
          I may have to wait a day or 
 so till I can go to Boston


 The true way is to get 
 Emory to bring out Riocreux
 for a year or so on a salary. 
 Then he could see what he 
 could do.


 I have not directly 
 asked Martius for a draughtsman 
 because I felt I had 
 no hopes there. 


 Sprague shall do some 
 work for Whipple; and 
 shall take some up as soon 
 as he has done the 6 for 
 Stevens Exped. [Expedition] (I had to rise 
 from 4 to 6, to take in your 
 Pigweeds.


 My old correspondent Miss 
 Morris of Germantown is now 
 here on a visit of a few days.
        