
          Dr John Torrey  Lexington Ky  15th Dec 1820
New York

Dear Friend
You owe me an answer to
two letters.  I send you now a third by private convey
with another Prospectus of the Western Minerva.  The 
Journal is now printing & will appear in January as promised.
We have already about 100 Subscribers, but 250 are required
to pay the charges.  I hope you will have got some.
Send me their names when you write & pray let it be
soon.  Send me news and something for the Minerva.

I am astonished that you have not yet set me
the Systema Vegetabilium.  One copy by mail as I
told you, do not forget it.  I am told that your
Box is coming, but it has been coming these many
months.  It is hard to make quick exchanges.

Could I exchange 2 or 3 copies of the Minerva
for the new Journal published in New York by Col. Gardner
The Literary Repositor ? try.

Tell Dr. Mitchill that I'll exchange the Minerva
for the Medical Repository if he likes.

My Icthyology of the Ohio will soon be out.
I have finished the suplement [supplement].  It contains m species
in all 100 of which are new!

Have you rec'd [received] all my late letters?  Also the copies of
Annals of Nature to be forwarded to England?

I am in great haste & as usual  Your good friend
Prof C. S. Rafinesque

PS.  Our University has this [crossed out:year] [added:session] 268 Students
whereof 91 are medical students.

        