
          West-Chester, Pa [Pennsylvania] Feb. 7. 1852.

My dear Sir,

Your favor of the 9th ult. [ultimo]
was duly received. I should not have troubled
you with so many notes, but I was apprehensive 
the parcel might be lost, as it was
left at a public house. I am much gratified 
to learn that you like the Memorials
of Bartram & Marshall. I am so fond of old
papers of that description, that I was afraid
the reader would not sympathize with
my taste; and would condemn the quantity,
if not the quality, of the work. But so far
as I have heard, the readers have been very
indulgent and good-natured.

You inquire if a copy has been sent to R. [Robert]
Brown & Dr. Boott. I sent 4 copies to England;
1 to Dr. Boott, 1 to Sir W.J. [William Jackson] Hooker, 1 to Dr. Bromfield,
and 1 to the descendants of Peter Collinson. I
never had courage enough to address R. [Robert] Brown;
or should I have sent him one.  If you wish
to send him one, the publishers (Lindsay and
Blakiston) will furnish you one (they told me,
a day or two since) free of charge for freight
to New York. I recovered my pocket book
from the thieves, & all its contents , except
a portion of the specimen of D. rediviva [Darlingtonia rediviva] you
sent.

Very truly your obliged friend
Wm Darlington

Dr. John Torrey, New York.

        