
          Phila Oct 16 1869

Dr. John Torrey
My dear Sir

The package of "Schott"
ferns with your letter reached me yesterday,
and I have looked over the
contents with much satisfaction. Your
kindness puts me under renewed
obligations which I fear I cannot
discharge.
I had just finished culling out
& mounting, the specimens from the 
Kew distribution, & I am heppy
to report to you that I found
therein 87 species new to me. Beside 
this it gave me a large
number of specimens representing
different regions of country of many
species I had before. Moreover the
authenticity of names gave all an
additional value & enabled me
to correct some arrors in names

        