
          Recd. [Received] May [4?]th 
Ansd. [Answered] Sept. 8th

Lexington, Ky. April 25th 1836

My Dear Sir,

I do not think that I have ever answered
your letter of the 6th of Feby. [February] which came safely to hand in 
due time, and found me busily employing all my leisure
time in the selection and distribution of a very large collection
of plants, made chiefly during the past season. That
labour is now just over; and about ten days ago
I sent off from this to Philadelphia three large cases of 
dried plants. One of these I have desired Mr. Dobson,
to whom they are all sent, to forward to yourself, and
it may perhaps be well for you to address him also on 
the subject.

You will find in this case a large bundle of
specimens from myself, and a smaller one from Dr. Peter,
for yourself, a parcel for Dr. Gray, one for Mr. Wm. [William]
Oakes of Ipswich, Mass.; and another for Dr. Alvan G. [W. [Wentworth]] Chapman ,
of Quincy, Florida. These last I have taken the 
liberty of troubling you with, because I thought it would
be more in the route of transportation, to forward them
direct from New-York than Phila. [Philadelphia]. Dr. Chapman, to whom
I wrote, at your suggestion, informed me that he would
leave Florida about the 20th of April, on the way to Southampton, 
Mass. and as it is probable he will pass through
New-York, where of course he will call on you, I thought the
        