
          Smithsonian Inst
Aug. 16th 1860

My Dear Dr

Enclosed I return you the
letter of [?] which I forgot to
put in my last letter to you.

I have written to Dr. Gray relative
to the [ferns?] and presume that he
will send them to you to be disposed
of as suggested in your letters.

We have concluded since this
commencement of the present cold
spell of weather to defer starting
for the north until next Wednesday.

We have engaged boarding on
the sound near Southport and
expect to be in New york in the steamer
on Friday morning Aug 24th.

I need not say that we shall
all be gratified to see you ^ [inserted: if] but
for a few minutes during our stay
in the city. As ever truly yours

Joseph Henry

Dr J. Torrey
        