
          Recd. June 7th
Ansd. [Answered] Sept. 3rd.

Cincinnati May 29th, 1833.

Dr. Torrey

Dear Sir

I have been a resident
of this city about two months, a portion of which
time, I have spent in herborizing in the neighbourhood.
This region is remarkably similar
in its vegetable productions to the the central
parts of Ohio. I have as yet added but few new
species to my herbarium. I am intending about
midsummer to make an excursion of a couple 
of months to the prairies of the Eastern
and Northern parts of Indiana. From what
I can learn from surveyors and others, I expect
to meet with much that is rich and rare.

My principal motive for writing now, is
to request you to inform me when your
Synopsis of North American plants may be
expected: also the size and probable expense
of the work. I sent you a package
of plants by Mr. Barr, a merchant of Columbus, 
about the first of last month. I
presume you received them in time.

        