228 THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SCHWEINITZ AND TORREY 
TORREY TO SCHWEINITZ 
West Pornt, March 17th 1825 
My dear Sir 
It is nearly two months since I received your last kind letter, 
in which you give the unpleasant intelligence that an interruption 
will probably soon take place in our correspondence, to continue 
perhaps for a whole year! This has made me feel quite sad—for 
you are my main dependence in Botany—besides being a friend 
for whom (though I have never had the good fortune to see you 
face to face), I have formed a sincere attachment. But enough 
of this painful subject—I have hardly enjoyed a leisure moment 
to answer your letter before—and now perhaps I may be too late— 
This I send to inform you, of my intention to be in New York, 
(D. V.) on Saturday morning week if I do not hear from you in 
the interim. I shall call immediately at Mr. Mortimer’s where 
you doubtless will stay in the-city. Hoping to see you then, and 
have a long talk about matters and things in general, I shall make 
this epistle brief. I cannot help telling you, however, that a 
young lady was added to our family last week—and that both 
mother and child appear to be doing well.—It appears, by your 
letter, that a like event is about, or has already, taken place in 
your family—I hope you may. be as fortunate as we have been. 
You must be too much hurried to read any more—So good bye 
till we meet— Your sincere friend 
Joun TORREY 
TORREY TO SCHWEINITZ 
WEst Point, March 30th 1825., 
My dear friend 
How grievously am I disappointed after anticipating the 
pleasure of seeing you for nearly two months. I took the Steam- 
boat last Friday evening expecting to find you in New York the 
next day—but having seen Mr. Halsey he said you had not yet 
arrived.—On Monday I saw Mr. Mortimer who repeated the same 
doleful information; but he had little doubt that you would be 
in town by noon the next day!—I had only leave of absence until 
Monday evening—but I ventured on another day, that I might at 
least see you.—This pleasure—likewise, was not for me.—A 
