Hopes Smith's health is better. Sends parcel of plants from [Jacob] Bigelow. Opinion on a pamphlet on young of snakes. Sent Smith's letter of introduction to [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert. New Derbyshire habitat for 'Clavaria ardenia'.

Satisfied with the "malignity" of Monk's pamphlet [written in response to Smith's Cambridge pamphlet]; hopes Smith will not attempt to answer it.

Intends to winter in South of France and reside in Nice; requests introductions. Suffering from serious indisposition which makes him dread an English winter.

Informs Smith of his marriage [to Mary Hardcastle, daughter of Lucy Hardcastle]; sends piece of wedding cake.

Thanks for plants and copy of "Selection of the correspondence of Linnaeus"; his admiration of [Peter] Collinson [(1694-1768)] and [John] Ellis [(1710-1776)] from reading their letters. Extremely cold spring. Joy at wild specimen of '[Hedysarum] gyrans' and majestic fruit of the "Dalichos". Will forward [David] Hosack's parcel to Smith.

Leaves parcel and letter for Smith, just received. His joy at having seen and conversed with Correa [at Linnean Society meeting].