Transcribe Kean, Robert Garlick. Letter to Smith, Francis Henry (1875-12-11)

inn saying that, should Prof Ward's generous friend, be disposed to make so splendid an addition to the facilities for instruction as that you describe, ample provis- =ion would be promptly made for its proper arrangement and preservation.

    This might readily be done

in one or other of the ways you suggest-, but whether in those, or in some other yet to be devised it ought to be - and would be </u done >. Even if a hall for the purpose had to be built, I think the means for building it could be raised with out calling on the (?members) of the University as they now are - either by a special appropriation by the Legislature, or by subscription. I would cheerfully assist in the latter mode if it became ne=