Transcribe Lee, George Washington Custis. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-03-21)

[page 2] 2 Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. 21 March, 1876 grateful appreciation of your kind friend's generosity this addition to his previous liberal donation is received; and as I can not offer my thanks to our benefactor dirctly, I beg that you will say to him all that you must know that I should like to say, as well for the authorities of this institution as for myself, did I have the opportunity. We will try, however, to acknowledge his munificence in a practical way by making the best arrangements possible under the circum- stances for the reception, safety, and usefulness of the Cabinet.

       We had yesterday the first snow

of any consequence - the second only of the winter - and to-day the weather is about as cold and disagreeable as we have yet felt it. As your assistants are working under cover, they will not