Transcribe Orton, James. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1855-10-11)

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Do you have the means of putting your theoretical principles & book knowledge to practice? The class of '55 is all scattered. It made a great debut in the world. It was the largest Commencement gathering, I believe, on record, at old Williams. Adams, Acker, Miller & Hammer are in the Theological Seminary with me; & Sibley, Foot, & Vander? are studying law, here. Forbes is teaching in East Windsor Ct. & Lincoln in Pittsfield. Washburn, Averill & Sandder are in Andover Sem. Washburn said he was going to write to you. Tomorrow the North Star sails for Havre - Oh how I wish my passage was engaged! But I can promise nothing but this poor letter. A party of young ^Amherst^ fellows - among them a classmate of mine at Williston Seminary go to travel in the South of Europe. I don't like to task you too much, but really I do like to read your letters: they bring back old times. The day I rec'd yours, I went to the Astor Library and read some of the lectures of ? de Beaumount on Natural History in French. I liked them much. Remember me as ever your old true friend in adversity as well as prosperity James Orton Top of page Please direct as before to Lisle ?Broome New York I think I never made such a blunder before as in directing my letters to Greene & Co. I was wondering why I did