
          Cambridge July 31st 1855 


 Dear Dr. 


 Yours of the 13th inst. [instant]
 has been long on hand and unanswered 
 I have been overwhelmed with 
 work, and am yet, but this 
 week will finish up College 
 work. If I had your
 parcels for Hooker (Holton's) I 
 should have despatched a box 
 to him this week. It must 
 now wait a fortnight. Meanwhile 
 [crossed out: send] send anything you have. 


 My main point now (writing 
 while teaching young men) is 
 to ask about Sprague's Pope 
 bill, which was sent through 
 you receipted long ago. 
 One dont like the delay in 
 such a case. By & by the 
 clerk will say he has paid the 
        