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An application for a leave of absence from Cadet W.E. Merrill for the purpose of graduation & recg. His diplomat the College of St. James was forwd. On the 12th Inst. to the Honble Secy of War & recomd. for favorable consideration. I t has not been recd, & has probably miscarried or been overlooked. On the reception today of your note of the 22nd, on the subject, finding the occasion to be at hand, I sent to Cadet M. to know, if by leaving at once, which would enable him to reach Baltimore by 4 A.M. tomorrow, he could reach the College in time, with a view of granting him the permission in anticipation of the assent of the Secy of War. He implied he could not arrive at the college in Season, & I therefore saw no benefit in giving him a leave of absence.
As his not being present has not resulted from any fault of his, I hope it will be no bar to his recg. his Diploma, at some future day if it cannot be awarded to him now.
Superintendent’s Letter Book No. 3, p. 124. Addressed “Revd. John R. Kerfort Rector &c. College St. James Md.”