
          I would have proposed the following Seal for the Lyceum. A Beaver
and a Rose with the motto I labour and bloom.

I am not in corresp. [correspondence] with Mr Schwinitz but have sent him my Annals
I shall collect some seeds for you.  Our two Pavias, Coffee tree, etc
I am glad to see you correspond with Sprengel, Treviranus, Agareth,
etc.  I should like to enter in corresp [correspondence] with them if I could extend my
already extens [extensive] List of Correspondents.  In England, Ireland, France, Switzerland
Italy, Netherlands etc.  I have more than I can attend to.  I shall
send you soon some other copies of my Annals for your German friends
You must not expect any thing material from me till next Springs [added:rise of water].  I am 
now engaged deeply in collecting shells for Swainson, who has agreed to
give me [crossed out:live] [added:1000] plants for 500 specimens of our freshwater shells.
Believe me Very truly, Your frined, C.S. Rafinesque

PS Do you want to increase yr. [your] correspondence?
I could procure you many new friends in Europe.

Rotated left
C. S. Rafinesque
Sept 1st 1820
Recd  Sept 25th

Dr. John Torrey
Vice presidt [president] of the Lyceum
of Natural History

New York
        