66 EARLY UNDERTAKINGS. [1838, 
last week or two. I will send them, with this, to-mor- 
row; so look out for them. have not heard from 
you since I wrote you a pretty long epistle. 
On the 10th instant I tendered my resignation, or 
rather requested to be left out in the new arrangement. 
I supposed that it would have been accepted and no 
words made; but instead Mr. Poinsett sends me word 
to come on to Washington and have a talk with him, 
to learn more definitely what their plans, ete., are, 
and: thinks he will be able to remove my present dis- 
satisfaction, and if not says I may have leave to with- 
draw, but urges me not to insist upon resigning 
without coming on to Washington. Dana and Cou- 
thouy are also “avid to come on, Pickering being 
already there. Though this request yoaches me in 
such a form that I cannot claim my traveling ex- 
penses, and probably shall not get them (which is just 
like this nasty administration), yet I suppose I must 
go on. The only difficulty is that I am afraid they 
will ply me with such strong reasons as to prevail on 
me to hold my situation, particularly as their new 
plan has the advantage of leaving home all the block- 
heads and taking the best fellows ; and moreover some 
other very promising offers that I had have not been 
brought to bear very directly; in fact I see that I 
should get nothing satisfactory from them for a year 
or two. I intend to set out for Washington to-mor- 
row afternoon. I shall endeavor to make a very short 
stay, and if I come to any determination there I will 
try to let you know. 
I have scarcely time to write another letter; so 
please send this up to my father, who has not heard 
from me in a good while. 
Yours very truly, A. &. 
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