
          Recd March 10th 1858
 Ansd. March 11th


 [Tennessee Historical Society Letterhead]


 Society Rooms, State Capitol,
 Nashville, Tennessee, 185


 To Prof. John Torrey, New York, City, N.Y.


 Dear Sir


 I take great pleasure in directing
 to you the enclosed certificate announcing
 your election as an Honorary Member of
 the �Tennessee Historical Society.�


 I hope sir that you will receive
 it as a token of their respect and esteem
 for you; for your eminent abilities; and
 for the services & the honor rendered our
 common country, by your laborious studies &
 scientific productions.


 I am Sir
 Yours Very Respectfully
 J. Meigs
 Librarian of the Society
        