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legal right, the Bureau took possession of the building as before stated, & the agreement with Genl Andrews, [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough]] may the best bargain that beggars could make. The College is now, in plain English, occupied by a pack of thieves - Twenty thousand dollars would not repair the damages of the last four months, & these little dirty Schoolmasters, & mistresses , are gradually ruining all the beautiful wax models &c &c that I spent a Year, & between $30,000 & $40,000 in Europe collecting - ! Mr Forsyth & others who have met you, think of you as a gentleman, one of intelligence & education, who would find nothing but disgust for such conduct. & I hope you will therefore pardon me for the strong language I have used. I have been so outraged by this I & other similar matters, that I am hoping to save enough from the [[?]] of my property to get out of a "Free Country" Very respectfully Your Obt. Svt. J.C. Nott, M.D. Genl. Wager Swayne Commanding &c