We learn authentically that Congress has passed a law authorising the payment to Virga of such a portion of her claim as will certainly cover the donn of 50. &Mstkout; D. to the Univty. by the legislature. from the 5th. section of the act making that donation I observe that we are not obliged to seek it thro' the circuitous channel of a loan from the Bd of public works, but may ask it directly from the money recieved from the govmt of the US. the authority to recieve the whole being therefore in yourself, and that also of paying it's portion the Univty I take the liberty of requesting you to have your portion placed at our disposal with as little delay as possible. I presume you will deposit the whole in our banks, where our part can be made payable to our order. dispatch is important to us that we may be enabled to procure from Europe & elsewhere within the course of the present year all the articles of Apparatus & books necessary. we are under disadvge this year from the want of them, and it will be very important to assure the public that we shall begin the course of the next year compleatly provided with every article which is necessary for full instrn in the several schools. mr Barbour and mr Tucker members of Congress now with me, assure me that the demand will not take 24. hours to be settled at Washn. on this ground and confident of your desire to advance the interests of this instn, I take the liberty of this importunity and pray you to be assured of my high respect and esteem