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62Board made any definite statement 41 about the future of the PolytechnicInstitute?Before I left Warsaw, I submitted a petition to the Board of the Schoolof Forestry requesting that I be relieved of the obligation of returning the 400złotys I received as a stipend. 42 If this matter has not yet been settled, 43 Ipresume to ask Your Honor to intercede in my behalf, in order that I mayreceive a favorable response. Mention of the School of Forestry leads me toanother request. Your Honor, permit me to remind you to intercede for mycousin 44 who attended this school, especially since this is the time fordistributing grants and for appointments to practice.Please give my regards to Mr. Kunatt 45 and Mr. Kowalski. 46 I sendregards to Your Honor from Barciński, Rybicki, and Królikowski. 47I beg Your Honor not to regard this as a mere ceremonial custom if Iclose this letter with an expression of the esteem with which you are held inthe hearts of your compatriots by reason of your public service, as well as withan expression of sincere personal gratitude.Your Honor's most humble servant,Bogdan Jański 4841 Bogdan Jański has in mind the Tsar's confirmation of the new school in Warsaw where he wassoon to teach.42 He was scheduled to teach there in the next school year; however, his sudden departure, as wellas organizational difficulties encountered by the school did not allow this plan to be realized.43 This school of higher learning also experienced difficulties in obtaining approbation.44 One of his cousins.45 Cf. explanation in following letter.46 Adam Kowalski - a lesser known colleague of Jański at the University of Warsaw. In 1826 hesuffered greatly at the hands of the school police.47 Three Parisian colleagues - Cf. clarification in the following letter.48 This letter was preserved in the form of a rough draft in the Roman Archives of theCongregation of the Resurrection, cf. 8568/8, pp.203-206.