
          Ansd. [Answered] Nov 29th

[leave?] parcel by Mr. Thayer

Penn Yan Nov. 16th 1841

Doct. Torrey

Dr. [Dear] Sir,

About five days ago, I put on
board Canal Boat "Geneva" Capt. Alexander
Stewart, a package of plants for you and 
directed him to leave it at 17 South Street
Care of James Thayer. He will probably be 
in N. York next Friday or Saturday and
you had better call on one of those days
or at least the Monday following, as the
office is soon to be closed for the season.

I have sent such plants as I could procure
that you wished for your State collection. Many
in the list you sent me do not grow in
this region. In the package is another smaller
one directed to Dr. Gray containg [containing] a few species of
Carex & my opinions on the same, which do not
exactly agree with Torr. & Gr. [Torrey & Gray]. If I am wrong,
correct me. If right, give me credit for the same.
In your State Cat. [catalog] you do not put in Carex setacea.
I have sent what I call C. setacea. If you & Gray think
it something else, name it to me. Is C. [Carex] stricta
a good species? I never saw it. A number of specimens

[in margin]
If on enquiry at 17 South St. you should not find the package, perhaps you had
better go aboard of the Boat, which will probably be in Whitehall Slip.
        