
          No. 1169 Smithsonian Institution
 Washington, D.C. October 27 1858


 Dear Dr.


 I should have said the
 report in mammals of Mex [Mexican]
 Boundary is in type. some 8 
 or 10 signatures. They can readily
 set up 600 or more quarto
 pages without printing off. They
 probably however have much
 of this locked up in other
 works, and may not send
 you more until you have
 read what you have.


 The Fort Teton plants
 are still here : there is no
 danger of their going abroad
 before passing under review of 
 yourself & Dr. Gray. I have written
 Mr. Vesey for permission
 to send them to you; which
 I have no doubt he will grant.


 Sincerely yours
 S.F. [Spencer Fullerton] Baird


 Dr. Torrey
        