May 26, 1942 
Mr. K, J. Tanner, 
Assistant: Trust 7 Officer, 
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co., 
Prov.1 donce, R. I. 
Dear Mr. Tanner: 
I have your letter statin'* that It Is 
proposed to pay at this time 11600 to the Cray Herbarium 
as one of the residuary 1spate-s named in the will of 
J. Franklin Collins. 
This bequest, as I rererber it, was to defray the 
expenses of organising and labeling: Prof. Collins’s 
horbariton-, which was transferred to the Gray Herbarium be¬ 
fore M3 death. This verb has been deferred, until receipt 
of the bequest, which mill be most welcome, and used for this 
purpose. 
The check should be made payable to the Gray Herbarium 
and sent to me as Director; It will then be transferred to the 
Harvard College Treasurer, Mr. ’illla® H. Claflin, Jr., 
24 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., for banking. 
Very truly yours. 
I.XF/FI X 
Director. 
