feeling much better. If I 
continue to improve in the next two cays as 1 have in the past two 1 think 
it would oe/safe for me tc go to Cambridge by Friday unless there should be 
another unusually cold or stormy spell,* it is getting much colder here this 
afternoon out it may moderate before Friday. „et me know by return mail so 
1 will get it by Thursday A if you want to take a chance on my being able to 
make the slides. 
If you want to take the chance please let me know about how many 
—the book plates— 
slides are to be made from book plates (and theiryapproximate size ior sizesJ 
photos 
1 judge from your letter that the book^f had better be taken in Cambridge but 
that most or all of the herb, sheets could oe brought to Providence, if neces 
sary. 
if you would like to have me do the work under the conditions that 
exist with me and 1 find 1 cannot go to Cambridge on Friday 1 will JLj6j 
write you 'Thursday night or telephone to the herbarium iriday forenoon, 
unless you suggest some different plan. 
Sincerely 
