Your favor of April 18th was duly received, and the two draw-
ings were delivered by Mr. & Mrs. Madison in perfectly good order.
With respect to Carrachi's bust, any artist whom you may dispose
to do so shall be welcome to come and make a cast of plaister
from it, we have always plaister at hand.

   We are commencing here the establishment of a College and in-
stead of building a magnificent house which would exhaust all our
funds, we propose to lay off a square of 7. or 800 ft. on the outside
of which we shall arrange separate pavilions, one for each professor
and his scholars. Each pavilion will have a school room below and

[Here follows sketch]
"With trees & Grass."

   The whole of the pavilions and dormitories to be united by a
colonnade in front, of the height of the lower story of the pavilions,
under which they may go dry from school to school. The colon-
nade will be of square brick pilasters (at first) with a Tuscan entab-
lature. Now what we wish is that these pavilions as they will show
themselves above the dormitories shall be models of taste and good
architecture, and of a variety of appearance, no two alike, so as to
serve as specimens for the architectural lectures. Will you set your
imagination to work and sketch some designs for us, no matter how
loosely with the pen, without the trouble of referring to scale or rule.
For we want nothing but the outline of the architecture as the in-
ternal must be arranged according to local convenience. A few
sketches such as need not take you a moment, will greatly oblige us.
The Visitors of the College are President Monroe, Mr. Madison,
3 others whom you do not know and myself. We have to struggle
against two important wants, money, and men for professors cap-
able of fulfilling our views. They may come in time for all Europe
seems to be breaking up. In the meantime help us to provide snug
and handsome lodges for them. I salute you with friendship and
respect.