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G/[?] Canvass White Louisville]
Shippingport March 5, 1829

Respected friend

Deeply impressed with a sense of high
importance of a thorough course of collegiate education, and
knowing that I have now arrived at the age when I must
be commenced, if ever, I have for some time past been
reflecting on the subject, and endeavoring to form a plan
by which I might obtain so desirable an object. But various
difficulties present themselves resulting from one source only
to want of sufficient means to accomplish it. My parents are
not in such circumstances as to allow my calling on them,
and to wait until I could earn it myself would cause two great
of delay and perhaps blast my prospects for ever.

The strong desire I have for accomplishing this object is my
only apology for addressing you on the subject. I want the
means to do it; and if you through your own pecuniary
resources or influence in society will obtain for me the
amount of money necessary for a collegiate education
you will have conferred me a favor equal to my
most sanguine expectations, and one which ( If life and
wealth are the allotments of heaven) shall be cancelled to the
last farthing.

I am Sir, with sentiments of
respect and esteem your
most able humble servant
Increase A Lapham

Canvass White Esq.

B. Silliman
C. White
5 Mar. 1827