
          the afternoon of the day preceding commencement,
which takes place the first Wednesday of Aug.

The commitee are authorized to make this appointment ,
and should your reply be in the affirmative,
we shall place our  dependence accordingly.
Very repectfully
John Johnston
J.H. Goodale [C?] of Cu Society

J. Torrey M.D.

Dr. Torrey
Dear Sir,- Permit me to add my
personal solicitation to the above, that you will
honor us in the manner proposed. A visit from
you even without any such object in view, would be 
very gratifying to many  in this place, and especially 
at a literary anniversary; and may we not hope 
the two objects will be combined?

I was glad to hear from you a day or two 
since by Dr. Barratt who by the way, does not 
yet loose any of his enthusiasm in the cause
of science, and especially in Botany! I presume
his catalogue of the plants [added:growing naturally] in Middletown and
vicinity if it is ever published, will be one of the
best things of this kind that has appeared, and 
singularly accurate and full in references etc.
        