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The boys are thankful to Miss Maggie for the
letters and postage stamps received from her, Frank
is an indifferent correspondent, but Stevy says he
is soon going to return thanks for himself.
Miss [Serilto?] is at church this afternoon [?]
though it be.

We all desire to live kindly in your[crossed out: recollections] thoughts and the boys 
think that the [crossed out: ve] if the remainder of the family
are as pleasant as those they have seen (I
tell them they are) they would be pleased
to make the acquaintance of [rest?].

My best regards to all

Sincerely yours
Stephen T. Olney

To Prof John Torrey
NY. Assay Officer
New York

P.S. When you get ready to send C. [Carex] triquetra
[Carex] 
        