1866/07/11, Walter Blair (page one)

Hampden Sidney College
11th July, 1866

Dear Captain,
I beg ? to ? much to your aquaintence and friendly notice the gentleman who hands you this, a very ? friend and colleague of mine, Mr. Lewis L. Holladay, Prof. of National Science at H.S.C. He will give you some account of how we are faring in old VA. - a subject in which I know you have a deep interest, on account especially of the number of warm friends whom you have...