
          Ansd. [Answered] Oct 6th


 Philadelphia 10 Sept. [September] 1838


 Profr [Professor] Torrey, New York


 Dear Sir,


 Since two weeks I have been confined to the house with 
 sore eyes and unable to pursue my botanical studies or to
 occupy myself with the subscription to your work. I have,
 however, added to the list Dr Calhonm of the Jefferson's 
 College and thus, with the 2 copies sent to Bethlehem,
 I have placed nine copes althoughter; the 3 remaining
 will go also. Please to let me know whether you have
 received $ 10 that I sent you a fortnight ago? inclosed in a letter?


 I have directed to I. Milhan another parcel of 
 Southern plants. I do not know exactly from where they
 come, as they have been received without advice or any
 indication as from whom or where they came. You
 may probably recoginze the writing and let me know it.
 I have but one correspondant in [added: the South at] Savannah, a pupil
 of mine; but about two years ago, a member of
 congress, a Mr Jackson of Georgia, gave me a letter
 of introduction to one of the Professors of Athens College,
 to whom I wrote for exchanges I never received
 any answer and have since distroyed [destroyed] the copy of my letter
 and thus forgotten his name. This box came
 by a vessel from New Bera N. [New] Carolina ; but I think it
 must have been forwarded from Athens.
        