
          and entered upon the study of Divinity [added: in Deerfield] and Mrs.
W. has returned to her home at Amherst.

I wish you would send me all the [moss?]
you find in my [Monical?], as well as all the
materials for the Dictionary. I wish to give
considerable Addenda & Corrigenda at the
end of your catalogue, for my Manual.

With respect to branches to the N.Y. Lyceum
I am still of the opinion that it would be for 
the interest of the Lyceum and science. But
perhaps I might differe with you respecting the 
manner and extent of the union. I should probably 
require more ceremony &c.[etc.] in the establishment of
a new branch; and would require that a certain 
proportion of the members of the branch should 
be members of the N. Y. L. &c.[etc.]

Jan. 4th 1819.

Every thing has intervened, which can be
named, to prevent my finishing my letter till
now. The Troy folks called for their specimens,
Dr. Steel of Saratoga called on me to name his
rocks for him, which he intends to add to his analysis
&c.[etc.] &c.[etc.] &c.[etc.]

When Dr. Low sent some sulphate of
strontium to Dr. Mitchell [In note to Phillips
Mineralogy, huge] who analyzed it? I have no
doubt of its being strontium; but Silliman 
says, he suspects it to be [banytes?]. If it is, it is
certainly a new variety. I never attempted any
analysis. I found that the specific gravity, hardness,
        