Thomas Jefferson Papers

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
3.
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
11  } 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.

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