
          Philada [Philadelphia]  18th Oct 1839.   I reopen this letter &
take away the enclosures as my friend omitted to call for
the letter.  It will be very difficult to correspond cheap till
the Penny postage is adopted in this country after for which
we ought all to petition.

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Doctor John Torrey
Medical College Barclay Street
New York

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