I <hi xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#u" hand="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012069 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118554700">wrote shortly to <choice> <abbr>Prof.</abbr> <expan>Professor</expan> </choice> <persName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0003264 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118509470">Berghaus</persName>,</hi> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><hi xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#mMM" hand="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012069 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118554700"><hi rendition="#u">requesting him</hi> <hi rendition="#uu" hand="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012069 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118554700">to delay</hi></hi> till we should <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />hear whether the <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Govt:</abbr> <expan>Government</expan> </choice> would wish <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />to take any part in & propose any <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />alterations to the plan<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">.</supplied> This they <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />do not & as nothing it appears to us <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />can be better than the <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#s">proposal</del> <add place="superlinear">plan</add> </subst> you <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />& <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Prof.</abbr> <expan>Professor</expan> </choice> <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0003264 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118509470">Berghaus</persName> have made we think <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#s">it</del> <add place="superlinear">the details</add> </subst> better left wholly to the judgement<pb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" n="3r" /><hi xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#mMM" hand="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012069 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118554700">of that distinguished & experienced man<supplied cert="high">.</supplied> <lb />The money<note place="inline" hand="#unknown">money</note> is lodged with my <persName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011993 http://d-nb.info/gnd/11698094X">Father</persName> <lb />to be remitted exactly as you propose <lb />& I shall <hi rendition="#u" hand="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012069 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118554700">write by this mail</hi> to <choice> <abbr>Prof.</abbr> <expan>Professor</expan> </choice> <persName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0003264 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118509470"><choice> <abbr>B.</abbr> <expan>Berghaus</expan> </choice></persName> <lb />again.</hi> I wish the sum could be larger<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />I am sure <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Prof.</abbr> <expan>Professor</expan> </choice> <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0003264 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118509470"><choice> <abbr>B.</abbr> <expan>Berghaus</expan> </choice></persName> deserves that it should, <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />but Mr. <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011923 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118863703">Hodgson</persName> is no longer in the <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />service, & our private means are limited<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">.</supplied>