Transcribe Allen, J. A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1886-12-31)

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he can be persuaded to do so. I want very much to study your material as soon as it arrives, & I suppose I must go on to Rochester to start although it will be very hard for me to do so. Will write tomorrow or next day con- clusively on this point, if, however, the mountain can not go to Mahomet, then of course Mahomet must go to the Mountain! It is too great an opportunity to lose. I shall hope to