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Prof. Fournel Metz, June 19 1840

Dear Doctor,

Since you left Metz, I have not stopped thinking of you and to accomplish the promise that I gave you and send
you a few hundred plants, some of which are interesting, in exchange for plants that you have in America. I
wasagreeably occupied when I received your letter in English. I decided that I should answer you soon but it
won’t be possible for you to receive my message until the 30th of this month. I have only finished half of what I
want to send to you. Without this unfortunate illness, I would already have acknowledged your letter and the
package would be en route to Frankurt am Main.

Realizing, dear Doctor, that you are here, I would like to know if I can be useful to you even after you are back
in America. You can count on my most devoted help. I will seize every occasion that may present itself in our

town, to send you duplicates of African plants of which I am still expecting a parcel.

I saw Mr. Mathuse, who sends his greetings. He is impatiently waiting for the Catalogues of the dried
specimens that you mentioned to me in your letter. He will acknowledge their receipt as soon as they are here.

If by chance you should no longer be in Frankfurt by the 30th of this month, or on the contrary, please add a
word to the package of plants that you send me and give me your address in America. I am trying very hard to

shorten the time and I will be very happy if what I have sent you is to your liking.

Please, dear Doctor, take the affectionate salutations from your devoted servant.

Prof. of the Academy Fournel

translation Manfred Thurmann

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