March 7, 1865. John Harald to Ezra Cornell: "?and immediately I wrote to our Members of Assembly to favor the passage of the "Cornell University" bill, in very pressing terms." March 9, 1865. John Stanton Gould to Ezra Cornell: "I am ashamed my dear sir to see any hesitation of haggling in the acceptance of your princely gift which I am sure contains the [?] of priceless blessings to our State." Topics: agriculture; Land Grant Act; New York State Legislature: legislation, letters from constituents and others; People's College; Cornell University: founding legislation; New York State Agricultural College; letters of support for the passage of the "Cornell University" bill; banking; telegraph industry Personal names: Barnard, Eunice; Cornell, D.B.; Gould, John Stanton Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.; Albany, N.Y.