(seq. 2)

with much attention and pleasure, and to
offer my best wishes for the advancement of
that Institution — Also my thanks for
your repeated offers to send me any thing
interesting from your quarter that I
might wish to obtain — I feared to
trouble you too much, as I am only a
sort of desultory botanist, but availing
myself of your kindness, I will now say,
that as I only know the southern plants
from books and a few cultivated in the
gardens, if, whenever leisure or opportunity
permit, say either in the fields or woods
or among your dried specimens, there be
any supernumeraries, a few just gathered or l put
by for me, would be very acceptable
The packet may be sent at any time
likely to incommode you the least.

I have put by for you, 3 or 4
minerals which shall be sent to
Charleston by the first vessel.

With respect &
esteem truly yours
Zaccheus Collins

If I know what
would interest you
I [will?] [try?] to pro-
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