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especially since he and poor Manross l were the first 

 Americans who worked under me here. Only one had 

 been here earlier, Mr. Booth, now in Philadelphia; but 

 at that time I was still at Cassel. One of the half dozen 

 Americans, who are working again in the laboratory 

 this winter, says he heard of Clark's going to Japan. 



The money for the Kornrumpfs, amounting to 12 

 thlr. 14 gr., was paid to me from Koln. At first I 

 had difficulty in finding the people, since they are no 

 longer here, but, as I afterwards learned, live at Har- 

 degsen. The poor devil of a husband, who finally came 

 to me for the money, was almost moved to tears. He 

 evidently did not expect so large a sum. He wished to 

 write you himself in order to thank you. I told him I 

 would do it for him. 



Now I have been interrupted by visitors waiting to 

 see me, and it is high time for this letter to be posted, 

 so that it shall arrive in due season to-morrow for the 

 steamer at Bremen. Farewell. Remember me to your 

 wife and greet all who remember me, including Pro- 

 fessor Shepard. 



In best friendship, 



Your WOHLER. 



Perhaps an opportunity will occur to you to have a 

 translation of the enclosed announcement printed in an 

 American mathematical journal or newspaper. If not, 

 then send it to the leading bookseller in New York. 



1 Newton Spaulding Manross (Yale, 1850; Ph.D. GBttingen, 1852) of 

 Bristol. Conn., and William S. Clark were fellow-students in Wohler's 

 Laboratory. In 1861-62, during Clark's absence at the front in the 

 Civil War, Manross taught his classes at Amherst College. At the end 

 of the year he raised a company of volunteers at Bristol, was made cap- 

 tain, and fell at Antietam leading his men. 



