
          You have probably heard by the newspapers of the death of my
worthy friend John. D. Clifford, last May. This has been a severe
loss to me, and to our town.  It has defeated many of the projects
which we had made for the benefits of Science.  I must endeavour
to proceed by myself.  His cabinet will probably be annexed to our
University.  The exchanges may be sent to me.  As it may appear
awkward to send now to his care my specimens.  They may be
sent care of Mess. Wilkins & Co. of this [crossed out"pla] town.

I have visited last May the cliffs of the Kentucky.  Dick
River, Harrodsburg, Pleasant Hill etc and found many rare
plants, some new ones, and even new genera.  I have also discovered
2 n.g. [new genera] near this town in April.  I send you annexed an
account of them for the Lyceum, and I have specimens for you.
I want to have this published in Silliaman's journal if you can induce
him to do it; but I think myself ill treated by him, since he
as not published a single one of my papers in his last number
although he has about a dozen of them, some of which have been
on hand 2 or 3 years.  That is shameful.  Please to write him and 
send him the 3 N.G. [new genera] if he promises to publish them, otherwise
return them to me & I shall publish them in the Western Review
Avail yourself in that case of Mr. Caleb Atwater's frankage as
postmaster of Circleville Ohio.

My compliments to Dr. Mitchill.  Tell him I have sent him
some loose sheets of my natural history of the Ohio fishes by mail.
I have rec'd [recieved] from him or Dr. Parealis by mail the Medical Repository 
and handed it to the real editor of the Western Review
Mr. W. G. Hunt, who will forward them the review in exchange.
Let them send henceforward the Repository directed merely to
the Editor of the Western Review.

Give me news.  I have heard of the establishment of another
Lyceum at Troy, with Mr. Eaton for professor.  I have rec'd [received] a
Letter from your friend Dr. James Sealy of Cork in Ireland, 
which I am going to answer, and shall begin exchanges with
him through you or Mr. Swainson.

Believe me, as usual truly, Your good friend, C.S. Rafinesque
Prof etc.

PS.  has not the Rev. Mr. Scheffer rec'd anything
for me from Germany.  I have sent him 3 
copies of my annals for his friends there

[left margin]PS  If Mr. Silliman refuses to insert the 3 N.G. send them to Mr. Swainson who will
hand them to Mr. Brand for insertion in the Journal of the Royal Institution.
        