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New Haven, Conn.,

July 5th, 1886.

Hon. W. M. Springer,

Dear Sir:

I am quite sure you had no wish to do me an injus-
tice, but your remarks in the House last Wednesday, were certainly
unfair, if the Congressional Record was correct. I was virtually
accused of receiving a large salary from Yale College, and at the
same time, double pay for Government work. The facts are as
follows:

(1) I have never received a single dollar as salary for twenty
years' services in Yale College.

(2) For the preparation of Vol.VII, of Clarence Kings' Survey
(involving several years' work, and several thousand dollars of my
own money), I received no compensation whatever.

(3) All the illustrations in the article on "Birds with teeth,"
in the Annual Report of the Geological Survey for 1881-82, were
made at my own expense, and cost the Government nothing.

These were the two volumes shown in the debate, as examples
of extravagance.

(4) My acceptance of Government work was not of my own seeking, but since I have been on the Geological Survey, I have given my whole time to its service, and I have received no salary from any other source. Moreover, I have expended the greater part, if not all of my salary, for the interests of the work in hand.

(5) My nominal connection with Yale College has saved the Government several thousand dollars annually in rent, and has otherwise been of much service to the Geological Survey.

Such being the facts, you will, I am sure, pardon me for bringing them personally to your notice, not that I wish any public correction to be made, but merely to prevent in future a recurrence of injustice, however unintentional.