
          J. Torrey M.D.
 New Albany Oct. 1st 1838
 And. Dec 8th


 Sir


 Your esteemed favor of the 
 16th ult. was recd [received] some days since and would
 have been answered immediately had not unexpected 
 avocations prevented. I assure you
 that it gave me much pleasure to hear that
 you Flora of N. Am. was in the progress of
 publication. You will please to send 2 copies 
 of each part by mail as fast as published,
 one for myself & the other for my friend Mr.
 Wm [William] Jones of Portland, K.y. both to be directed 
 to this place. Enclosed are ten dollars.


 Since my return my leisure [added: hours] have been
 mostly devoted to botany, a little geology and
 a small spark of conchology, that is collecting 
 a few of our river [illegible].


 I have now 910 determined sp. of plants
 collected within 20 miles of this place on this side
 of the Ohio. Also about 20 undetermined sp. [illegible]
 of which I believe to be new. Among them
 [added in left margin: Carex paufercula Michx.] a Cyperaceous plant of which specimens are enclosed 
 with the seeds. I have found it only in
 our locality growing in the crevices of perpendicular
 cliffs of limestone Jul. 13-37. It appears
 to be [manaicuus?] the staminate spike empty
        