
          as I have plenty of dried specimens I can furnish
you with a number of [crossed out: specimens] them for your
exchanges.

Do write me if you can find a few moments leisure. You must
have met with much to interest me since we were last together.
I as usual find I have much to say but must try to
see NY this fall is possible. How is your health
and how is Mrs. Torrey? Please to present my respects to her.
I saw a few days ago Dr. Rogers in this place, now professor at
Washington College.

The Academic Building, formerly the Partridge nest, is now
closed. There is some prospects of the Methodists establishing
a college. This is a sad blow to Capt. P's [Partidge's] system.

How do you proceed with your herbarium?Is is now completely
arranged? In a short time I will try to send 
you some dry specimens of plants, 2 or 3 for your particular
examination. I find I shall not have time to look them
up this morning. Have you seen Mr. Oakes of Ipswich
and did he ever furnish you with a suite of White Mt. plants?
You had a list of which I should be glad to have a copy.
I will also give you a list of such of these plants [crossed out: illegible]
as are now growing. I am [crossed out: particularly] delighted with the
prospect of cultivating the grasses.

What are you doing at the Lyceum now?

Mr. Finch spoke in high terms of a Book I have not yet seen.
It is Turner's Chemistry. Is it really a good work? Has any
Book yet appeared in a cheap form of Tables similar to those
given by Thomson in his first principles? Pray when
is Cleaveland's new Edition to appear? Do you know any
        