
          Arvd. Sept 26

Rochester, [Sep?]. 21. 1859

Dr. [Jne?]. Torrey,

My Dear Sir,

As I had been ill &
thus delayed in being at Springfield,
till the day before the Sci. Assn.
closed, & became too unwell on Monday
eve, I thought it advisible
to leave in Tuesday noon. So I did.

I intended to see you more, if
not to go to N. York. Circumstances
prevented both. So, here I am.

I want two Carrices greatly.
They are C. macrocephala Willd.
& C. lenticularis Mx. Can you
spare them to me, or have you
them to spare. I should like to
give you some one or two of
full value, if I knew what.

I hoped to see your Carices,
to behold their vastness & richness;
but here I am.

My son, C. P. Dewey is
sub-Ed. in the Commercial
Advertiser. I wish he had courage
to make your acquaintance.
        