
          Amherst Oct. 28th 1848


 Dear Sir,


 I am very happy to send the
 enclosed though I fear that my opinion
 will not weigh much in your favour.


 I an glad to learn that you mean
 hereafter to make N. York your permanent
 residence. When I have beeen there once or twice
 within a few years I could not find you
 upon enquiry.


 I have thought it doubtful of late whether
 you were ever informed that the
 Trustees of Amherst College conferred on you
 the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. I left it
 for the Secretary to write you but learnt of
 [afterwards?] that he had not been in the habit
 of doing it.  It was conferred in 1845 & your
 name has now been upon our [?]
 Catalogue for three years with that tittle. It
 should have been done by some older College
 I know: but since it was not we wanted
 to offer it as a [?] of respect to
 your merits.


 A few weeks ago I sent by a young man
 several pamphlets relating to our College.
 Providence has indeed smiled upon us of late
 especially in the department of Nat. History
 But we have had a hard struggle to go through
        