Transcribe Cheeseman, T. F. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-11-11)

nwh Auckland, Museum Auckland N. Z. Nov 11 18<./em> 79 Dear Sir,

       I write you ^a^line to let 

you know how it is that the exchanges I promised you have not yet been sent - Almost immediately after writing you last letter to you, we received most advantageous offers of exchange from the Florence Museum - in fact too advantageous to neglect. At the direction of our Museum committee, therefore, I have forwarded them nearly all the duplicate specimens we had at the time. Of course this compelled me to