Henry Bry to Thomas Jefferson, 5 February 1822
From Henry Bry
Ouachita 5th febry 1822—
Sir!
Herewith you will find Some cuttings of the Rosa Sinica—which I Spoke to you of, in June last, when I had the honor to See you at Monticello: as a valuable acquisition for Hedges—I could not get here a tin box as we are without mechanics of almost any kind, & I did not like to risk my ingenuity in making one1 the box would have been badly made with the precautions I have taken to wrapp each cutting in green Spanish moss I hope they will Succeed well—I remain with the highest regard
Your obt Servt Sir
H. Bry
RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Th. Jefferson—Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 10 Mar. 1822 and so recorded in SJL.
rosa sinica: Cherokee rose.
1. Preceding three words interlined in place of “it.”