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[102] oldest son, will offer no obstacles to his projects, but pray God to bless them. . . .


The subjoined letter of about the same date from Alexander Braun to his father tells us how the projects so ardently urged upon his parents by Agassiz, and so affectionately accepted by them, first took form in the minds of the friends.

Braun to his father.

Munich, February 15, 1829.
. . . Last Thursday we were at Oken's. There was interesting talk on all sorts of subjects, bringing us gradually to the Ural and then to Humboldt's journey, and finally Oken asked if we would not like to go with Humboldt. To this we gave warm assent, and told him that if he could bring it about we would be ready to start at a day's notice, and Agassiz added, eagerly, ‘Yes,—and if there were any hope that he would take us, a word from you would have more weight than anything.’ Oken's answer gave us but cold comfort; nevertheless, he promised to write at once to Humboldt in our behalf. With this, we went home in great glee; it was very late and a bright moonlight night. Agassiz rolled


Houghton, Mifflin and company, New York, Boston, 1885.

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