
          [upper right: 1848]

Cambridge August 2nd (Wednesday Eng [evening?])

My Dear Doctor

I have just got your favor of
Monday, and hasten to reply [crossed out: [?]] before I attack
the heap of letters that lie before me -

First tell Hastings, that the boxes from Endicott
coll. came to-day without those parcels which he
promised to send down to Endicott on Saturday.
Tell him he is bound now to send them to me
in Wileys [1st?] box to Boston, free of expense.

Consequently I cannot collate the [?]
of Linnaea (which were in said parcels) to see how far
they fill my gaps. As to those sent you, I asked
Grant to divide what came into 3 sets, & take one
to you.

Please send back the duplicates to me
as you mention, & send a revised list of your
desiderata in Linnaea. I will send back to [?]
free of expense to him.

I will very gladly write the testimonial for Holton.
He was to give me the name of the person to whom
said testimonial is to be addressed.

Now as to the matter of Wileys bill,
How Wiley's bookkeeper has made out an acct.
against you for $113.97, of course I know nothing
The item that I am concerned about is this
[?] account [?] to me is a charge
[in margin: 1842] March 3rd, 1842 1. case instruments to Dr. Torrey &
[written at right: Expenses - 78.95.]

The charge, you see, connects your name
with it, and, as I could recollect nothing about it, this
        