Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1882-05-27)

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off the head, and I told him </s I > we would throw off $10. from the original price. He has paid $10. and owes $30. which will make $75. to be divided. </s of > I hardly know what tp allows </s for > Theobald for the skins. There remains one ^tiger^ skin worth $35. and four leopard skins. The fourth flat tiger skin I have here, but it has a hole in one side large enough for a dog to jump through, and is scarcely worth anything except as a thing to spend money upon. The three good skins therefore foot up $110. selling prices Shall we allow Theobald $75. for the 4 flat tiger skins ? I think that would be about right. I think we ought to call the leopard skins (4) worth $25. which would make $100. to remit. The latter ought to sell for $50. without any trouble. I notice the best one of the lot was not sent to me, therefore I judge it has been sold. I of - fired it to Webster @ $20. and I suppose he has taken it. Ask him about it., and if he has </u not >, had the skin is still there - it is a </u fine, large > one, send it to me and I think I can sell it here at a good figure. I will leave you to appraise the stuffable tiger skin and pay for it, as that does not, in strict accordance with our agreement, belong to the partnership skins.

     Theobald wants about $60. worth of stuff sent to him,

which I will get together and get off without delay. Send me his volumes of the A. A. A. S. proceedings & I will put them in. Have his last year's dues been paid yet ?

    I don't think there is a solitary thing in the

Establishment belonging to me except a half interest in those remaining 2 or 3 leopard skins. I intended to leave </u nothing > of mine. </s Some > If you do find anything