Erni, Henri 



1867, October 3 Ist 



Washington, D. C. 



TRANSLATION 



Washington, October 31, 1867 



you a small work about the analysis of wine as 

 wel1 565 with my article on grape disease. I mentioned 



r, ever having seen your article in 

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Through political maneuvers and the meanness and ignorance of the Commiss ioner Newton, 

 I lost my position as chemist and am working at present at the Patent Office; however, 

 I have the intention to move next spring (May) to my home town Zürich, and to open a 

 boarding school for young Americans and British if I succeed in being able to take 

 some pupils with me. I am married for 15 years to an American and since I am here, 

 I worked as Professor at Colleges in New England as well as in the South and should be 

 well q ualified to discipline "young America 1 ». I taught chemistry for three years, etc. 

 at the University of Vermont and my dear friend, Geo. D. Marsh (who is now in Italy) 

 spoke very often of you and gave me letters directed to you and to Dr. Wislicenus at 

 a time when I contemplated to move west. I wrote to Prof. Litton, a chemist, I 

 knew, who advised me against moving to St. Louis, and so I dropped the matter. I have 

 recommendations from Agassiz, Lilliman, Dana, W. Shepard, Jos. Henry etc. and would 

 be grateful if you would bring me into contact with parents who would be inclined to 



