
          July 1, 1844

My Dear Sir!

I send you 
some of the labors of the season. 
You will confer on me a
great kindness by looking over
those specimens and correcting
the names that are wrong, and
giving me the names of those that
are not labeled. I manage to
collect some every week but am
so much engaged with my school
that I cannot spend as much
time as I did last summer.

I find many plants here
that grow about Princeton.

I find that it will be 
impossible for me to accompany
you on the island this
summer. Nothing would give
me more pleasure but it is out
of my power. I hope that I shall
some time or other have the honor
of a tour in the company of 
Dr. Torrey. I will be as active 
as I can here.
        