
          green fruit [?] parchment beautifully.


 By the bye, your late pupil Mr. Smith told me when he was here
 of your & Ellet's plan of analyzing Illuminating gas, and 
 Dr. Ellet when here gave me a little explanation partly verbal
 and partly on paper, but I have mislaid the memorandum
 will you not give me a description of it (confidentially if you
 prefer that it should not go out) I want to examine the gas of
 our city for my own satisfaction and privately for I am
 satisfied that it is badly purified.


 My kind regards to your Lady & daughters
 In haste yours truly
 L D Gale


 Dr Torrey

        