
          campaign with much spirit & resolution.

I have rcvd. a fine petrifaction from [Hillburgh?]
collinsite, I suppose - the little one sticking out of the
[?] limestone grandly. Also a box from Detroit,
containing many petrifactions - several are duplicates, as
I think - but I have not carefully examined as I may,
tho' I have few means of learning much about them.
We want some work on organic [?], which is neither
too large nor too small. Your have [?] to shells, which
must be of some advantage. I have only a very few _
& no work to fit [even?] them. What a trouble it is, to
[?] for [removed?] from [?] to many things, which
[?] [aid/amid?] in the study of Nat. objects.

I had a letter from Eaton a while since 
he seemed to be [buried?] in your books - but
I wish you had them so as to tell me more
of my mosses & lichens, in order that their names
might be [?] here in his work. I know not
where he is but suppose him to be at Rutland Vt.
Did you ever see micaceous oxyid of iron in Dolo
mite? I have a little [?] for you, if you have
none. And in the spring, I shall forward you a
few others, which have come to me. I fear that
I shall not get any [Macle/Marl?] for you - for I do
not hear from the man about it. I can not
get carbonate of iron from New Haven but I do not
wish you to [?] yours for I hope to get some
another way.

Do write me soon, & believe
me your friend  C. Dewey

Dr. J. Torrey

[left margin:]
Did you ever find that box of minerals to Prof Silliman and
what became of it?
        