
          Professor J. Torry New York!

Dear Sir!

I take the liberty in writing a few lines to you - My friend 
Mr. [?] has agreed to my propositon 
to sale one part of the plant [?] to be collected on a route from 
Missouri to Oregon and there for some years with the Californian 
to the american botanists direct from my hands.

I had the pleasure in the successful exploration 
of the southern states and now I have the most attachment 
to the wishes to gratifying my taste for botany conchology 
at a proposed travelling to Oregon, the Californias 
coming spring - in this situation respecting your 
great influence and generosity giving aid to the Science 
take the liberty to trouble you [sire?]-with this 
badly written english letter in the good hoppe you will 
excuse me, and I will be happy to receive your jugement 
prospect for subscriber for the plant [?] the price which 
can be put on one [?] perfect specimens by colletion 
of 2 to 4 [?] large-I never sold plant in america 
and now I will satisfy the american botanist, with before 
[?] europeans same.

I expect to take the route with the first emigrants 
[?] from Independence Missouri [?] prepared 
and collecting a long the route as extensive as possible. 
I have not seen Capt. Freemont later report 
[?] do I [?] with botanist are ready going 
to that region fo the purposes of collecting plants 
largely. 
I wish to make Professor Dr. Asa Gray acquainted
        