did not meet the full requirements of Mr. Morse's comprehensive claim, 

 I could not but be aware that, while aiming to depose nothing but truth 

 and the whole truth, and while so doing being obliged to speak of my 

 own discoveries, and to allude to the omissions in Mr. Vail's book, I might 

 expose myself to the possible, and, as it has proved, the actual, danger of 

 having my motives misconstrued and my teiHimony misrepresented. But 

 I can truly aver, in accordance with the statement of thg counsel, Mr. Chase, 

 (now Governor of Ohio,) that I had no desire to arrogate to myself undue 

 merit, or to detract from the just claims of Mr. Morse. 

 I have the honor to be your obedient servant, 



JOSEPH HENRY. 

 To THE Board of Regents. 



