
          Mrs. Perceval presents her compts. [compliments] and returns
her best thanks to Dr. Torrey for his most
obliging kindness, in sending the Musci
Genera, which she was gratified in receiving
yesterday; she only waited their safe
arrival, to acknowledge his note & to thank
him for the accompanying sheets of his
most interesting work, to the publication
of which, she has long been anxiously
looking foreward. Mrs. P. has to request
Dr. Torrey will obligingly insert her name
as a subscriber, together with some of her

[left margin: from the J. J. Crooke Collection]
        