
          July 1, 1855


 My Dear Dr.


 I regret much the confusion 
 in the RR [Rail Road] reports, and
 the unseemly haste of the printers
 as to my part. I absolutely
 cannot give my reports now. If
 they can't allow them to stand
 longer, then I must submit to 
 them not appearing at all,
 or in some other way. I think
 it would be a good plan for you 
 to write to Col. [Colonel] Davis begging
 for his influence in favor of a 
 delay of time sufficient to do
 your part creditably, and send
 the letter to Prof. [Professor] Henry requesting
 him to deliver it, with his own
 views on the subject. State the
 great impropriety of having text
 printed at any rate before the 

        