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DONATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

Under an Act of the Legislature, "any person may deposit in the treasury of the State,
or bequeath money, stock, or public bonds of any kind, to be so deposited, or grant, devise,
or bequeath property, real or personal, to be sold, and the proceeds to be so deposited
—for the benefit of the University of Virginia.—The State of Virginia is hereby constituted
the trustee for the safe-keeping and due application of all funds which may be deposited
in the treasury in pursuance of this act."