. 27.] TO MRS. TORREY. 69 



the boat in which I came up the river. He had 

 called the evening previous, when both Dr. Torrey 

 and myself were out. He informed me that the pro- 

 fessorship of chemistry, etc., was now established by 

 law on the same footing with the other professor- 

 ships at West Point, and that the pay of all was in- 

 creased, so that it is now equivalent to that of a major 

 of cavalry ; and more than this : he has been success- 

 ful in obtaining the place for himself. The stage is 

 nearly ready, and I must hasten. Did the doctor 

 meet Mr. Herrick? I have been thinking that, as 

 they do not know each other, the chance of their 

 meeting at the Astor House is but slight. I must 

 have given both him and yourself no little trouble 

 with my expedition trappings ; and if Herrick should 

 conclude to stay at home after all, which is not un- 

 likely, we shall lose our labor. However, tell Dr. T. 

 that I will do as much for him whenever he fits 

 out for an exploring expedition ! 



CLEVELAND, OHIO, August 12, 1838, 

 the 4th day of my pilgrimage. 



Ere this reaches you, a letter which I sent to the 

 post-office in Batavia, New York, will probably have 

 come to hand. The coach called for me before I 

 had finished, and I was obliged to take my portfolio 

 in my hand, and finish, seal, and address the letter in 

 the coach during a moment's delay at the stage- 

 office. I arrived at Buffalo a few minutes after sun- 

 set ; stopped at a hotel not very much smaller than 

 the Astor House, with accommodations scarcely infe- 

 rior. Learning that a boat was to leave for Detroit 

 and the intervening ports that evening at eight o'clock I 

 secured a passage. The internal organization of the 



