Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1882-01-27)

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ybg
[ upside down at top of page -
Mr Howell saw the criticized Bulletin
you sent me.. He announced a
price of subscription in the
late no. think that was absolutely
necessary for us to do that for the
sake of and our dignity as a journal. Don't You ? ]

Rochester, N. Y.
 Jan 27th 1882
 Feb 28
My dear Prof. Ward: -
 Your welcome letter from Yokohama
arrived in due time and was read with great interest.
You will ere this meets you have found a letter from me in the
hands of Mr Clements. I hear that Baker & Lucas have
written you quite volubly of late and I presume I cannot
tell you anything fresh except what concerns myself alone.
 First about the last Inasmuch as it was gotten
out without reference to me or my ideas. I wish to distinctly
distain responsibility in the matter, of any kind what -
soever. I was given the proof of my own contributions to read
and correct, but . I other proof sheets but
was not called upon to correct them and did not feel like
intruding my services. My most important articles were
all suppressed and I had no voice in the make-up of
the paper in any way. I wish you to see clearly that </s I > the
 has been taken completely and bodily out of my 
hands. You sent your articles to Mr Lucas and I did not
even see them until they were printed, nor know anything
about your wishes regarding them. I understand that the
Megapod article was not sent to the .Had you
sent your articles to me I think you would have found that
I am still able to obey orders. Where I saw the articles
in print I saw that the Megapodius had been written
with much more care than the one on Hatteria, and your
last letter explains how it happened so, which I did not
know before. When the came out I went
through a copy of it carefully and marked the changes &
corrections I would have made had been editorially re-
sponsible for it., and that copy I sent to you, care of
Mr Clements. If Mr Howell had given me the opportunity
in accordance with your wishes plainly stated to him in my

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ybg [ upside down at top of page - Mr Howell saw the criticized Bulletin you sent me.. He announced a price of subscription in the late no. think that was absolutely necessary for us to do that for the sake of and our dignity as a journal. Don't You ? ]

Rochester, N. Y.

    Jan 27th 1882
    Feb 28

My dear Prof. Ward: -

    Your welcome letter from Yokohama

arrived in due time and was read with great interest. You will ere this meets you have found a letter from me in the hands of Mr Clements. I hear that Baker & Lucas have written you quite volubly of late and I presume I cannot tell you anything fresh except what concerns myself alone.

    First about the last </u Bulletin. > Inasmuch as it was gotten

out without reference to me or my ideas. I wish to distinctly distain responsibility in the matter, of any kind what - soever. I was given the proof of my own contributions to read and correct, but . I other proof sheets but was not called upon to correct them and did not feel like intruding my services. My most important articles were all suppressed and I had no voice in the make-up of the paper in any way. I wish you to see clearly that </s I > the has been taken completely and bodily out of my hands. You sent your articles to Mr Lucas and I did not even see them until they were printed, nor know anything about your wishes regarding them. I understand that the Megapod article was not sent to the .Had you sent your articles to me I think you would have found that I am still able to obey orders. Where I saw the articles in print I saw that the Megapodius had been written with much more care than the one on Hatteria, and your last letter explains how it happened so, which I did not know before. When the came out I went through a copy of it carefully and marked the changes & corrections I would have made had been editorially re- sponsible for it., and that copy I sent to you, care of Mr Clements. If Mr Howell had given me the opportunity in accordance with your wishes plainly stated to him in my