
          them to buy a boat to live in. There is but one settled
 bishop in this presbytery_
 I am now past 30. A few [crossed out: years] weeks ago I determined to
 adopt plans which would serve me a home should other
 means fail. I think of buying 128 acres wild land at
 Hillsgrove. If no opening occur within 3 years for me either as
 Pastor or Professor (& I am out of the way of either at present)
 I intend to make a farm of it & try to get a wife. In that
 case I should be a dilettante preacher & naturalist & a bonafide
 farmer. This would be a field of much real usefulness but
 much more narrow than I am yet willing to accept but
 I am determined to have a family & not rove all my life.
 Were you in N. York still I would try to make arrangements to
 find employment in the city & teach & live in your family
 hoping that the tuition of yourself & Mrs T would fit
 me for something better than a farmer. After a month or
 two of manual labor which I need after my confinement at
 the South I intend to go to teaching again A situation in Platte
 Co Mo. has been proposed to me. I could probably save about
 $200 of my salary. I do not think I shall take it.


 I now turn to your letter. My interest in the Mid. School is undiminished
 & I have often enquired after it & its rival. I think you
 have been very kind to Dr Grant. I hope his son's affection will repay
 you - If however he is the lad who was once out in Illinois I think
 some grace will be necessary to render him a "wise son".


 I sent for the Flora this week - & for a half ream of Herbarium
 paper if you can spare it. As you have placed the $10 to my
 credit with W & P. you will please have them charge the Paper
 to me & credit the same to you. I am sorry I forgot to send at the
 same time for Dr Grays new work. You dissuaded me from
 buying his previous work till the 2nd edition. I hope you will find
 a few copies of your reoprt to dispose of. Your plants from Mesopotamia
 remind me of mine from [Beryovot?]. They bear an inscription
 from "Prof, Moore to Jos Constable Esq to Dr Asa Gray to Wm. J. Sullivant
 to Dr S B Mead to Rev I. F. Holton"!! And all this way they have traveled
 without labels! If I can get you to name them otherwise
 I shall add "to Dr Torrey" & send it along. Dr Mead wrote in March - He was
 a blazing Wilberite! Passover passed as you are aware without the [crossed out: W[?]]
 crash of worlds & so did 23 Apr. These disappoinments sobered him
 & one or two doses I gave him may have aided - but he still wants to
 see as many plants as possible before 23 Sept. Dr M. is a splendid species 
        