
          Philadelphia March 5th 1832,


 Dear Sir,


 I have the honour of informing you that, at a stated
 meeting of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy held
 on the 28th of February last, You were unanimously elected
 an Honorary Member of that institution.


 I transmit to you the accompanying certificate
 which the Members of the College beg you to accept as
 a testimony of their respect for your scienitific acquirements.


 I have the honour to be most respectfully
 yr [Your] obt [obedient] servt [servant]


 E. [Elias] Durand


 Corr. [Corresponding] Secr. [Secretary] of the Pha [Philadelphia] Col. [College] of Pha [Pharmacy]


 Dr. John Torrey
 New York
        