
          Hightstown May 13, 1845

Most respected sir,

When I was at 
Princeton I remarked to you that 
I wished to procure a few articles 
to show some experiments, and you 
told me you had a friend in the 
city who would furnish me with 
what I need at reasonable rates. 
But you did not tell me his 
name nor his "whereabouts." You also 
told me you would [added: leave] a book and some
place that I might get it when I 
went to the city. I could get it at 
Wiley & Putnam's, and shall be in the
city week after next. Is there
a recipe for preparing lime to make 
it stay on brick walls when exposed 
to the weather?

Yours with respect 
O.R. Willis

P.S. I have found several plants 
this spring that I did not find here last 
season. One I think is Trientalis. I have 
one that I have not determined. It grows 
in wet places and is so large that I cannot 
send a specimen in a letter, but will get one 
to you in some other way soon. O.R.W.
        