From W. B. Carpenter   30 July 1856

My dear Henslow

I am most glad to be allowed to reciprocate your friendly mode of address. The fewer formalities the better among those who heartily esteem & sympathize with each other—

I must ask you to rewrite your Report according to the accompanying formula; as the Reports are preserved, folded together uniformly. You seem to have had but a poor lot this time; I fancy that some of your country girls would have beaten the young gentlemen hollow—

When you are up again next week, I shall ask you what you would like me to bring for you from Arran. I shall go down with a great armamenture, and can pretty well ensure a good many things which the Museum at Ipswich may be glad of; but I should be glad also to serve you, by any contributions I can make to your own collection of Nat. Hist. objects.

yours most truly | William B. Carpenter