
          Princeton Saturday
 Morng Dec. 20 1834


 My Dear Sir


 Since  my reciept of you kind
 letter of the 13th I have been unusually
 busy do not smile at the old excuse
 I have been in Phil and of course was
 obliged to do double duty on my return


 Besides this Prof. James Alexander had
 the misfortune to lose his younger little
 son the child died on Monday after
 an illness of a few hours from a sudden
 attach of croup. The family are much
 grieved with the loss as the little fellow
 was a universal favorate. His name
 same of his grand father and of the most
 interesting age of about 2 years and a half


 Owning to thes meloncholy event I have
 heard Prof. Alexanders [unclear?] as well
 as my own.


 The present senor class I think a 
 very interesting one and contains many fine
 fellows who will enter on the study of your
 department with zeal -- I am driving them
 very steadily in Natural Phil and wish
 if possible to finish my interm course before
 you arrival. I have given thus far in
 the session 3 lectures a week with our
 examinations on narrow lecture these with 
 my reputations keep me well employed


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 I have no intention as yet to leave Anthony even with the prospect
 before me of falling into the back ground -- I know �that it is place
 to see ones name in Print] a Book�s a book although this writing

        