
          Freehold 6 Aug 1857


 Dear Doctor Torrey


 I had no time
 when I sent back the letter from
 Tuckerman. Now as Mr Willis
 is going tomorrow I must contrive
 to send you a line.


 For myself I have not
 much to write. Our Saturday's
 trip brought us nothing
 important.


 By the way the
 cause of Leroys non-appearance
 was a sad one - the
 failure of his employer. I
 fear he loses considerably
 besides being thrown out
 of business If you build
 I think you could use him
 to the saving to yourself of
 a few hundreds. He has been
 employed in superintending
 & paying off workmen on
 buildings ever since he left
 the Bible house and by the
        