To Thomas Jefferson from William Dunbar, 9 March 1805
From William Dunbar
Natchez March 9th. 1805
I have the pleasure of transmitting you the Conclusion of the Journal of the geographical Survey and a continuation of the Journal of occurrences & remarks. I have been again disappointed in assistance the person who was to come to write for me having engaged himself as a School master. I hope not to be disappointed in the measures I have taken to go on with great promptitude in future, having yet considerably more than half of the 2d Journal to be copied. I venture to send you a few vegetable specimens, which I hope may arrive by the mail in sufficient good order to enable a practical botanist to decide upon their genus.
With high respect and attachment I have the honor to be
List of Vegetable Specimens
No. 1. | an aquatic plant described October 22d 1804 | |
2. | found on the hill west of hot springs December 13th | |
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4. | found on Do. | |
5. | Golden rod | |
6. | Herbe au Crocodile | |
7. | fm. hill W. of hot springs | |
8. | fm. do | |
9. | fm. do | |
10 | fm. do | |
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Grass seeds October 21st. 1804 |
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FC (Lb in Ms-Ar: William Dunbar Papers); follows Dunbar to TJ, [2 Mch. 1805]; at head of text: “To the Same.” Recorded in SJL as received 23 Apr.