Is sending CB all his letters dealing with functional equations. Comments on E. F. Bromhead's paper. Taylor's theorem. Is getting on well with his essay on exponential functions.

Sending Smith a parcel containing specimens of the Indian breadroot and first two numbers of [Stephen] Elliott's "Sketch of the botany of South Carolina and Georgia". During his journey from east Florida he met Dr [William] Baldwin, "a very intelligent botanist & indefatigable traveller", who has given him a letter and parcel of specimens to forward to Smith on his return.