
          Columbus Ohio Nov. 2 44

Dear Dr. Torrey - I now drop you a hasty
note making a request or two. But first I must
say that a reply to your esteemed fav. [favor?] of 43 and 
return of my thanks for the liberal loan of your
muscological materials has been deferred from time
to time until I could accompany them with a set
of the Alleghany moss etc. These mosses I am
not yet quite through with, but hope (D.V.) to be
so in course of 2 or 3 months more. I was greatly
deceived in my first estimates of labor a & time
required in their preparation.

Can you lend me your N. York catalogues 
published prior to 1821? If not its title and a copy of
its mosses & hepaticae will answer. From you herbarium 
I have strong reasons to think that catalogue contains
the original names of some 2 or 3 of our mosses now
known by other names. Your herb. has afforded me
most important aid in various instances - of this however
more hereafter. My best regards to Mrs. Torrey & Miss Elisa
& believe me your very cordially

Wm. S. Sullivant
        