
          New York April 16th 1825


 My dear Torrey


 I had a delightful tête a tête with our
 Schweinitz for an hour & a half & he regretted exceedingly
 that he had not seen you. You would have been delighted
 with him. He is a capital fellow full of glee & conversation - 
 talks & smokes incessantly. I had prepared myself
 for a second interview with a thousand questions to ask
 him, but tho' I called on him twice unfortunately
 he had gone to dine out & visit & as ill luck
 would have it I was just in time next morning
 to see the steam Boat carry him on board his vessel
 He bro't [brought] all his carices in a large case & they are
 an elegant collection. As to any alteration or amendment
 he says he is entirely willing to submit it to us
 so that if you think proper to remould it in any
 shape. I think we are quite warranted in publishing
 it in that way. Cooper has the mss. [manuscript] & he will
 send it to you. He talks of coming up to see
 you next week or the week after, & I will send
 the Carices by bim if you please. Our steam
 Bt. [Boat] Fanny Douglass will sail next week &
 stop at W. point [West Point] & Mr. Allain thinks it would
 be best to retain the mineral case until she goes
 otherwise I wd. [would] have sent it before. I assure
 you it was not wholly from forgetfulness that
 it was not attended to, tho that sin may very

        