Box 1

Lists expectations of David as a Christian.

Discusses missions and missionaries.

Went walking in Newark, saw pretty girls through the windows, thought of Diedrich Knickerbocker's tales of Nieuw Amsterdam. Urges David to complete his theological studies.

Refers to John T. [Demarest's] new daughter. Discusses the beneficial effects on a religion of fervent piety in its theological schools.

Humorously describes how John Johnson [1836] came to preach and fell in love with "one of the fairest damsels in the land."

Discusses student protests and his ire when the faculty ruled that students must stand and face them at prayer. Theological ruminations.

Again exhorts David to remain in the seminary until his studies are completed.

Encourages David's expressed interest in traveling to the South after completing his studies, perhaps to travel for two or three years once he has his professional certificate. He can write sermons during this time.

Short note, difficult to read, may be a letter of introduction for a visit to London.