Memorandum of letter from Manasseh Cutler to Dr. Muhlenberg, August 10, 1791

Ipsw. Aug 10th - 91 My Dear Sir, [written in pencil] memorandum of letter sent to Dr. H. Muhlenberg [end written in pencil] I have had ye pleasure of receiving your kind favor of ye 11th of Apr. with Matrelled Amer. and Species for which I most sincerely thank you. [crossed out] A variety of interrupt prevented me from writing immediately [end crossed out] My avocation in the first part of ye Summer were such as rendered it impracticable for me to attend at all to botany, and wishing to furnish [inserted] you [end inserted] with a greater number of species of our go after than I had by me. I delayed putting [inserted] a [end inserted] very species untill some of our grapes were in bloom. Nov is it now in my power to send you so many as I could wish - Such have been my engagements that I have had time only to give some of the species a cursory view, scarcely sufficient to form an opinion myself to what genus they belonged. Approved of ye Book he sent me - acknowledge that I had not examined his [?species?] - but would do it - wished him to give some act- about them promise to write to him and find [indecipherable] [indecipherable] 7 classes - Mentioned letters coming [?W.?] [indecipherable] but packets to come by water - ye Amount of ye [indecipherable] of his last - Asked him to inform me how he ascertained ye qualitites of plants Mentioned my going to Philad- in Nov - Sent him [?Lowel?] [underlined] [?Eulogriun?] [end underlined]

Letter to Dr. Muhlerberg Aug 10 791

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