
          [note in pencil: [1849?]]


 Friday Aftn. [Afternoon]


 Dear friend, 


 I wrote you 2 days
 since, & have now only a minute
 to spare, to inform you
 that by the Trenton Ft. [Freight?] Train
 tomorrow Aftn. [Afternoon] (Saturday)
 I purpose send[added in pencil: ing] home you,
 & Uncle Sam's Carices [Carex specimens]. I
 shall probably write something
 on the subject, tonight, which
 you will find at the top of the Box.


 Truly yrs.
 J [John] Carey


 Dr. Torrey
        