
          Philada. [Philadelphia] March 11 1864


 My dear Dr.


 I have promised my
 friend Prof. Coppée to write to you
 in his behalf in connection with
 your College. He informs me that
 the Residency will be or is vacated
 by Mr. King & that he is desirous
 of obtaining it. Now from
 my experience in those matters
 I am well aware of the course of
 actions taken by Boards of Trustees.
 Who have a high responsibility on
 their hands and are directed by
 a sense of duty. Their object is to
 obtain the right man and they have 
 a far more extended idea of
 qualification than uninterested
 persons who look simply to the
        