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Correspondence of Charles Mohr and G. W. Clinton |
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The
Correspondence of Charles
(Carl) Theodore Mohr (1824‑1901) and George
William Clinton (1807‑1885) 1875 Vol. 11 no. 26 [J 254] Mobile Aug. 12th 1875 George W. Clinton Esqr. Esteemed friend! Over six months have passed since I received your kind
last lines with the intresting mosses from Miss Wilson, and I find myself
guilty in having neglected up to this moment to reply to the same. From week
to week and month to month I have defered [sic] the discharge of what I
always regard as an agreeable duty hoping to be able to send with my reply a
package that might please you, but with the best will I have not been able to
carry out my intention. ‑ I have received also several times Newspapers
from you, containing communications from your pen which I have read with
great interest. I appreciate most gratifully these evidences of finding
myself still friendly remembred by you and Miss Wilson. ‑ I can scarcly
do anything in botany now, the pressure of the times with all attendant wears
and cares, and a worse state of my health have deprived me to a extent of the
pleasures in which I found so much delightful recreation a few short years
ago; If the future will bring them back to me again is hard to say. ‑ A few days past I recieved finally the last
determinations of my mexican phanogams, now that the greater part of them is
satisfactorily named come in my posession again, I hope to be able to make up
a smal set for your society. I am only sorry to state that I have not so many
duplicates for you as I wish. I think I will be ready to send it in a few weeks
from now. ‑ Please give my best respects to Miss Wilson; Hoping to
hear from you soon I remain very truly Yours Chas Mohr P.S. Have you ever heard any thing about the mexican
Cyperaceae; if with the collections of the late Dr. Torrey in the herbarium
of Columbia College there might be a chance yet to have them determined. Rec'd May 18. Vol. 11 no. 38 [J 242] Mobile June 6th, 1875 Dear friend! The day before yesterday I sent you per Express a
package of Mexican plants which I hope will have come to your hands by this
time. ‑ The package is not so large as I did wish it to be;
still I would not delay in sending it off any longer in the hope to make it
larger; what only could have been done by going over the whole of my
Herbarium, particularly as I at the present can not say how many or how few
dupplicates (sic) I might find there. ‑ Small as my chances are to make collection I stil
cherish the hope to send you once and a while something from this region that
might intrest and please you and keep alive our intercourse upon which I look
back with so much genuine pleasure. ‑ Please remember me to Miss
Wilson. ‑ Hoping that these lines will find you in the enjoyement
of the best of health I remain as ever truly yours Chas. Mohr Hon. G. W. Clinton Esqr. P.S. The determinations of the plants are, where not
otherwise stated on the label, by Mr. Thos. Meehan. There are some very
doubtful ones yet in the collection, should I receive any future information
of such I shall give you notice of it, v.i. Lindairia [?], species of
Allocarpus, some Piperaceae and Malpighiaceae, and Rubiaceae. ‑ Rec'd June 11 [There
is a Lindenia in the Rubiaceae with two species from Mexico reported by
Bentham and Hooker.] Vol. 11 no. 43 [J 236] Mobile June 24th, 1875. G. W. Clinton. Esteemed friend! I hope that you have duly received my last letter and
pakage [sic] I send you some weeks ago. ‑ To day I received the inclosed letter for you from one
of my european correspondents. ‑ I enclose with this a very peculiar
fungus, a perfect enigma to me; I received it from a friend who was struck by
its appearance, he says it springs up over night and covers more less
extended patches upon old pine logs. ‑ I am anxious to learn what you make of it. ‑ I remain very truly yours Chas Mohr Rec'd June 30 |
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