
          Sept. 16 1844

Dear & Respected Sir!

Yours of the 11th
came to hand in due season. I expected
to visit Princeton ere this but have
been prevented by business engagements
I was up the Hudson a few miles from
N. York on the east side. Having transacted
my business I had some time on my
hands, being obliged to wait for
a returning steamer to take me to
the city. I embraced this opportunity
to stroll in the wood but I saw
nothing new. The Asters and Solidagoes
were suffering for the want of rain.
I was out today a little while
but it is so dry here that all the
lower leaved of the plants are dead.
It is almost impossible to get a 
fair specimen of any plant. I
send you a few specimens which
I am not certain about - please give
me their names. I hope to visit 
Princeton before you leave it.

I saw esq. Pearce on board the
steamboat on Saturday returning
from New York and while talking

        