Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-08-10)

ybg </u Hornaday > Aug '79 Rochester, N. Y. Sunday. Aug 10th 1879. Dear Prof.

    The orangs will be done by Friday

if we only get the stuff for the leaves in time. </u But > if the group is to be </u done > by that time, we cannot put in the other (small) orang, for the reason that it could not be stuffed by either William or myself, and it any case it would not be dry as soon as the others. The more I study upon the orang and the place we have for it, the more I am made to fear that you would be disappointed in it anyhow. The female is finished, and looks </u well > , - much better than I had expected. William did a good job with that hair business, as good and as rapidly., I am sure, as either M. Bailly or I could have done to have saved our necks, and if it should occur to you to give William $2. or $3. as a "reward of merit" I think he would appreciate it, & you wouldn't lose anything either in the long run. Your remark that it