Transcribe Orton, James. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1856-08-09)

of Mr W. but hoped to soon. Of course all I could do was to wait patiently; and I did not write you for the reason that I was </u daily > expecting an answer. I waited & waited; and only a few days ago I received intelligence from Mr Hunt saying that he had given up in despair. He had not seen Mr W. (probably he had left for Geneseo); he had made application to other bene- volent men in the city - but in vain. He seemed to feel deeply grieved that he could not ac- commodate me; & wrote a very feeling letter. As you said you would either return in August or (if ^you^ obtained a loan) go to London; so I was at a loss to know whether