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tended by him, nor let the
professor of Mathematics, whose
days & nights are given to his own
specialty, or overseen by one who
is either not a mathematician,
or else [?] in the science. So of
the other schools.

I have spoken plainly, because
I feel a profound interest in the
success of your grand enterprise -
the grandest ever conceived on this side
of the waters. I regret you did
not receive my former letter.
It was twice the length of this,
because it contained some enquir-
ies in relation to myself, which
I asked you to be so kind as
to answer. I will not repeat
them here, as I have not the
time, but I will do so in a