
          society The Troy Lyceum of Natural
History. I suggested to them the [?] of
forming branches of the N. York Lyceum,
for the purpose of exchanging and loaning 
specimens, communicating facts, discovering 
&c[etc.]. I propose such a thing might
be made highly useful to societies and
to science. The president is Dickinson
president of the Farmers bank. I wish
you were snugly married to his daughter.
She is a good girl, only child a [hole in paper]
father worth 150 thousand dollars. And
she has an exalted opinion of you, at
least of your [mom?]; I cannot say what
effect your personal presence might
have upon her. Dickinson is a Yale
Scholar and a good fellow.

In haste

A. Easton

        