Engelmann, George Nov. 26, 1840 [1] (seq. 1)

St Louis Novemb 26th 1840

My dear Doctor

I received your kind letter more
than 3 weeks ago, and would have answered it
immediately, if I had not expected my things
every day — but longer wait I can not, though
they are not yet here, and consequently I can not
gratify your wish relating to the Chara — genus.

Your proposition to name a new genus after
my humble self is very flattering, so much so
that I can not object — and other objections
in the shape of an other new genus of my
name "in esse or in posse " do not exist
to my knowledge. So, if you have no other
name for a new genus, do as you were kind
enough to propose — and if you possibly
can, favour me with a specimen of the
plant for our collection.

I send you hereby the $20, which I owe
you ($ 18.00 + 2.00).

At Niagara I found the plants indicated [page torn]
you, especially the Hedeoma and the Hypericum
(the latter past flowering) and many others,
which I had never seen in the southwestern
country. Others equally interesting I found