Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Sept. 26th, 1864.
Mrs. Sarah J. Hale
Dear Madame:
I receive your kind favor of the 23dInst. with the enclosed proof
sheet of an article of the College to be introduced in the October Number
of the Godeys Booke. I cannot express to you how highly gratified I feel
and how much I appreciate your continued Interest for this Enterprise
and in perusing your article on this subject I feel nothing to add nor to
deduct.
I could send you a Copy of the large "Report on Organization"
but as this report was written by the former President Dr. Jewett and
has since undergone so many alterations at the different meetings of the
Trustees that its originality will have to be transformed before laying
it before the Public,-it would be of no avail to send you that report
now, but as soon as our present President has formed his plan, that in
substance may be based on the former, only more comprehensive, abbri-
viated and distinct-----1 shall take the pleasure to remit you a copy for con-
sideration & publication.
It is very likely that the next meeting of the Trustees will take
place the 28th February 1865 and probably the appointments of the Faculty
will be made, but it will greatly depend upon the progress of the building
which has lately suffered much by the failure of the Builder and other
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contingencies not possible to foresee.
I remain
Dear Madam
Yours truly
M. Vassar
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