
          Near Cincinnati, Ohio. April 22d. ’52

My dear Sir,

A few days ago I wrote to you from Louisville
enclosing a check, payable to your order, on the Bank
of Pennsylvania for one hundred dollars, to assist in the
outfit of Mr. Lundgren for the Carolina Mountains.
Enclosed I now take the liberty of forwarding to you
for him two letters of introduction, kindly furnished to
me by my friend Dr. Drake, to gentlemen residing in 
the region which he will traverse. Others I hope
will be furnished Mr. L. by Dr. Gray & Mr. Carey.

I expect to return to Louisville in a few days
where I promise myself the pleasure of hearing from
you. I will only here again repeat my opinion
that it would be well for Mr. L. to be off on his expedition
as soon as convenient, that he may be
on the spot at the earliest outbreak of vegetation in
the Mts. Few botanists, I presume, have been there
in early spring, but several in midsummer and 
autumn.

Very respectfully and truly I am
Yours
C.W. Short
        