Download or read book James Eights and John Torrey Correspondence written by James Eights and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Correspondence from James Eights to John Torrey, dated August 8, 1838, discussing the prospectus of Torrey's new project, "The Flora of North America." Eights gives Torrey advice on how to drum up subscriptions to the work and asks for news of how the U.S. Exploring Expedition is proceeding, as he can obtain nothing reliable in Albany.