
          will be glad to hear that
we are well. Lady Hooker
& my son send many
kind regards to you. The
latter has made his offer
to Professor Henslow's
daughter (the eldest) &
is accepted, but will
I believe before he marry,
take a run to
the East Indies for a
few weeks to make
himself familiar, before
he settles down, with 
tropical botany, & also
to see the mighty Himalaya.
Faithfully 
& affectionately
yours, 
W.J. Hooker
        