
          I have recd. [received] the two volumes of Dr. Gray's works, and am
pleased with it. I trust, indeed, that he may be induced to persevere 
in the undertaking until he has given us all these tribes
which are attainable in quantity. At his request I have gathered
largely of certain grasses &c. this season for him, and, meeting 
with a good oportunity [opportunity] a few days since, I put up a parcel
for him, and sent it to Mr. Judah Dobson, Phila. [Philadelphia]. Knowing
that Dr. Gray was absent from New-York I took the liberty of
directing the parcel to yourself, and must now beg the favour 
of you to procure it from Phila. and send it to Dr. G. [Gray] or retain
it in your hands for him, as may be best. This parcel does
not embrace all the species which Dr. G. desired of me, nor all
which I shall obtain for him this season, but hoping that 6 or
8 subjects might aid him in getting out another part of his
work soon, I thought it best to send those then on hand. Among
them are specimens of your New Carices, C. [Carex] stenolepsis & C. shortii. 
For the latter name, however much undeserved, I hope that 
I entertain sentiments of appropriate gratitude.

Dr. Gray informed me some weeks ago, before leaving New-York,
that a small parcel had reached the city for me, from Prof. Dewey,
directed to your care. If no disposition has been made of this will
you do me the favour to have it sent to Mr. Dobson?

Is not Rafinesque a madman! and have you honestly 
any confidence in him? I sent to him this spring a considerable 
collection of plants, at his earnest desire, and beg'd [begged] him to let 
me have in return some of the many new genera and species which
        