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—Sept 20, 1866.—

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University of Miss
Oxford, Miss.
Sept. 18^th 1866

—University—

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Hilgard—Eug. W.
State Geologist

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Letter of—

Asking opinion abt what he should do in relation to the publica-tion of a private letter by his indiscreet correspondent casting a slur upon Legislature for this action in reference to publication of his Report.

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Private

[seal]

Oxford, Sept. 18, 1866.

Gov. B. G. Humphreys

Dear Sir,

You may have noticed in the papers a letter of mine to Capt. Hargrove, most indiscreetly made pub-lic by the latter, in which I spoke of the bad prospects of my Report, and, inci-dentally, rather cast a slur upon the action of the legislature. I need scarcely ex-plain, that the letter was a purely pri-vate one, written to a gentleman who had on several occasions discussed this matter with me, and whose motive in the publi-cation I am not now disposed to impugn, whatever may be said of his discretion. I greatly regret this untimely sally—hope it may pass by unnoticed; at all events I don't see that I can do do anything