
          Lexington Ky  1st March 1820

My Dear friend

I wrote you a long letter about a month ago, and according to
my promise, I have already forwarded you together with Mr. Clifford
a Box of plants etc, via Pittsburg [Pittsburgh] & Philadelphia.  It will be forwarded
to you by Mr. Thomas F. Leaming of Phil. or you may apply to him
for it.  The plants I send you consist in 3 parcels.  The first [crossed out:is]
contains about 50 species of [illegible] & new plants; upon which I should 
be glad to hear occasionally your opinion.  The second contains 66
specimens of our grasses which are mostly without names, as I have
not been able to study them yet but they are all numbered, & I
have left a card of corresponding corresponding numbers.  It is my wish that you
should study them all at your leisure & give me your opinion on the 
whole.  That will be a pleasure for you who are so fond of grasses.
& will greatly help me.  You will find that several may be new
species, and I hope that you will be pleasedupon the whole with 
this little specimen of Kentucky agrostography.

The 3d parcel is sealed  & directed to Mr. Collins of Philad [Philadelphia]
as we did not send any thing else to Philad [Philadelphia] & did not wish to
have your Box opened there, I must request you will forward it
back to him there, as soon as you can, or along with your own
next communication.

I have added to the plants a few trifles & Mr. Clifford had
been induced at my request to fill up the box with specimens of
Kentucky fossils etc. which it is his request & mine, you should 
present either to the Lyceum or to Mr. Bogart, or to Dr. Mitchill
or to any body else that will accept [added:them] in return please to keep them
by you at our future disposal.  You may accept in exchange either American or foreign specimens of fossils, Polyps, or any thing
which you may deem an equivalent.
        