The proofs which I received Aug. 27th and returned to printer Aug. 28th are some whereCorrected:somewhere. I had not changed the marginal references in the copy because I had before written to Mr. Wiggin to make fewer notations and more appropriate ones. When he returned the first proofs a befief Corrected: belief (but don't name this to any oneCorrected:anyone,) prevented my examining them as I should otherwise have done, and, to prevent delay, the proof was sent to the printer.

The second proofs have the most shocking flippancy in notations,and I have corrected them,and also made fewer of them, which will involve another delay caused by Mr Wiggin. He has before, changed his own marginal references which delayed the printing. Also he took back the word "cannot" throughout the entire proofs which he had before insisted upon using thereby causing another delay. I write this to let you know how things stand.