
          Louisville, Ky. Jan 26th/48.

My Dear Sir

Your favour of the 5th inst.
is before me and I am vexed to learn
that the large parcel of Mexican plants,
which I directed to you last summer, has
never reached you! On enquiring of 
Morton and Griswold concerning it I have
ascertained that, although placed in
their hands early in August, with assurances 
that it should be forward immediately
it was detained and not sent on
until the 6th Novr. It was then enclosed
in a box directed to Huntington & Savage
Booksellers, N. York. The parcel of plants
was directed either to yourself or to “Drs.
Torrey & Gray, care of Wiley & Putnam, N.Y.”
If, however, your city Booksellers are not
more careful and attentive than ours, it
may never find its way to your hands, 
and poor Gregg has exposed his life to obtain 
the specimens to very little purpose.

        