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543been nominated for a professorship. Therefore, he cannot send you a certificatetestifying that he is a professor. And therefore, your father has nothing to dependon, that is, he cannot count on a professor’s certificate. However, Phillip, after hegets well, will try to send you a certificate that testifies to his actual, position, andexpects that you will find this testimony very good.As to the memoirs 642 : thus far Phillip has written two. One in conjunctionwith Mr. Pelletier 643 , and the second by himself. But neither the one nor the otherhas appeared in print as yet. It will take about another month before they areprinted. Hence, if it will be a few months, and maybe even longer, before youmight have them in Cracow, And, with things as they are as present, you cannoteven count on that.Third, as for recommendations from the ambassadors: Mr. Werther, thePrussian Ambassador, has been appointed Minister for External Affairs in Berlin.(O how crooked my writing is! I am ashamed... Pardon). Mr. Appony also is notin Paris. He is on the sea-shore somewhere or elsewhere and the is true for Mr.Pahleh. At present, then, he does not know whom to approach. It is a waste oftime to go around visiting secretaries. Moreover, the recommendation your dearfather seeks, surpasses the competence of the embassy staff.The Ambassador could only testify that, as to his conduct, no charge canbe brought against Phillip and perhaps further, that he has not been involved inany emigrant disturbances. But, in reference to his work and the fulfillment offunctions committed to him, no embassy has either the obligation or the right tocheck on or control these. Therefore, neither can it pass any judgment on this.And so, unfortunately, your dear father’s wishes his regard cannot be satisfied inthe manner in which his concern for Phillip’s good dictates. Fourth, and last:Recently Phillip received a second letter from Mr. Rose 644 , a professor at theUniversity of Berlin, which is very favorable and very friendly. In it Mr. Rosepromises to be whatever service he can, by interceding with the Russian642 He is speaking of professional treatises in Chemistry.643 Joseph Pelletier (1788-1842) - French Pharmacist and Chemist, who discovered manyimportant compounds and medicines, e.g. quinine. Walter was his collaborator.644 P. Walter’s father was trying to arrange for him to obtain a chair of Chemistry.