
          Wms. [Williams] College  Nov. 3rd 1822.

Dear Sir,

My brother is about to start for N. [New] York,
and I seize upon a moment to write you. I sent a 
line from Pittsfield, but know not whether you got 
it. In that letter I asked you, if you could get me some 
Potassium. I want a little, & it is so troublesome to 
make it, that I had rather buy it. If you sent any by
Mr. Day, I shall get it. If you did not, & know of any you 
can get, brother Wright will pay you for it & bring it. I
want it so much, that I [report?] the request that M. W.
may bring it if there be any. In Sept. I wrote you a letter
by George Griffin Esq. of your city, or rather by his
daughter, so that I am more than ever in [?] of
letters.

I returned from Pittsfield as I hoped, &
began my lectures in college immediately, & have
lectured eight times a week ever since. This occupies
my time so [prefectly?] that I do nothing else.
I did expect to have some leisure today, but unexpected 
business has called me so much from my Lab. [laboratory]
that [galvanism?] has driven me too hard to get time
to put up minerals for you. At sunset I put up
half a dozen rarities. I could not see to look
for more. As I was unexpectedly called to Pd [Philadelphia],
I could do nothing about the minerals you wanted,
        