Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-04-12)

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do it if it lies in the power of man, and are practicing the closest economy. We want to have enough money left to pay </u every dollar > the Society will be owing at the close. The catalogue bill can surely wait until the funds come in. If necessary I will send the Rochester boys $40, (or whatever is required) out of the $500. to pay for their car in advance. If the members </u make sales > to a reasonable extent it will be their duty to pay return freights themselves, and I warrant you they will do it most willingly.

    We send the MS. of our catalogue to you. The

whole thing must be done (2000 copies, with cover) by April 22nd without fail. Have written Oliver Davie of Columbus to send you electro. for cut at head of "Catalogue". Will write and ask John Wallace to send electro of his lion (lying down) to go on back of cover, lengthwise, in the centre. Webster has the frog cut to go at head of "Grotesque groups." We will send electro. of General View of First Ex." to be used as a </u frontispiece >/

    Prof Bickmore can have everything on May

7th and we will be glad to have them go, </u then. >