From Revd James Dalton   17 November 1829

Dear Sir―

Illness has prevented me from paying that attention to your Desiderata, which duty, not less than inclination called upon me to perform. I send you some mosses and all the Jungermanniæ I have. Some of them were, I find, given me by poor Teesdale, & his Autograph will appear attached to some of the Specimens sent. I have taken the liberty of adding some Swiss Specimens, which may be useful to you. I do not, now, collect Exotics, so that it is really & literally giving what is of no use to me. I wish I c ^d. have done more for your Muscological Collection, I have somewhere, for I cannot for the soul of me find them, a few Foreign Mosses, which sh ^d. have accompanied this parcel. When they cast up, I will deposit them for you. You have had to do with two of the most liberal as well as most scientific Botanists, in Hooker & Greville. Had I not been so ably anticipated, I c ^d. have done much more―, having made Muscology a very particular object of my regard. I have done my best, Dear Sir, bad as that best will be found. Sh ^d. I have the happiness to see you at Croft, a Bottle of Carbonell's Best Claret will settle me acc ^ts. better than I am able to do it myself.

I am, Dear Sir, your obliged and faithful Friend | Ja ^s. Dalton