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sme know—if you do—where Capt. Le Conte may at present be 
found. If in any vacation of your duties. you could make it 
possible to stay some weeks, days or even hours only at my house— 
it would give me the sincerest pleasure. 
I remain yours most sincerely 
Lewis D v SCHWEINITZ 
P.S. I have two packages of plants for England lying ready for 
more than a year—but have not yet been able to devise a way of 
forwarding them to London with safety—as I am told Capts. of 
Packets refuse to take charge of such things. How do you manage 
these matters? 
TORREY TO SCHWEINITZ ° 
NEw York, Feby. 29th 1832— 
My dear Sir, 
I was quite vexed with ayat when I called at Dr. Johnson’s 
to see Dr. Saynish, to find that he had just left the city for Bethle- 
hem. I had something for you which I intended to have left 
with him on Monday even[in]g last, but, a severe indisposition 
confined me to thé house. It was my impression that Dr. S. was 
to remain some days more in town—or I should certainly have 
strained matters to have made him a call. My mind was so 
occupied with College & Chemistry that I postponed the business 
a few days, when I knew I should be at leisure. I shall call shortly 
at Mr. Bininger’s, or Mr. Van Vleck’s to enquire about another 
opportunity for your town— 
The 3rd. No. of Hooker [34] is quite at your service for a 
month if you wish it, —but next Autumn you may have it again— 
until March 1833! I understood from a former letter, that you 
had the 1st. No. of this work, or I should have sent the plates of it 
with the others but it seems you wish to see them. They shall 
be forwarded by the next opportunity. I will also send you the 
Ist edn. of No. 1. which scarcely differs from the 2nd ed. except 
in being printed on smaller paper. If it is of any use to you, I 
beg you will keep it. I know not why the copy of Lindley’s 
Introduction [46], which I prepared for you so long since, has not 
reached you. It was directed to be sent to Mr. Bininger’s store. 
Perhaps Dr. S. obtained it from the Carvills, if it still remained 
in their hands. 
