
          New-York September 17, 1846

Dr. Torrey

Dear Sir 
I have left in care of my brother J. Calvin
smith in this city a bundle of plants. There are about 
430 of them from Asia minor. They were collected by my brother 
Azariah Smith Jun. [Junior] missionary to the Armenians. There are also 
about 80 plants from the West Indies, and the southern 
parts of this country put up by another brother of mine. 
These last  are some of them labeled, & some are not. The 
brother who named them is not a very accurate botanist & some 
of the names are evidently erroneous. I have no books on botany 
that will enable me to determine these plants, and I
have brought them here in order that you may look them 
over, if you feel disposed to do so, and may give me the 
names of such as you may happen to know. If you 
care any thing about seeing them and will cause a letter 
to be put in the post office directed to J. Calvin Smith 
No. 15 Cocuties Slip, New York, telling him where to send 
them, he will cause them to be taken to you. And when 
you have seen as much of them as you care to [crossed out: do] you 
may write to him again giving the necessary directions & he will 
send for them.

Yours respectfully
Wm Manlius Smith

Doct.  John Torrey
        