
          Sabbath trains & with the latter
an account of the delivery of letters
& newspapers & remaining of the
mails on Sabbath. I shall give 
Mr. Miller [?] copies of our
Report etc etc for you which will
give you some idea of my
present position. The termination 
(when they do terminate) of
two Chancery suits resulting from
my brother in law's death & in
which I am compelled to take part
will, I hope relieve me from that
daily attendance to business which
at present I am obliged to give
for though my heart is in the task
I shd like to be able in 
my old age to devote a little more
time now & then to natural 
history. One suit has already
been decided in our favor - that
is in favor of my wife & her wishes
lest there was an appeal & so it
goes on for a time.

I have not quite given up
nat. histy. In taking possission of
        