
          Dr John Torrey             Philadelphia 15th Oct 1839
N Yk [New York]

My good friend.  I wrote you not long ago
I now avail of a private hand to send you by anticip [anticipation]
the last sheet of my Autikon 1st part & the 2 first
sheets of my contemplated  Journal of Natural History.  
You see I try to keep you acquainted with my doings
any how.  I wish you write with yours.  I hope you
will get me some Subscribers for the Journal.  
Meantime as the times are rather hard with us here
& you [added:have] plenty of good money in New york and probably
will be flush yourself at the opening of your College
session, I request that you will remit me as soon as you
can the following little Bill at the bottom of this letter
for books already sent you, or that I shall send imedtly [immediately]
on receipt of this small sum; it will be a trifle for you
& yet be useful to me to go on with my works for which
I always pay cash.

Your old friend
C.S. Rafinesque, Prof
172 Vine Street

PS If you prefer I will draw on you.

Dr. John Torrey        Due to C.S. Rafinesque for some books 
sent him or to be sent

3 Nos.  2 New flora of North America 4 Vol (3 sent already, 1 to
be sent at $3 each                                                                                         $10

3 Nos.  2 Flora Telluriana 4 vol of (Ditto Ditto)  $5 each                    $10

+  2 Sylva telluriana, Trees & Shrubs of N.Amer
& American Grove             2 Vol at $5 each                                      $10

+  2 Autikon Botanikon      50 cts                                                                $ 1
+  2 Monographs of Mulberry trees      50 cts                                         $ 1
?  1  Philosopy of the Hebrew Bible                                                          $ 1
+  1 Subscription to Annals [illegible] Good book                                 $ 5
$ 38

Books to be sent gratuiti only on receiving the above

2. Improvements of American Colleges         1839
2.  Ancient Monuments of N. & S. America    1839
        