
          Recd. Decr. [Received December] 1st
Asnd. [Answered] Decr. 6th

Lexington Ky, Novr. [November] 22d 1836

My dear Sir,

Your several favours of Sept. 9th, 21st & 29th
reached me in due season, and I am under very particular 
obligations to you, for the very interesting and highly 
satisfactory information which they contain in relation to 
the plants which I sent you in the Spring. I have also the 
pleasure of acknowledging the reciept [receipt] of one of the parcels
which you sent to Mr. Dobson this fall. It was directed to
myself, and had contained a parcel for Dr. Peter, which was delivered to
him. I regret very much that the second parcel which
you have been so good as to forward to Mr. D. [Dobson] for me did not 
reach Phila. [Philadelphia} in time to be brought out by the same opportunity.
I shall expect it shortly, however, I will now advert to a 
few particulars brought up by a reperusal of your three last 
letters. In the box which I had the pleasure of making up
for you last Spring was a parcel for Mr. Oakes of Mass. I wrote 
to him on the subject about the time of sending it, informing him
of my having done so, and requesting him to favour me with an
exchange of New England plants; but I have not received a line 
from him, nor heard of his having gotten the box. Can you 
give me any information on the subject of it? I am gratified 
to hear from you that Dr. Chapman got his. He has favoured 
me with a fine parcel of Florida plants. I know not whether
to be most pleased or sorry to hear of Dr. Gray's intention
to accompany the contemplated expedition of Discovery; for al [although]

        