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Montgomery Ala. April 28/92 Lyon G. Tyler esqr Prest. W^m & Mary College - Williamsburg V^a My dear cousin - Your letter of 26th forwarded to me here. I feel entirely satisfied with the fruition our [?] for the old college. When I arrived in Washing ton, I saw that the [?] have restored to make the appro = priations at this session, [?] able for the [?] [?] experience of the Govt.

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This for [?] affect - Bellz[?] the [Ch^aq] the Comm. in was [?] in the H-R. intimated on much to Me, and said, that the Com = mittee had [?] on this course, and that [?] support could be respected till the close of the session. After consultation with Mr and Dr Lauren of your district, [?], Daniel, Tucker, [?] of the V^a delegation, if may argued, that if the House Com. would report promptly [underlined], we would not [?] it in the House at this session. [two lines crossed out]

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You will understand how much influence a favorable report in the H-R. would avail in the Senate, where a [?] identical [?] [?] had him introduced, & I argued with Beltzh[?] Com. that if they [?] report favorably at me ["at me" underlined] I would not act the House R. to consider the Senate [?] [?] [?] at this session. [?] reported it the next day! Mr. S[?] this [?] is the appropriation, [?] adapter by the Party, in under the make a favorable

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contrast. ^ of the amount of appropria= = tions made by a domanation H-R. at its ["the" crossed out] first session, which the extravagance of R[?] [?], the [?] # [?] I could not in honor act its consideration at this session, & if considered it would be de[?] or endan- =gered, wherever Beltzh[?] Com. when the Senate Bill is confirmed to it will make a report [?] it as a substitute for the House Bill, & [?] it [?] [underlined], or as to have it high up on the Calendar

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by the december session - which comes after the P[?] Election On the 1st Monday in dec, there will be no d[?] protection of Sh[?], asst. committee &c. Beltzh[?] wrote me, that he would do all in his honor to pass it then [underlined], & I have many assurances from strong men that they will then help earnestly ["then help earnestly" underlined], while if called on to vote at this session, they could oppose it, in vote for postponement [underlined], which [?] would join it a black [?]. It will not do to speak [underlined]

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of this arrangement, but Lauren, Daniel, [?], will all assure you, it leave not only wise and prudent, but necessary [underlined]. You must give us, when [?] [?] the ground, audit for the exercise of judgt, however [?] you may be for ^they^ function and leavy defense. You may [?] aspire to this, or read it to Sir [?], but with injunctions not to speak of it as a bargain. With kind regards to M[?] family & my hosts of friends in old Williamsburg [?]fully my fr^d & [?] Henry G. Semple