Henric Jacob Hildebrand reminds Linnaeus that a few weeks earlier he had mentioned Pehr Löfling’s death, and now he is sending a translation of a more detailed account given by, José Ortega. Ortega is also awaiting delivery of a number of collections and descriptions made by Löfling, which Ortega had promised to show Hildebrand. He had also promised to allow Daniel Scheidenburg to copy them.
The botanic expedition would continue in America and, it was said that a botanist was to be sent there to succeed Löfling, and that the post would be improved. Ortega reported that Löfling and his comrades had worked so hard that it was remarkable that not all of them had met the same fate.