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he is to instruct in Hebrew, and be Librarian. Whether 

 he or the senior tutor is to matriculate is yet a controverted 

 point. His salary I suppose is to be made up much in the 

 same way: one hundred pounds instead of a tutor's salary ; 

 thirty -six for Hebrew instruction ; something for keeping 

 the library ; and fifty pounds taken from the salary of Pro- 

 fessor of Divinity, will make up the two hundred pounds ; 

 which, it would seem, is to be the whole Professor's com- 

 pensation. I was surprised to hear Dr. Dana say the other 

 day, that he should strongly oppose the idea of giving 

 houses to professors. It seems, then, we have calculated 

 too much upon the premium matrimonial. We must learn 

 a little of Mr. Jefferson's republican economy, to support 

 families upon six hundred and seventy dollars a year. Mr. 

 Kingsley, when he left town, requested me to inform you 

 that he regretted extremely that he was unable to write to 

 you ; that he had several times taken his pen, but was 

 obliged to drop it He was so unwell during commence- 

 ment week as to be unable to attend to any business. We 

 hear he is better since he has been in the country. He 

 left the following list of books, which he has obtained the 

 President's approbation to have forwarded for the library, 

 and which you will add to your catalogue : Bingham's 

 " Ecclesiastical Antiquities," Jortin's " Remarks on Eccles- 

 iastical History," with the continuations, Father Paul on 

 Ecclesiastical Benefices," Bowers' " History of the Popes," 

 the first two volumes are now in the library ; the other 



volumes are much wanted I wrote in my last for 



a few mathematical books. The principal were Hutton's 

 " Mathematical Recreations," and the works of Donna Maria 

 Gatona Aymsi, female professor at Bologna, translated by 

 Colson. This is for de curiosity of de ting. As for myself, 

 I am as happy as I ever expect to be in this world. My 

 health, I think, has not been so good these four years as it 

 is now. I am the same steady, silent, slow-moulded jogger 

 that I always was ; and as affectionately yours as ever. 



J. DAY. 



