
          trust you will not judge me so harshly as to propose
 that I am capable of ascribing to either
 of you a sentiment unworthy of the rank, which
 you both hold among men of science, or of
 imputing to either an inaccurate appreciation
 of the conflicting considerations, which have
 been presented to you, & between which it has
 devolved on you to choose. My letter was
 written in great haste, & amid the pressure [of]
 official duties. I kept no copy; but I fear 
 I may have given cause, by a careless expression
 of my news, for an inference, which 
 does injustice both to my feelings & intentions.
 I hope to be in New York in a few weeks,
 and that I may have the pleasure of seeing
 you. I am not aware of the arrangements
 contemplated by the Governor in case
 you decline.


 I am very respectfully
 your obt srvt [obedient servant]
 J.A. Dix
        