
          he sent it but this suffered even a worse delay that the paper 
and I got it late in Autumn. So you see the summer was 
for a userful studies a complete loss.

I hold Mr. Bartless alttogether inexcusable for neglecting
to give me a situation in his party for I have in possession a
letter written by him to Prof. [Joseph] Henry in which he says there
would be no difficulty in assigning me a place. However
as matters have turned out I could not have gone with
the party for want of funds since the money which Dr. Gray
supposed would be sent me in the spring or by Mr. Bartlett
has only now been received.

Dr. Gray writes me discouragingly from England but
I am not to be frightened out of my trip by prospects of
slow or dull [sale?]. I have made up my mind to go 
and I will go if I have half a chance. Maj. Babbitt Q.M.
gave me a very kind offer of tranortation if I had gone 
on this fall & I doubt not he will extend to me the same favor
in the spring.

I am now engaged in teaching the children of two families
at this place, am doing some good for others and earing
something if but little for myself besides being out of idleness
which of all conditions in which I can be [carat: placed][scratched out: in] is the
most irksome.

I have made some excursions with Mr. [Ferdinand] Lindheimer since I 
have been here. He has lately sent his last summer's collections
to St. Louis. thy will not probably present many novelties as they
have been collected on ground presently pretty well examined.

Last week we had extreme cold weather for the seasons during
sever days. The thermometer was a low a 6-8 degrees below
        