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L'Heritier
Sent Sept 30 1786
Sir,
it is not without reason that I was surprisd & mortified when you informd me that Dombeys Herb was imported & passed through reported at the Custom house in my name for should the Spaniards from whose nation I have receivd the most uninterrupted good offices suspect that I had me of any concern in removing it from the orders of the French Government or was ever even of being privy to the transaction I shall consider think myself under the necessity of declaring most publickly that I had no concern in or previous knowledge of any part of the transaction.
My library is open to you Sir as I before informd you as is also my Herbarium also without such assistance your intended publication would probably run the risk of being defective many imperfections but of this I must caution you however that as the examination