24 Nov 1848 [1] (seq. 220)

Arrvd 27th
Princeton, Nov. 24th 1848

My dear friend.

Your letter of the 15th (post marked 17th) came
before I had answered your previous one. I received
it when I was extremely busy & could not reply to it at
once. I have been in the city only part of two days this
week. My usual lecture days are Tuesday & the three
following ones — but as Thanksgiving comes this week I omitted
the Friday lecture & postponed it till Monday next. This
accounts for my hurry since your last letter was recd.

I meant to have forwarded a draft for the interest
due you — but could not get one before leaving town,
& to save time have procured one here, — but it is on the
Bank of New York. You can, however, get it cashed
without difficulty in Boston & I will pay the cost if there
be any. As yet, very little money has come
in at the Med. College, or I would have sent more. There
is a great falling off in all the Med. Schools of New York
& some other places. I had supposed we would have
a good sesssion — but have been disappointed. I wish
you had not that to raise till a about the middle