
           Recd May 4th
And. Sept 26

Lexington Ky. April 26. 1836

Dr. John Torrey

Dear Sir,

Your very interesting pack-
age of plants came safely to hand some months ago,
and afforded me much gratification, containing many
things that I had not yet got in my herbarium. I was to
have acknowledged the receipt of it before but that I
waited to advise you, which now I do, of the departure
of another small package ^ [added: of Kentucky plants] for your acceptance. it is
put up with that from Dr Short.

I shall be much gratified to hear from
you on the receipt of it, and to recieve your opinion
on the correctness of the names, as well as the names
of those which I have not made out. Meanwhile
I hope that some of the plants may be of interest to you.

Very respectfully

Yours etc.

Robt. Peter

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