
          Recd. [Received] Oct. 21st
And. [Answered] 23rd

My Dear Sir,

I wrote to you on the 4th inst. [instant]] acknowledging 
the safe arrival of your package of plants. I now
trouble you with this to ask the favour of you to send
me a copy (if you have one to spare) of your account 
of the Plants found by Dr. James west of the 
Mississippi. I want it for Dr. Leavenworth of the
Army, now stationed at Fort Towson, Arkansas Territory,
where he is making some collections of plants,
and experiences much inconvenience from the want 
of books. He was greatly perplexed with your
Krameria lanceolata], not being able to find it either
in Nuttall or Pursh. Your paper will no doubt
aid him much in determining the rare plants of
that region.

My botanical labours in the way of gathering
& drying are now fairly brot [brought] to a close, and that of arranging
& distributing next follows: when I have finished that
you shall hear from me again.

In the meantime, most respectfully
I am yours
C.W. Short

        