
          Ebenezer near Buffalo Jan. 14th 1858
Prof. John Torrey

Very Dear Sir,
The four proofs I forwarded last week
I hope you will have received. In the package with drawings
you sent me last there was into a dried specimen of Pinus insignis.
There is one Drawing with 4 cones on it or fruits among one is
P. insignis, which is placed to Pinus A. as you will find on
one side of the enclosed sketch. The Pinus A. I do not
believe that it is the P. insignus, shall I perhaps make a
drawing of the last named.
Pinus Torreyana I do also not knowhow to engrave it
as thus shown in the sketch which I have made, and
the fruit seperate. Besides the fruit P. Torreyanna there
is on the same sheet the fruit of Pinus sabiana, what
shall I do with that. As i can not go on with engravingplease inform me with the aboce, as you already
I must know it right.
I did not hear any yet [?] thing from Washington. Can't you
tell me how I may get the money, as you know
I rely [added: always] on your kind advice in all respect, and if not be
so much in want of money I would not trouble you so
much. I find also in the Contract I have signed for
engraving Emory's Plants, that there is, placed on it.
"For such as have an unusual number of details or analyses
thirteen Dollars each you told me in your last letter
it is $12 each. Please let me here by return of mail.
After I have engraved the Pines I have
no drawings any more.

Yours
Jos. Prestele.

        