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I fear the particles of which you are composed, and those 

 of some fine ladies there, are sufficiently homogeneous to 

 possess in a great degree the attraction of affinity. If so, 

 I am convinced that on near approach they would cause 



such a fermentation as would produce a composition 



As to College affairs, they go on much in the old way. We 

 had many convulsions last quarter, many furious " spasms 



of infuriated" Sophomores and Freshmen Mr. 



Fowler's door almost split to pieces with stones ; my win- 

 dows broken ; Freshman publicly dismissed ; Sopho- 

 mores - - and - - sent home ; T , Sophomore, 



rusticated three months ; and W , Freshman, sent off. 



Nothing but wars and rumors of wars. This term there 

 appears to be some disposition to enter into a treaty of 

 peace ; at least, a cessation of hostilities is agreed upon. 



The time of your return is now so near that we begin to 

 anticipate much pleasure from a relation of some of your 

 chemical experiments. "Wishing you a safe return, without 

 leaving your heart in any laboratory in Philadelphia, 

 I am, sir, 



Yours with esteem, 



MOSES STUART. 



FROM PROFESSOR DAY. 



YALE COLLEGE, January 7, 1804. 



I AM much obliged to you for your plan of lect- 

 ures, so far as you have already arranged them. As for 

 myself, instead of having written my fifth lecture, I have 

 not written my first, and probably shall not this long time. 

 My present course of instruction occupies all the attention 

 which my health will allow me to pay to the subject. My 

 principal object at present is to collect and arrange the 

 most important materials in a course of philosophy. I so 

 contrive the business as to communicate the substance of 

 these, in my recitations, to the Senior class, and at the same 

 time preserve them for future use. I take the several 



