Charleston, S.C.

April 22d. '88.

Dear Sir:

I am engaged in the phosphate rock busi-
ness in this city, and have for sale a collection
of fossils exhumed from the land and dredged from
the rivers in this vicinity, for sale. Thinking
that you would be glad to obtain them for your
institution, I have taken the liberty of addressing
you on the subject.

The Shark's teeth, of 3 or 4 dozen varieties,
and from 6 in. to 1-8 of an inch in length, and all
good, no broken ones amongst them, having all been
selected with great care. Catalogue of the col-
lection:

770 Sharks' teeth

125 crystals, or pebbles

40 vertebra of animals

16 clams

7 pieces Shale, bark of trees

2

5 bones.

1 conch shell.

2 horse's teeth.

1 knuckle joint.

1 duck's bill.

1 clam cracker.

Several curious teeth.

1 testicle, (exceedingly rare).

1 helmet shaped fossil, the first life on this globe, so Geologists inform us.

If you deem this present collection a meagre one, I can from time to time furnish more different specimens as I happen to obtain them, but cannot undertake to get more testicles as this is the only one I have ever seen out of 150,000 that I have handled in the last 3 years. If you will take these, I will obtain others, if you desire them.

My references are Capt. C.C.Pickney, Capt. Julius A.Blake, Sec. of the phosphate exchange, Major Edward Willis, Wm. Gregg, Capt. Kirby S. Tuppen, &c. All concerned in the phos. rock