Transcribe Pershing, I. C. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1873-12-25)

[ another hand- </u Pershing > Dec /73] Rev H.C. Pershing, D.D. President Spring term commences Wednesday March 26, 1871 Rev. Bishop Simpson, Pres't trustees. S.M. Kier, Esq., Vice Pres't Pittsburgh Female College Dec. 25. 1870. Prof. Henry A. Ward, My Dear Sir,

   Your very welcome

favor was duly received and would have been answered sooner, had it been possible. The illness of my office assistant is nearly three weeks, and the pressing duties incident to close of one term and the opening of another, have consumed every mo- -ment of my time from six in the morning until late at night.

  I went yesterday to "talk money"

to a few of my friends, but with