Handwritten letter from Leonard Tafel in New Brighton, NY to John Pitcairn, Jr. L Talel thanks J Pitcairn for the “liberal renumeration” in exchange for tuition in Greek. Mr. de Charms has arrived and is boarding in the post office house (?) for $8/week. He wants to study Hebrew after Greek, but a chronic headache, which has affected him since last year, may prevent this. The second part of the Hebrew interlinear has been printed and is on its way from overseas. Tafel has also received proof sheets for the first six chapters of Mark from Leipsic. His German translation of the New Testament will be ready for printing in a month, and most of the Old Testament will be ready in three months. The preface will include his response to the German Protestant Association attacks against the divinity of the Bible and the Lord, and he will be assisted in this by his brother’s refutation of Dr. Strauss. Tafel has found the missing beginner Latin sheets, and Pitcairn is invited to Statin Island in October if he would like to take a course. Tafel sends love to their friends Child and Ballou and tells them to call in Hamilton Park when they are in New York. Names mentioned: Mr. de Charms, German Protestant Association, Dr. Strauss, Child (Walter C. Childs), Ballou (Frank Ballou) Places mentioned: Leipsic (possibly Leipzig?), Statin Island, St. I. Hamilton Park