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Milwaukee Jan 13th 1837
Dear [illegible]
I moved be glad to be with
you to [illegible], [illegible] help to organize a
institution [illegible] to the intelect of the
study of [illegible], but meet [illegible] myself
that [illegible]. Perhaps I shall be
able to meet with you [illegible]
and to do something from Annie to
[illegible] to promote your [illegible] object.
There are friends of [illegible] enough
[illegible] and about Chicago to keep [illegible]
an Institution in active operation; and
you have rich [illegible] enjoyed to [illegible]
[illegible] by [illegible] the necessary [illegible]. ~
I hope the present effort will be
[illegible]; and that [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] hear of your "Academy" taking
[illegible] with the