
          preserve documents of the useful &
 the truly great. Elliott was an amiable
 & admirable person & must 
 be put on record for future generations.
 Let us as lovers of plants
 preserve records of our fellow labourers.
 You must leave some Autobiography
 behind you, for you are
 one of the faithful ones. God help you


 Yrs [Yours] faithfully F. Boott 


 Dr Torrey
 New York


 Pr [Per] Sovereign. 

        