Edward Randolph letter to William Blathwayt, 1692 January 3

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I send you a paper of Seedes of what I found standing in
the Woods as I returnd from New England to This place. there are
black Haws: of Virginia: Some Cotton seedes from North Carolina.
& some Sena. which the Indians bruise & putting the
Juice in warm water to make them vomitt. I haue orderd
some Black Walnutts to be sent by the Bark by which I
send this, Mr London will trye experimently to make them
grow. Mr Banister the cheife florist being dead here
is no man vnderstands the Nature of names of the
many hundred growing here different from those in
England. with all prosperity I am Sr

I am in great
want of paper: &
pray Mr Poveys Supply
by the next shipping
to whom my humble Seruice

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Virginia 3 January 1693
From Mr Randolph
Received 31 March 1693
with Seeds

To Mr. Blathwayt.