EN ae eee ee eee 
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firm friend in all these matters: I am determined to 
persevere for a little while yet before I give up all 
hopes from science as a pursuit for life. I have now, 
and expect to have, a great many discouragements, 
but I shall meet them as well as I ean, until it shall 
seem to be my duty to adopt some other profession 
for my daily bread. I have several plans before me, 
some of which you would think rather bold; but I 
have not yet settled upon any of them. As soon as 
I take any steps at all I will let you know. 
I know little of what is going on in the disias I 
have not been down into the business part of the city 
over five or six times since I have been here. When 
Mr. Rogers comes down, if he will let me know where 
he stops in season, I will see him. I shall write 
again to some of you in a very short time. Let me 
’ hear soon from some of you, and though I have here 
little time for writing letters, I will give punctual 
answers. I remain, al love to MESS and all the 
rest, Very truly yours, 
A. Gray. 
New York, November 17, 1835. 
To-day when I go down town I shall subscribe for 
the “New York Observer” for you, and pay for a 
year. The “Observer” and the “ Evangelist” are 
both excellent papers, and I hardly know which to 
choose. I would send the “ Evangelist,” did not Mr. 
Leavitt fill it wp too much with anti-slavery. One 
should if possible read both 
I am now boarding at 286 Bleeker Street, but 
when you write to me you may direct as before, as 
Tam at Dr. Torrey’s a part of almost every day. 
have a very comfortable and quiet place, for which 
