1867 in margin: Fernandina Fla Going to Cedar Key Oct. 15th Near Fernandina Florida Dear brother I rec'd your rewritting?
in about one week after receiving your letter It took ten days to get her I mean to go to Cedar Key Fla watch a chance for
Cuba or some other of the illegible Indies I took the boat from S illegible to Fernandina because the coun- try is covered
with wet im illegible - trable swamps I will re- commence my walking this morning I sent my plants per ex' to you please give
them to Sarah to care of untill I return Tell her to keep them dry and away from rats if you or any of you open them to look
at them please be extremely careful to avoid mixing or misplacing them