
          Ansd. [Answered] Oct. 17.

Hayfield, near Louisville, Ky.
Sepr. [September] 26th 1853

My dear Sir,

I think I understood from
you some time ago that a few dollars of
the "Lundgren fund" still remained in
your hands. If so, may I ask the favour
of you to pay the two enclosed bills, for me
and return me the receipt?

Have you ever recd. [received] from Dr.
Gibbs the parcel of plants which Dr. Hardy
sent him? Although we can look for
no good, much less anything new from
this source, still I should like to know
what the scamp was doing in the Mts. of 
Carolina, whilst he pretended to be botanizing.
Have you ever heard anything 
more from him, or about him, since he
ran away?
        