
          I can assure you that I am extremely anxious to see the several
nos. of your work that have by this been published but 
I cannot afford to loose them in the mail or otherwise.

I remain verry [very] truly yrs
MC Leavenworth

John Torrey MD

John Torrey MD
Professor of Chemistry & Botany
University of N York
New York City

I wrote about ten days since but the letter was lost by the
death of the express who was killed by the savages.
        