Engelmann, George Mar. 2, 1857 [1] (seq. 1)

Frankfort March 2d '57

My dear Doctor

I just learned that
the plants my brother collected
on the upper Platte etc and
towards Bridges Pass have
been sent to Prof {Jacob Whitman} Bailey at
West point by the head of
the Expedition, Lieut. Bryant,
and that B. refuses to
receive them! Did you
ever hear the like? They
no go begging! My brother
advised the Lieut. to send
them to you; whether he has
done so he could not inform
me of. Please take the
necessary steps to secure
this collection, and in
looking it over see that I
get a good share of them.
— More from Berlin, where