
          Princeton 13 Nov 1854


 Dear Doctor


 As to-day is the
 first week-day in which I have
 been neither teaching nor sick
 I can assure you I have enjoyed
 it as a treat. Do not imagine that
 "I've been roaming". for till yesterday
 I had not gone East of Mr
 Van Dykes nor west of Dr Shanks
 but last night I pushed my discoveries
 as far as Second Ch. & to-day
 has been a genuine working day.
 I read over Mr Kents Catalogue,
 noted some things that College ought
 to get next year & hunted over the
 chemicals to see if any thing was
 missing. I found some bismuth &
 also what I took for [Sb?] but it did
 not behave as I expected with blow-pipe
 or hot HCl. also some more
 in a paper, powdered. Expect to make
 Cl. on Wednesfay to use on Friday of
 next week. Will test said powders
 If you know that is not Sb please
        