
          P.S. I have however seen Van Wyck
and indirectly have given in a helping
hand

I have not as yet seen the Secretary
of the Smithsonian relative to the application
of Emory but shall do so
on Monday - I made an appointment
with him [added: for] yesterday which he
could not keep on account of an extra
meeting of the Cabinet I shall see
him by appointment on Monday

Nothing new except the [crossed out: appointment]
discussion of Owens from Cuba. He
was a member of Congress last year
and is an intimate acquaintance of [?]
[Nesbit?] by whom I was introduced to him
He is a very amiable man but rather
[ineficent?]

J. H.
        