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cutler-letters_jonathan-stokes_1793-12-02_01
[illegible] you a [crossed out] plant [end crossed out] free of [illegible]. I have found to be an Hudsonia [illegible]. I suppose is [illegible] play you [illegilbe] [crossed out] no do you [illegible] whether I was to have from my house [end crossed out] [crossed out] described from other way [end crossed out]. I have carefully examined the [?hem. W?].
The Hudsonia of [illegible]. I shall [crossed out] enclose [end crossed out] send you some in [?valles?] Sand bind, from the circumstance of it is being found only on seashore in a loose sand, subject to be blown about by the wind but was found by the plant. (Vide [?Sechme?] Loft. 10 March 93)
Not find the general [?CW?] to accord with any of the genera of dodecane monog[crossed out]y[end crossed out] in the Gen. plant. I minuted its [illegible] as follows
Dodecaneria monogynia
Cal. Perianthium 3 phyllum cylindarium, foliolis oblongis erechis, (apies oblongo, bi-vel-bri-dentuto) marginaltero obvalvens marginem alterius, [illegilbe], persitem.
Cor--Petala quinque, oblongives cula, integra? longitudine calycis, [?receptaeulo?] floris inserta.
Stam. Filamenta heduim ad [illegible], filisormia, vise longitudine calycis, Anth. sebrotanda.
Pett. Germen superum, ovathem, [?subnigoreem?], [?brisaleathem?], Stylis cylindrius longitudine staminum. Stigma obtusum.
Per. Capsula oblongus-ovala, brigona, unilocularis [?brivasuris?]
Sem. deco, fria,[? subrotunds?]
Some time after [crossed out] happening to see [end crossed out] looking over the [?Menlifsa?], in the Library of the University at Cambridge, I happened to find, in page 11 of the following [illegible] [?Audsonia with Textraeted?].
Cal. Periaxthium triphyllum cylindrioum, orepatulo [?foliohis?] lanecola = tin, [illegible] obtufis.
Cor. Mella.
Stam. Filamenta 15 capillaria calyce breviore. Anther & [illegible].
Pett. Germens ovathem . Stylus [?filisormis?] longitudine ealycis. stigma obtusum.
Per. Capsula cylindrica calyce dimidio brevior, [?unilocularis?] [?trivaluis?]
Sem. tria, hine [illegible] inde angulata. In [illegible] P. Lin. [?quies?] of Species -- Hudsoniaver [?oricorides?].
Hab. [illegible]--Frutest faeie [illegible]. Ramuli [?siliforme?] [?sparsi?], inbrieats foleis [?scelulato?] [?acerosin?], suirsatis, tenallis [illegible] = = bui incanis, [?unde gnafi?] [illegible] germmis foliaceis, [?quavltirm?] [illegible]. Perunials (egemmis [?foliosin?]) solitaris [?filisormes?]; folius longiores. [?Calyse?] erutus [illegible].
the [illegible] [?CW?] seem to be in the 3 leaves [illegible]--& 3 [illegible] [?unico cular?] capsule.
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the Clergy are very decently supported-- In most parishes the livings are equal + in some superior to the most wealthy of the parishoners We have [illegible] + Families, but they are evidently decreasing. No country can boast of a greater no. of classic learned, judicious, + liberal clergy men in proportion to the no. of people. Nor of greater frienships + affecte among them. Nor where religious worship is more generally attended by all classes of citizens with[t?] [?hom?] (in [?Butler?] [Surolice?] of the tar and feathers citizens with any compulsion. The happy affects on Episcopalian society are apparent. Good morals are the bases of a free Govt. Weekly associations, in an orderly and decent many, tends much to improve the social virtues, and has great influence on manners andhabits conducive to the happiness of society than [illegible] laws [illegible] has also demonstrated the excellency of the National Govt. It is energetic in its operational [illegible] The lives, preparation, and privilages of all descriptions of citizens equally protected and safe. The people are informed, in detail, through the public prints, of all the doings of the federal branches of Govt.--with the only exception of [illegible] [illegible] in foreign negotiations. Particularly the state of the [Treasury?] and [application?] of public monies. By the judicious arrangments of an able financier, all are happily relieved from any direct Tax. Yet [illegible] national debt is sinking and the public credit the least in the country. Or imports, with a small [excise?] on [?spiritous?] Liquors, raises a fund which has proved sufficient for all the national purposes. Small direct taxes on [Sales?], personal & real estates are raised by the people in Town and parish corporations , for the support of Clergy men, Schools and other contingent expenses. These are all the taxes pd. by the people. In short, the happy effects of the Govt. is sensibly felt, and universally aknowledged by the common people. They are doing themselves much honor in the service of members of Congress -- elections in the matters states are perfectly free. An attempt to make interest, as held in so much deflation, as to be con sidered but treated as a disqualification for a seat in Congress-- The wisdom of the states has been [illegible] in Congress--Among other excellencies in the [Constitution?] the 3 branches, different and independent are the most important. Here France has failed. Their last [Constitution?] is [illegible] in America. Several states have made the expert of one branch, but all have no exchanged them for three. The French [Constitution?] of [illegible], so far as the experiences of America will decide, was incomparably better than the last. We wish them to be free, but we regret that for noble a case she [illegible] much injured by the madness.
We have been extremely apprehensive of being drawn into the War, by the impertinent [illegible] judged conduct of the French [?Min. Genet?]--too much praise cannot bee given to our Beloved President for his Vigelence and Prudence. Some public [illegible] of esteem for the French Natl. were expressed to this meddling Minister, as the he traveled thro' the Country to the seat of Govt. seem to have infllated his vanity --he rose like a balloon & he got every body agreeing --The public [papers?]ground with the ] - [illegible] to [illegible] in the [illegible] threatened to appeal from the president to the people. His gas is now prety well expended, and he has descended into universal con-tempt--May [illegible] [illegible] the evils of a war with any part of Europe. We are happily out of the vortext of their politics, and nothing but the highest national insults wd induce Govt. to draw the sword. The freedom of the press in this Country has no other restraint than the good sense of the people. Unmerritted [illegible] always meets with deserved contempt. The fear of offending the public in the only restraint on printers.
Dec. 2 -- I thank you for the honor you intended me by [crossed out] calling the plants [end crossed out] the proposed name to a plant, wh. turns out to be [illegible] [illegible].