Transcribe Ingram, John. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1862-01-27)
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Page 2 make free from stranger that I am, to present myself to you. asking a favor as one teacher of another. By reference to the Smith? Reports, you will see my relations to that Insti- tution. I am also associated here with a Minister as principals of an Academy, & as such, am quite desirous of obtaining everything that can add in any manner to the value of my own instructions - which is more especially that of the Natural Sciences.
If then, Sir, you can
grant me the use of a set of well arranged and labelled geological specimens for the purpose of identfi- cation merely , I am willing to place in your hands