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by which they have accepted the donation of fifty thousand dollars, 

 described in the letter of William Gray, Esq., which vote has been 

 laid by the Corporation before this Board for its concurrence and 

 approval. 



Resolved, That the members of this Board heartily concur with 

 the President and Fellows in the expression of "profound respect for 

 the memory of the late Hon. Francis C. Gray, as an enlightened friend 

 of learning, and of all institutions for the public good, and of their 

 profound gratitude for his generous thoughts and purposes respecting 

 Harvard College." And they also most cordially approve of, and con- 

 cur in the vote of the President and Fellows, by which " they (being 

 sensible that the final determination of this, and other noble charities, 

 was left to William Gray, Esq., in his capacity of executor and resid- 

 uary legatee of his uncle's estate) requested the President to write 

 a letter of acknowledgment to that gentleman, thanking him for a 

 liberality of conduct and a generous regard for the interests of the 

 University which will ever associate his own and his uncle's name, in 

 this and other wise and munificent endowments." 



A true copy of record, 



Attest: Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Secretary* 



THE PRIVATE SUBSCRIPTION. 



To Samuel G. Ward, Esquire : — 



Dear Sir, — The Legislature having created a corporation, by the 

 name of " The Trustees of the Museum of Comparative Zoology," for 

 purposes concurrent with those of the subscribers to the funds now 

 in your hands, and under our directions, we hereby authorize and 

 request you to pay over to the said corporation the whole of the funds 

 subscribed and paid to you, or hereafter to be paid to you under the 

 following instrument, to wit : — 



" We, the subscribers, hereby promise to pay to Samuel G. Ward, 

 Esq., the sums set against our names respectively, to be held by him 

 in trust : First, for the erection in such manner as may be directed 



