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  The insects are eating the plants in my Herbarium 

16th Charles finish'd mowing today Seed hay and al, would finish haying tomorrow but for the generally elongated Shower. Have receiv'd from Mr. Theoph Sargents garden, Burberry, Gargot etc. Also a valuable plant, native to Piscataquis Intervales & by him Cultivated. I have seen it if I mistake not near Sebec hills. It is call'd climbing Stafftree, waxwork, Shrubby bittersweet, or Celastrus scandens 17 Eliab arrove here last night pr Stage and purports to stay nearly a week 21st Gnaphalium decurrens found on our home lot. "discover'd at New Haven by Doct. Joes,, a few years ago 100 plats added to our list since you left. Eliab set sail yesterday on a birch canoe up Sebec Lake in search of a Northwest Passage (to Blueberries) Charles finishes haying today. 23d Lest he should not write you--He started from Milo to Village in conjunction with Stephen Kittredge & a birch which he had repair'd for the purpose. passing up Sebec river, in gunning at a Muskrat the tube of the gun (Charles's) was blown out, the Muskrat was nevertheless dying.

 Up "half mile Rips" they waded dragging the Canoe;  Carried by Cushings Dam & reach'd Sebec Mill without incident notorious. There they borrow'd a Gun & hitherto forgotten ax & having Carried by relaunched themselves upon the greatly elongated bosom of Sebec Lake. They encamped at night near the head of the Lake, Some 20 miles from home. The Pickerel would not bite. Next day resum'd their pilgrimage, both by land and water, wandering round upon the, or an average, quite uneven surface, of the lake and various precipitous Hills adjacent. They came down the Lake favor'd by a fine breeze the waves running hillocks high. They therefore for Crosspiece hoisted a Coat on a paddle for a Sail and Sped. In coming home they astonished the natives by running half Mile Rips which at the low pitch of water is a highly unusual practice or feat of  which you may tell Alfred.  They were gone two days, brought home as many very large Blueberries as their limited accommodations would admit with Huckelberries intermix'd , also elegant specimens of Cephalanthus oxidentalis (button bush); Polygonum amphibium, 2 well marked varieties one of them particularly a Splendid plant & Corydalis Glanca. Eliab return'd to Bangor today. Your last letter of 11th was two days longer in the way than usual

26 Your Yank cuts 4?11 Cordswood in 3 1/2 days hey? Some of our Iron works are said to cut 4 or 5 cords of second growth poplar pr dieum