
          There are parts of my Herbarium I shall bring along
 with me especially the Asters, and some of these
 I did intend to bring along my Solidagos Also
 I wish they could go to London and be put side by
 side with those of Banks & Lamberts Herbaria.
 Perhaps I may bring them, and induce Dr G [Gray] to carry
 them on with him unless he takes a set of his own!
 I shall not trouble you today with a long letter being
 so soon that I hope to see you and family.
 My principal object in writing now is to apprize you
 that I had a letter from my Botanical friend and pupil
 Mr Buckley now in Alabama informing me that
 he sent a box of Plants the result of his explorations
 and exchanges this year. The Box he says was shipped
 at St Louis Mo[Missouri] to N York, via New Orleans 
 They were enclosed in a box directed to Dr Torrey, care
 of Carey & Co no 90 Pine Street NY.


 From some remarks in the letter I suppose you also
 have a package and may perhaps have been
 apprized by him of the same.  If Mr Carey has
 information of this Shipment, I hope I may be able
 to receive it when I am in the City and have the pleasure of
 looking over the plants with you.


 Yours very Truly
 Joseph Barratt


 To Dr Torrey.

        