Transcribe Hooper, Franklin W. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1886-05-28)

nwh 71 St James Pl. Brooklyn N. Y. May 28th 1886. Prof. Henry A Ward:

      My dear Sir: The Adelphi

Academy is about to build a large building for the accomodation of its higher instruction at the cost of $100,000. A room (30 X 66 ft) in the fourth story has been planned to re- ceive the collections in Mineralogy, Geology Archaeology, Zoology & Botany. We desire to furnish the room with the very best cases that are made - The cases must be thoroughly built, air-tight and of the very best ma- terial - Our plan is to put in sixteen cases 3 ft wide, 12 ft long ans nine ^8 1/2^ feet high inside measure, with glass on four sides and with the two long sides made of doors which will swing open. The shelving should all be sup- ported on iron ratchets resting on iron standards in the centre of the cases - Besides the six-