
          Recd Dec 25

Columbus Nov. 7th 1839

My Dear Sir

Your letter by Mr. Lampson 
came safely to hand containing the [??]
they were quite accptable I assure you. My little
"Chaveliers" 1/4 line focus brings them not very handsomely 
quite as plain as Profess. [Jacob Whitman] Baily's. I shall
attend to those matters about here. I willingly 
accept your offer of one of the sets of Spanish plants
in exchange for our western plants, and for
that purpose you will receive by the earer of
this Lieut. A. McDowell a box of about 500 different 
species - of which I wish you to take any you
may want & the remainder approprate as above.
A good opportunity offering of sending them on 
rather unexpectedly, I was pressed for time in
preparing them, otherwise these might have been
less errors in naming them. Many of them
it was my intention to have examined more 
thoroughly before I sent them off. But
as they will of course be looker over by you or
Dr. Gray & [reasearched?] on your authority it will 
make no difference. There are about 500 in 
the box. The smallest parcel contains some
        