To Thomas Martin 22 September 1859

My dear Sir,

I am much obliged by the Mem. sent – I am to meet our Labourers at 8.P.M. on Monday – after our usual Tea & Coffee of the Benefit Club Quarterly Meeting. I hear that some of the Farmers won’t allow their men to take on allotments – but I don’t expect it will deter very many. Most of our 40 or 50 occupiers are very ignorant men – some were labourers themselves & are jealous of those from whose ranks they rose – a common vice in vulgar minds. You have set me up with Hop blights for I received a copy the day before from the Author himself, with 2 former lectures. He mentions an intention of lecturing on Wheat Blights so I sent him specimens of all I have named in my Report. I have not yet been able to look into his books – as I am busy preparing a few diagrams & looking out some fossils for a lecture to the Hadleigh Club next Friday on our Tertiary Shales.

Believe me

very truly yours

J. S. Henslow