Winthrop, Mass., October 15, 1897
To the
Trustees of Library Fund,
Winthrop, Mass.

Dear Sirs:

In memory of my husband, Morrill Frost, I wish to make the following offer:

It is my desire that a free public library be erected in the Town of Winthrop. How much a building suitable for this purpose will cost, I am unable to tell, but I make this pledge, namely,

I will contribute the sum of ten thousand dollars for this purpose with the following provisions:

First, That the building be dedicated and knows as the Frost Free Library. for, as I have said above, it is memory of my husband, who always took a deep interest in the welfare of the ton and its people, and in this I wish to perpetuate his name.

Second, I make this pledge with the distinct understanding that at least ten thousand dollars more ·shall be raised for this purpose, and that the building -shall be either brick or stone, my preference being for stone by far.

Third. This pledge of ten thousand dollars is made also on the understanding that this amount, together with the above mentioned ten thousand dollars additional, shall be exclusive of the land.

It is my desire to keep this money in readiness so that when the above conditions are filled, and not until then, and you are ready to start on the work, that it may be paid over to you promptly, and I hereby bind myself and my heirs to this extent and for this purpose as described, and only on the above conditions.

My own wish would be that the building cost much more than the above mentioned sums, viz., twenty thousand dollars over and above the cost of the land, as it will last so many generations, and in my opinion the more that is put into it the better.

From now on I shall take a deep interest in this· fund, and the sooner you are prepared to call on me for the payment, the better pleased I shall be, but it is distinctly understood that the above mentioned ten thousand dollars additional must first be raised.

In the meantime I remain,

Most respectfully yours,
Eliza W. Frost