Letter from Manasseh Cutler to Samuel Vaughan, April 10, 1789

[illegible] April 10, 89 (copied [?I.D.C.?]) My Dear Sir, You have highly gratified me by sending the box of S. India seeds--Every attention shall be given them in my power. By this opportunity I forward you one of my Botanical paper for the French Things Botanist at Port au Prince, and you will much increase my obligations [crossed out] to you [end crossed out] for past favors by opening a channel by which I may [crossed out] receive [end crossed out] haven't in my power to make a [tryal?] of East India Plants, or any others exotics. [crossed out] I sent you instead a copy of my botanical paper for Mr. [?Nath?] Letters or pages from him which [end crossed out] please to present my most respectful complaint to Mr. [?Nath?] inform him of Letters and packages adressed to Hon. Thos. Russel Esqr. in Burton will be forwarded to me immediately.

I have been honored with a very [illegible] letter from Mr. Cheuiliar Marry, with a present of some of his later publications. He desires his compliments very particularly to you, is in this County, but [illegible] you are in London--The package wasvery obligatory forwarded to me by Sir Joseph Banks--Dr. Frank has also favd me with an extract from a Letter to receive from M. Le [Roi?]

He has been so obliging as to procure me a correspondence with Messrs. Jussieu and Thouin -- from the other Gentlemen in Europe. I have received no answers--

It is not my intentions to [crossed out] removed as [end crossed out] go into the western country at present. [end crossed out] It is doubtful in certain weather. I have leave this part of the Country-[end crossed out] [illegible] because [illegible] [illegible] my return from Marietta on the Ohio with ranker it uncertain writer. I shall ever leave their part [illegible] --Pray let me know whether you intend to reside in Am. return to Europe--

I am, with much esteem, my Dr. Sir, your most affectionate friend & humble [illegible] M. Cutler June 29 - 89

Mr. Vaughn Every unfortunately missed the opportunity I expected to send this by [?Nepal?] at Salem. Since I have been disappointed a second time. I have now taken the liberty to enclose it to my Friend Mr. [?Havard?]--I also enclose, in [?consider?] of an Order [illegible] And the A. and Su a certificate for your Hon [?Father?]