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firm friend in all these matters : I am determined to 

 persevere for a little while yet before I give up all 

 hopes from science as a pursuit for life. I have now, 

 and expect to have, a great many discouragements, 

 but I shall meet them as well as I can, until it shall 

 seem to be my duty to adopt some other profession 

 for my daily bread. I have several plans before me, 

 some of which you would think rather bold ; but I 

 have not yet settled upon any of them. As soon as 

 I take any steps at all I will let you know. . . . 



I know little of what is going on in the town. I 

 have not been down into the business part of the city 

 over five or six times since I have been here. When 

 Mr. Rogers comes down, if he will let rne know where 

 he stops in season, I will see him. I shall write 

 again to some of you in a very short tune. Let me 

 hear soon from some of you, and though I have here 

 little time for writing letters, I will give punctual 

 answers. I remain, with love to mother and all the 

 rest, Very truly yours, 



A. GRAY. 



NEW YORK, November 17, 1835. 



To-day when I go down town I shall subscribe for 

 the " New York Observer " for you, and pay for a 

 year. The "Observer" and the "Evangelist" are 

 both excellent papers, and I hardly know which to 

 choose. I would send the " Evangelist," did not Mr. 

 Leavitt fill it up too much with anti-slavery. One 

 should if possible read both. 



I am now boarding at 286 Bleeker Street, but 

 when you write to me you may direct as before, as 

 I am at Dr. Torrey's a part of almost every day. I 

 have a very comfortable and quiet place, for which 



