Springs ide
Friday Morning.
Aug. 19. 1864
My dear Doctor
All safe-----the steamer arrived l/4 4. O'cke-----
6 spring Waggons in attendance at Wharff - at 5 P.M - all safe in
College.
The Docks where litteraly black with people, majority being
Black Legs who came up from N. Y City and Towns along shore to
see the long announced Boat Race perhaps  10.000 persons witnessed
this foolish and useless exhibition------
It is not often I allow myself an indulgence of grief - but I con-
fess my spirits failed me yesterday on reading the closing portion of
your note - viz - nWhen our hearts are both dust may the print of our
toil still feed the myriads of immortal minds &cn - this sentence brought
me down with tears, considering how many eyes will hearafter be gazing
upon these Gems while the Collector, and donor bones lies mouldering
in the in the grave----.
Yours truly &c
M. Vassar
(To Elias L. Magoon)
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