
          speak with him in regard to yourself
He said that Mr Butterworth had
made a statement in regard to the
difficulty which looked as if one or
the other would be obliged to leave.

I informed him, that what you
had done was on the supposition,
from your letter of appointment, that
you had the right to nominate your
assistants; but that when it was
decided by the Secretary that the
Superintendent had alone the power,
you had acquiesced in that decision
and signified your intention to adopt
the course which might be prescribed
by your superior.

He said he was very glad to hear
this for he did not [crossed out: ?] [added: wish] to act in
the matter and fortunately since he was
convinced that you were a valuable 
        