
          Princeton Sept 8th 1847

My Dear friend

I am sorry to be
the bearer of bad news. Rogers
is elected. The scale was
turned by the action of the 
faculty; all the members of
which except Dr. [Made?] went
strongly for him. Dr Wood
with Dr. [Honnes?] went around
us I am informed, with Rogers
to the members of the Board
advocating his claims.
Rogers operated through the
younger members of the Profession
        