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

    The Orang pedestal will be 5 ft.

by 11, to come in two exactly in the middle. We could not gain any- thing to speak of by making the trees removable; for you know that the limbs of the two trees on the left of the group spread pretty widely, & in two places come out over the edge of the pedestal a little. When that half is turned down upon its </u end > it will pass through any doorway that is 4 1/2 ft wide, pedestal & all. & the 2 trees couldn't go through anything smaller, even were they off the pedestals. Do you want the pedestal made broad enough that a glass case could be built up </u from its edges > & take in all the limbs? Will it matter if the left arm of the female projects out past the edge of the pedestal, thus:?

    The group will look </u much >
    better if it can, & the pedestal
    can be made a full </u foot >
shorter. It would need to project perhaps

8 inches. As Mr L. & I have planned the group (Just as you & I did precisely) it looks </u perfect >, only that </s even > hand sticks over. If there is any change, the pedestal must be made </u longer >, for the tree cannot be moved </u any >. Yours very truly Wm T. Hornaday.