
          imagine is in no danger of being disturbed at the Mint. 
 He has held his place though through one or more Whig administrations, 
 and if the Whigs expect to sweep out the 
 incumbents of such places, that I hope they never will 
 get in, that's all. As soon as you hear that 
 Henry declines, I hope you will let your name 
 be brought forward. 


 You have heard of Mr. Laurences [Abbott Lawrence's] of donation of 
 $50,000 to our scientific school. Noble is it not.
 We shall have more yet. Agassiz & Desor
 have gone with Mr. Lowell to Niagara, to return
 via Champlain and White Mts. [Mountains], about the end of 
 this month. You will see him hereabouts when 
 you come on, as I trust you hope to do, after your 
 Centennial Commencement. Bring the Compositae then, 
 of Expl. Coll. [Exploring Expedition Collection], also Scrophul. [Scrophulariaceae] & the other Monopetalous
 families that I have elaborated, and we will fix the 
 greater part of them while you are here. 


 As to the Exped. [Expedition] Algae &c, pray do not raise 
 points that they have already decided (however 
 wrongly) at Washington. Let the Algae come into 
 your own hands, if there is no one else, and then 
 send a set to Harvey, whom it will be easy to explain 
 this matter to, and arrange to satisfaction of all parties. 
 Harvey is now engaged on [crossed out: Algae Antar a
 Century of a Monogr. of] an Algologia Amer. [Americana]
 Austr. [Australiensis] Extra-Tropicae. 
        