
          [?] Princeton May 18th 1840

My Dear Dr

I have deferred answering your several
letters so long that I am now almost
ashamed to write - Almost all
my time since you left Princeton
has been devoted to a series of researches
which are intended to form the 4th
number of my Contributions - I have
resolved every week of the vacation
to break off and give you a visit
of a few days but something has
constantly prevented and with the
exception of two days spent in Phila [Philadelphia]
I have remained as home. The 
college term begins this week on Thursday
and I shall therefore be obliged to pospone
indefinitely my visit although it would
give me much pleasure to be
with you for a short time. Bache

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Give my respects to Mrs T and Dr G. We are all tollerably well at
present but my sister has been very sick with a bilious fever and although
recovering is sill [still] very feeble Her life was dispaired of for some time

        