
          Rcd. & [?]
Ap. 24th Princeton April 23rd 1835

My Dear Dr.

The Trustees have passed a law
authorizing the building of the projection
to the Phil. Soph Hall and [operations?]
are to commence as soon as the
materials can be procured which
will be I suppose about the
commencement of the next session
of college or about the time
when you will begin your lectures

It is necessary however before 
the stone & wood be purchased
that the dimensions and general
plan of the structure should be settled

There are several plans proposed
and I wish you were here to give
in your views with those which
have been offered. Mr [Lager?] has
gone to Cannonsburgh so that the
planning now devolves on Mr [Madelin?]
the Dr. and myself. There are principally
two plans for the arrangement of the 2nd
and 3rd stories which are as follows

1st [drawing inserted showing the Lecture room above the Chem Lab] 
To convert the projection on
the 2nd floor into a laboratory
with cases for chemicals etc.
        