76 LETTER-FILES OF S. W. JOHNSON 



(S.W.J. TO A. A. J.) 



11 Victoria Park, ]\Ianchester, Eng. 

 May 26, 1855. 



Dear Father, — I am at last in England. Arrived here two 

 days ago from Paris where I have been living three weeks. 

 I wrote last from Heidelberg about 4 weeks ago. I went from 

 there down the Rhine to Rotterdam, visited the principal 

 cities of Holland and Belgium in a hurry, and then settled 

 in Paris until coming here. I find Cousin Stephen living in 

 nice and comfortable style in the suburbs of this smoky town. 

 Victoria Park is a delightful place, a perfect English garden. 

 The house looks out in all directions on meadows, gardens and 

 handsome houses. I have not yet looked about enough to 

 know what I shall do. England is the place where I can 

 learn the most in Ag. matters but it will cost an awful sight 

 of money; shillings and crowns here are like kreuzers and 

 gulden in Germany. I believe I had better take the loan of 

 $500. poor Barnard provided for me and remain here as long 

 as I can, i.e. if possible till the middle of Sept. for then the 

 British Association meets at Glasgow. Prof. Liebig will be 

 there and would put me through a little. I also want to 

 attend the meetings of the Royal and Highland Ag. Societies 

 in July. 



In Paris I rec 'd from Stephen A. $ 50 . 00 



To get home to New York will cost by 



steamer and I don 't choose to go any other way 150 . 00 

 On the channel coming to London the other 



night I felt how miserable it is to go to sea 



My boxes etc. etc. getting them to whatever 

 destination I decide upon w^U cost I don't 

 know how much, but probably not less than 

 fifty— say 50.00 



$250.00 



