
          Washington DC
Oct 23.

Dear Sir

I have first recd [received] your
note & am happy to say that [crossout: the]
my estimate approved by the Secretary
of War, for arranging the Botanical
Collection is $600, considerably more
than you suggest. I would therefore
like to have as full a report as you
think advisable. It is not contemplated
to publish the drawings until
after January and I will endeavor
to arrange the matter as you wish.

The preliminary report which I wish
now to hand in is intended merely to
exhibit the amount & character of the
collection&  in this view not much
more than a cataloge was necessary.

I am anxious to set off the west for
a few weeks on business and only account
[your?] letter for that purpose.

I am very truly
Jno [John] Pope

Dr John Torrey

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