
          conveyance and  thus he would retain it until I sent for it or
would dispose of it as I should direct - I first sent
to the No directed, by one of the students who found
the house of a Mr Hart as directed in South Street
but could hear nothing of a package for me He did
not however mention the name of John Turnbull

I next wrote to Mr Hart requesting him to leave it
at Jacksons bookstore Maiden Lane and then sent to
Jacksons by Prof Dod and gave him Harts letter
the package had not been received at Jacksons &
unfortunately Prof Dod gave me the letter in a moment
of hurry at the rail road just as I was [crossed out: going] [added: starting] in
an oposite direction to him for Phila [Philadelphia] I lost the letter
& do not recollect the address of Hart and am unacquainted
with his person He says in his letter that
he had an introduction to me some time since but that
I probably do not recollect him - were I in New York
I think I could find Mr Hart by calling on some of 
friends of Turnbull or at his last boarding house

Turnbull is a young Scothchman who resided some 
time in Albany and afterwards kept a lottery office
in New York. He [crossed out: is in a] [added: sails] last summer for Edinburgh
and took a package for me to Prof. [Porbes?] - He was
intimate at [Rawdon?] [?] [etc?] engraves in the
Exchange building and it is probable that someone
in their extablishment can tell where Mr Hant is to
be found. The student with whom I first sent
states that the house he called at was a grocery
in South Street not a very respecable looking place &
thus on that account he did not make as many inquiries
as he might have done he did not ask for a package
from John Turnbull but merely for one for Prof Henry

I am somewhar vexed to have a package laying
for 3 months in a city so near without being able
to get it. I have lately sent by Mr Philips but he

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I forgot to state as an item of intelligence that we have an extra servant about
College he is a carpenter and has been of great assistance in my lectures in making
wood articles; he works better than any carpenter in the village We will keep him if possible
for your uses the next summer.
        