LETTEKS FROM PROF. AGASSIZ. 1$1 



Should you hear of a vacancy in some College for the 

 professorship of Natural Philosophy, I could recommend 

 you an acceptable gentleman. 



Eemember me to our colleagues in Cleveland, particu- 

 larly to Prof, St. John, Dr. Newberry and Prof. Brainerd. 

 I hope to see you and them in Albany. 



I am sorry to be tied for the whole summer in Cambridge, 

 but I have been wandering long enough in the early part 

 of the year, and must now make up for the time spent in 

 the field by work in the closet. Unfortunately, I have 

 reversed the seasons. 



With high regard, Sincerely Yours, 



L. Agassiz. 



Prof. KiRTLAND. 



Cambridge, February 1, 1853, 

 My Dear Sir: 



I would be thankful for a copy of your Cata- 

 logue of 1838, or for the Geological Report containing it. 

 I have never been able to secure either, although I have 

 had it for examination two years ago. 



I am very much interested in what you say about your 

 Lucisperca. North of us, we have also two species in this 

 part of the country, very easily mistaken one for the other. 

 Your Etheostoma maculata is one of the fishes I wanted 

 most particularly to see. I have something similar from 

 Missouri. 



Nothing could have prevented me from missing the 

 meeting in Cleveland except absolute inability; and even 

 now, though I am perfectly satisfied that your advice is 

 the only wise one respecting my health, I cannot leave 

 Cambridge, 



