
          Mission Institute 11 Nov 1842


 To Dr Torrey


 Dear Sir,


 Before I left you promised
 that if I would send you some specimens
 the names of which were doubtful you would
 name them. I send you [inserted: 41] [crossed out: about 50]. I send
 not merely fragments large enough to be recognized
 but good specimens which may be of use to some
 one. I do not now know where a letter would
 reach me. I am on the eve of starting south.
 Probably you will hear from me before this reaches
 you or soon after from my new home.


 I hope then to obtain the names as I have sent
 off other specimens of the same promising your
 names.


 Accompanying these specimens
 will be from 50 to 75 more which I hope you will
 accept as a slight testimonial of my obligations
 to you for repeated & continued Kindness


 I took the idea of sending you plants from a letter
 of Dr Grays to Dr Mead & inferred that it would
 not be important whtether there should be any duplicates or not the plants probably going to Europe


 Yours in haste


 I F Holton
        