Transcribe Hunter, R.M.T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-03-22)

[page 2] not only give an impulse to the study of Natural history in our university which must keep pace with the march of knowledge ? & where ? promote the cause of "high education"in other respects for which that institution is already distinguished. I wish my dear Sir I knew to whom through you to ^return^ intend my thanks for this well directed liberality. His name I ? will yet be known and ? as it will then do the ? thanks of every Virgin -ian who loves her state and the institution which will foster the men who are to keep its reputation bright and clean Yours most truly R M T Hunter Prof ? Chs S Venable