Therewillbenonecessityofyourcomingup。YoucanletMajorSmithreceivethefewhundredsofcashIhaveonhand，andIcanmeetyouonadaycertaininNewOrleans，whenwecansettlethebankaccount。BeforeIleave，IcanpaythestewardJarreanhisaccountforthemonth，andtherewouldbenonecessityforotherpaymentstillaboutthecloseofMarch，bywhichtimetheboardcanmeet，andelectatreasurerandsuperintendentalso。
AtpresentIhavenoclass，andtherewillbenonereadytillaboutthemonthofMay，whentherewillbeaclassin\"surveying。\"Evenifyoudonotelectasuperintendentinthemeantime，MajorSmithcouldeasilyteachthisclass，asheisveryfamiliarwiththesubject—matter:Indeed，Ithinkyouwilldowelltoleavethesubjectofanewsuperintendentuntiloneperfectlysatisfactoryturnsup。
ThereisonlyonefavorIwouldask。Theseminaryhasplentyofmoneyinbank。TheLegislaturewillsurelyappropriateformysalaryassuperintendentofthisarsenal。WouldyounotletmemakemydraftsontheStateTreasury，sendthemtoyou，lettheTreasurernotethemforpaymentwhentheappropriationismade，andthenpaythemoutoftheseminaryfund？ThedraftswillbepaidinMarch，andtheseminarywilllosenothing。Thiswouldbejusttome;forIactuallyspenttwohundreddollarsandmoreingoingtoWashingtonandNewYork，therebysecuringfromtheUnitedStates，inadvance，threethousanddollars’worthoftheverybestarms;
andclothingandbooks，ataclearprofittotheseminaryofovereighthundreddollars。Imaybesometimeinfindingnewemployment，andwillstandinneedofthismoney（fivehundreddollars）;otherwiseIwouldabandonit。
IwillnotaskyoutoputtheBoardofSupervisorstothetroubleofmeeting，unlessyoucangetaquorumatBatonRouge。