
          Tuesday PM 21 May 1849


 Dear Doctor


 What endless obstacles
 there must be in the way of a correspondence
 between Princeton & N.Y.!
 Your letter of Sat. is just received _ too
 late for those drawings to benefit you
 to-morrow. The object of this is to promise
 that they shall reach you by the early train 
 of Thrusday. I shall go down town on purpose
 to have this off so that you may promise
 for certain a lecture on Thursday if you
 choose. I am sorry I did not get it sooner.
 I shall not send your Ergot unless you write
 especially for it. The rest I will make up
 into a compact roll. I send my drawings
 of seeds with yours, you will find them of
 great service. I told you last Monday morning
 of my new Chemical course [crossed out: at] [inserted: chez] M. Hyacinthe
 Penquet. I hope you have received that
 letter ere this, tho' you evidently had not
 when you wrote last. Harn's & Co. have at
 last got a place - Broadw. bet. Deg & 
 Cortland, 3rd floor. They will positively
 move in a few days & I hope then the 

        