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not the less so, because I had asked him to write and ask others to unite as a personal favor; I thought that it might perhaps do something to prevent the removal, if I wrote stating the opinion you had expressed to me about such a removal.  I wrote; a copy of my letter is enclosed in one to you, from him.  Soon after I rec'd a letter dated March 18th, very pleasant but finding fault because I had not written since my first letter, as if I was his private amanuensis, and not worth the trouble of an acknowledgement.
    Since then, however, that nothing should be wanting on my part, I have written frequently and however irritated I may have been, have been carefully politely and explicit in all that could interest him.  I have written to him nine letters including the first long one.
    By return of mail I rec'd a letter from Walker which with my answer to it will be found enclosed in one of his to you.
    I have heard nothing from him since and have only one other letter from Stimpson.  S. is busy but in a man of Walker's habit it is simply [[underlined]] "airs" [[/underlined]]; this dignity which can not stoop to an act of common politeness.
    I appreciate fully Mr. Walkers value to the academy and to you as a friend, his excellent

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