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all three will lend their names & influence
this work.

I have given you a rapid view of the
present position of the Society, & wht. I think it
ought & can be. I have certainly no [??]
to figure prominently in this matter - [??]
other aim than the prosperity of the Society
the honor of the State. When I reflect
what youthful Minnesota is doing - [??]
flourishing Histl. Society, publishing proceedings
I feel mortified at the present [??]
our Society -- I am [??] that all noble
& honorable means shall be taken, to give
it a new impetus on the high road to honor
& prosperity.

[??] any thing shd. during the autumn [??]
you to Madison, let me hope that you [??]
come & see me -- & talk over these matters
more fully than I can well do on paper
could also see Mr. Lord & others, & hear all
sides. As a gentleman & Christian, as [??]
I am, I shd. be ashamed to be engaged in any-
thing disreputable to my character -- & [??]
to make an attempt to mislead others. [??]
if you take the interest in the Society [??]
reason to think you do, I really hope you [??]
try & use yr. influence in getting the Society
upon the right tack, without any reference

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