
          Princeton 8 nov 1852


 Dear Dr. Torrey


 Today, for the first
 time since Saturday's lecture I have
 my working dress on. The ague
 made me its third unwelcome visit
 on Friday night. It did not damage
 my lecture [inserted: of] Saturday but its paroxyism
 of Sunday came earlier than
 I expected & was very hard. I went
 to church soon after it began &
 before I knew the fact; & after church
 I went to Dr Macleans. At 5 P.M. I heard
 the clock strike & readily found where
 I was but was obliged to wait till
 the Dr. came in before I could tell whether
 it was A.M. or P.M. Next morning I
 could not instantly tell on which
 side of the Alleghanies I was! Indeed
 my mind was a little numb till
 Tuesday morning. The ague is now
 broken & Dr S says he will keep
 it off. But I have lost a great deal
 of precious time that I needed
 very much. I have letters to 
        