December 25, 1865. discussing "Santa Clause" and Ithaca. 1865. Handwritten draft by Ezra Cornell discussing the Cornell University legislation, the conditions of his $500,000 gift, the nature of the University, the financing of the University, and the selection of its trustees and president. Includes the phrase "do the greatest good." Topics: Cornell University: founding; Western Union Telegraph Company; Ithaca Blind Asylum (proposed); Wisconsin lands; Bering Straight telegraph; potatoes; New York State Agricultural College Personal names: Wood, O.S.; Boardman, Douglass; Wood, M.B.; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Cornell, Franklin C. Geography: Albion; Ithaca, N.Y.