
          Ansd. [Answered] May 18th

Near Louisville, Ky. May 6th 1852

My dear Sir,

On my return from Ohio some ten days ago, I had
the pleasure of finding here your favour of the 19th ult. [ultimo] enclosing
your written engagement with Mr. Lundgren; and to-day I am
favoured with your's of the 1st inst. [instant] covering a letter from Doctr.
Gray to yourself. With the engagement which you have made
with Mr. L. I need hardly say that I am entirely satisfied; and
it must be my endeavour not to disappoint him in the remittances
which he will need from time to time, to meet his expenses.
To this end I now enclose to you a second check on
the Bank of Pennsylvania for one hundred dollars ($100), which
I must beg the favour of you to remit to him in such manner
as may seem most safe and expedient. I hope he will find
it convenient to report progress to you from time to time; and
I shall depend on your letting me know when I shall make
further remittances to you for him.

I am truly well pleased to learn from Dr. Gray's
letter that there is a prospect of soon seeing the second volume
of the Flora of N. [North] America completed. When this excellent work
is entirely finished, the study of American botany will be a very different
affair from what it was when I first enter’d upon it, with
only the works of Pursh and Michaux, and these very difficult to be had.
You will have done your full share in lightening the labours of succeeding
ages. Very truly and sincerely, my dear Sir, I am yours
C.W. Short
        