
          Detroit, Nov. 1, 1831

My dear Sir,

Mr. John Sprague, son of Dr. Sprague of
the Army, a young gentleman, who has been in a
mercantile house in this City for several years, is
about to leave [illegible, crossed out] for New York, with a view to
perfect hmself in that branch of business, and
I take the liberty of commending him to your
favorable notice. Mr. S. is a young gentleman of
intelligence and good moral character, and being
desirous of cultivating an acquaintance with some of
the good people of New York, I thought I
might render [added: him] a service  [crossed out: to] by an introduction
to yourself and Mrs. Torrey.

I send you Mr. Schoolcraft's [Henry Schoolcraft] and Maj. Whitney's
address before the Historical Society, and lament
that the first one delivered before that visit to town
by Gov. Cass [Lewis Cass] is not to be had, the whole edition 
having been exhausted; another one, however will
appear [added: soon], when you may expect to receive it. The
three addresses present a concise history of this
meeting, [crossed out: from] down to the conclusion of the last
[line?]. I have endeavored, in vain, to obtain
        