
          [Mr. Paul Sagot called at the Assay Office & wrote
 this, Sept. 4th 1866


 Ego sum botanicus, bene notus
 in Museo Parisiensi. Multis annis
 vixi in Guyanǣ [Guyanaem], ubi plantas collegi.
 Antea in Galliǣ [Galliaem], posteo in Canariis
 plantas collegi.


 Sum nepos defuncti Delile florae
 Egyptiacae auctoris, qui olim in
 Carolinã [Carolinam] meridionali paucos per
 annos vixit, et cognovit illustrem
 Michaux.


 Fortunã [Fortunam] favente in civitatem
 New York ductus, cupivi salutem
 dare cel. [celebrem?] torrey.


 Cupio scire si in New York sint
 nonnulli botanici juvenes, plantas
 in campo colligentes, et plantas
 siccas cum amicis communicantes.


 Cognosco bene in Europa plurimos
 botanicos, cl. cl. [clericus clericus] brogniart,
 decaisne, decandolle, bentham,
 cosson, Jordan, Lenormand,
 &c.


 Ego note acipere plantas [illegible]
 raras, plantasque ipse
 vulgares dare. Ego volo recifere


 [in margin]
 [nonnulla? pi? New-York, [vulgares?] et [daba?] nonnullae
 400-600 plantas Guyanae et Canariae 

        