Publication InformationBurlington July 6 '59

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Dear Baird

I am glad to hear you are coming to the North, & hope to see a good deal of you & Mary. I expect to start for N.Y. on Monday, if Mrs M. is able to move. I shall take her to Massachusetts, where she will spend a month or so, at a brother's, with her sister Lucy, who is now in New England. At any rate, she will return in time to hold much talk with Mary She says she can satisfy Mary, that Dr Hodge can do her no good, &, I am afraid it is so. When in N. Y. last

winter, she was prevailed on to see Dr B[ackus]. He confirmed her previous impressions as to the organic and incurable nature of her malady, although he says she may, and probably will be, better. I doubt, however, whether he thinks any considerable improvement possible. She has been by no means as well this year as last, and is just beginning to sit up, after several days confinement.

Here is a young lady, a nice, promising, earnest girl, who is quite an entomologist. She wants insect. pins. Where can I find such in N.York? N.B. Ether won't kill 'em, probatum est. What will? I expect to be at the Astor House

on Tuesday & could you write a line to me there to say where I shall find the pins? Much obliged to you for the pamphlet.

I shall return home about the 20'--more or less. Let me know your movements as well as you can.

I suppose the printers will begin on my lectures next week. I don't expect much from them of either coin or credit. What made Gilliss write me such a foolish letter about the Italians? I'll pay him off by abusing the Chilians. Also, I'll write to Lucas and stop his expedition. I trust there's virtue enough in the Italians to hang the Pope and dozen of red- legged cardinals, not to speak of priest and Jesuits. Love to Mary.

Yours trulyG. P. Marsh