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two terms of 20 weeks or thereabouts. The pay is $800. (eight 

 hundred dollars) somethin' ! Now I may receive a letter from 

 them requesting me to come up there and give them a sight 

 of me, and I may be accepted and may not. Since I may not, 

 it is best that nobody know it. If I receive the appointment 

 there, it may be told of. Now if I go to Albany I shall want 

 my wardrobe replenished somewhat. I shall be obliged to 

 give up, in part, my economical student habits, and walk in 

 the first rank of society ! and I shall want some money, and 

 if I can make a good impression it will be almost the last time, 

 I hope, I shall trouble my very kind and good Father for 

 money. I shall consequently relinquish for the present the 

 idea of going to Europe, and if I obtain the situation shall 

 give myself to its duties. My expenses for the term will be 

 for board, rent and washing about $45. To Albany including 

 outfit, and I have scarcely anything fit to wear on such an oc- 

 casion I shall have to buy a hat a Panama is most durable, 

 I think $2.50, coat 4 or 5, pants 3 or 4, shoes 3.00, hdkfs. etc., 

 call the outfit $15. I hardly dare undertake the journey with 

 less than $10., though in my student way of doing things $5 

 would be amply sufficient. Then at the close of term I must 

 go home. I may have to stop at Albany for some business or 

 other there, so here goes for $15. Thus it stands 



Term expenses due 27th of July, $45.00 



Outfit and money to Albany wanted soon 25.00 

 Money home wanted 27th July, 15.00 



$85.00 



I hope not to be obliged to use all this, but want enough in 

 every contingency. If I should not get the situation it would 

 be rather bad, but the prospect is so fair I had better try for it, 

 had I not ? If I should get the situation I would not exchange 

 it for any place in the country for The University of 

 Albany is going into operation next winter, and will in time 



