
          Rec'd May 1st
Rec'd May 5th 
by Mr. Platt

Columbus Ohion April 25th 1839

Dear Sir

Your Jan'y the 9th was received
a few days since I sent to you by a merchant of this place
Mr. Platt a small parcel of plants - of which when your
convenience permits I wish you to give me the names
according to their numbers. Most of the specimens
are imperfect for the want of the roots & lower leaves
& in the case of the mosses many not in the proper 
stage of fruit for examination. I have been unexpectedly
making such fequent exchanges with
my botanical friends this winter that my stock of
duplicates at first not so extensive and good as
they should have been, is quite reduced. But
I presume all I have sent are familiar to you & that
you will be able to recognize them without difficulty.
Of our mosses here I have made but partial collections
to most of those I sent I had affixed at least genus
names. But it was all unsatisfactor. We have many
plants here the determination of which I consider
very vague inthe present state of our books
particularly [?]. My specimens of them
however are too few & imperfect at this time to send
but I shall most certainly avail mayself largely
of your kind offer, by sending you all I find
        