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1826 & 1827.

service and am to go there also. Will go to the Jefferson Semi-
nary, Mr. Mann Butler, teacher.

Jan'y 1827. Employed by Judge Bates as rodman on the Louisville and
Portland canal under Judge Bates' son of Judge Bates. Am to go to school
when not employed on the canal Rec'd a letter from Prof. B. Silli-
man.

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 27th, 1826.

Sir:

I write to acknowledge your letter of the 11th. *** and to
thank you for the liberal spirit which you manifest in encouraging
a work designed to promote the public good.

Your remittance will cover more than volume 12; I do not know
what discount we must pay on Ohio money but believe it is 5 or 6
per cent.

Yours respectfully,

B. Silliman.

Mr. Lapham.

Feb. 12. The family arrived here from Lockport except Darius, who
remains on the Welland canal. We are now living in the village of
Shippingsport, two miles from Louisville.

Feb. 23. Left school today and commenced devoting my whole time to
the canal.

Louisville, Feb. 27, 1827.

Respected Brother:

I received you letter of Feb. 5th, requesting me to write
as soon as I got it, this monring [morning].

I am in good health, am not going to school, and commenced this
day to draw $20.00 per month; having before now been paid by the day
for every day I was out of school. ***

* The description of the Louisville and Portland canal
is omitted here; it will be found on page 14 in letter to Prof.