John Bartram has received a letter from Linnaeus [this letter has not come down to us] through Pehr Kalm, whom he had met and whom he holds in great esteem.
On Kalm’s and Linnaeus’s request, Bartram sends Linnaeus several seeds. He has already sent Linnaeus a similar package, but as he never received an acknowledgement he does not know if Linnaeus ever got them.
Bartram asks Linnaeus to send him a short letter of confirmation.