
          Williams College Sept. 24th 1838


 Dr Torrey


 Dear Sir


 I received your letter towards 
 the close of the last term but did not
 answer it at that time as I expected at that
 time to visit Boston during the vacation
 & thought it might be well to look into
 some of the shops there. Having been prevented
 however from going & take this opportunity to say
 that I should be glad to have you pursue
 the course in relation to the Air Pump [?]
 you proposed. I am anxious to get the instruments
 up the river before it closes together with the
 other articles if they can be convenently [conveniently] obtained.


 I have taken a short pedestrian tour this vacation 
 & collected in my [added: way] some minerals & a few plants
 one species of the Gerardia new to me which grows
 on the sandy plains of the Connecticut, sweet scented,
 also another plant I think a polygonum new to me but common 
 I see them which I have not had time to investigate.


 We must by all means have a volume of
 your Flora which you may consider the College [crossed out: illegible]
        