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place a mile above Diller’s mill is a limestone hill composed entirely 
of coral, Shells, of different species; encrinites, Trilobites and a 
variety of other articles too numerous to mention. Ammonites 
8 & 10 inches in diameter, are nothing extraordinary—— The stone 
in the woods by the railroad above Mr Watts farm is full of univalves 
as large as the palm of the hand. In some of the specimens, in 
fact on whole rocks, the corals stand in such relief from the face of 
the stone as almost to cover it. Sam & I were up yesterday to Mac- 
Farlane’s farm & brought home a great many. If the work is to be 
had I wish you could buy me Hitchcock’s Elementary Geology. It 
is a small book relating almost entirely to American fossils. If this 
is not to be procured get me the little work by De la Beche called 
“How to Observe,” Geology. I will pay you for them some of these 
times. F. Taylor advertized them both some time ago. All send 
their love & say come home as soon as possible. 
Your Affec. Brother 
Spencer F. Barrp. 
Enquiries as to the most advisable future plans led 
to the receipt of a letter from Dr. Marshall advising him 
to go to New York to study medicine, and this course 
was finally decided upon. On the 26th of October he 
left Carlisle for Philadelphia, remaining until November 
sth. During this time he renewed his acquaintance with 
various scientists, and met nearly all of those resident in 
that city. 
He travelled to New York by way of the Camden 
railway and ferry, reaching the metropolis in seven hours. 
The following day he secured lodgings with a Mrs. 
Moorhouse at 502 Broadway. Here he shared a room 
with two brothers named Hale, “paying ten dollars for 
three weeks, fire and lights extra.”’ In the evening he 
hurried to pay his respects to Audubon, by whom he 
was cordially received. He notes in the Journal: “Found 
him very unlike my preconceived idea of him.” 
