
          extreme N.W. corner of Georgia, where it
joins Tennessee. Chattanooga is on the 
RailRoad now making between Charleston
S.C. and the Mississippi River, which is now
finished and in operation from Chatanooga [Chattanooga] 
to the seaboard. So that if so long a time had
not elapsed, I should have supposed that Mr.
L. [Lundgren] had taken that route for returning to New
York. As it is I confess his movements
are all a mystery to me. What would
you think of Dr. Ramsey’s suggestion about
having some notice inserted in the papers
of Tennessee? If it is done some description
of L.'s person will be needed, which
I will thank you to give me.

I am truly distressed to learn of
Mr. Carey’s having gone to Europe to return
no more to this country. We can illy
spare so accurate and reliable a man from 
the small, the very small corps of American 
Botanists! I thank you for the information
you have been pleased to give me

        