Transcribe Lechevallier, A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-04-23)

Miami.Fla. April 23 1883. Professor Ward Rochester N. York

Dear Sir:- At my return from the Everglades, I found at Miami, your letter & Bulletin. I'll take a subscription ti your journal that you will be kind enough to address tp me in Montreal (Canada). I shall send you 50[?] cents later for there is no chance for small change in this place. I expect to be in New York about the 1[?] of July. I learned that you have bought some specimens from my agent at New York. I thank you very much and I advise for you to & see him again as soon as you can for he did received some other good specimens since you went- the Nauclerus furcatus [American swallow-tailed kite]. Black kite-Crying Bird & good many others & soon{?] I will address by him another lot among which there will be the kind of Crane that you ysree{?} have ask me for. Excuse me for not writing so[?] longer for I am always in a hurry. If you wish to write to me, address your letter to Miami-Fla- (Dade County) for they shall forward my letter to where I shall be. At the end of this month I shall leave for the west coast. Yours truly, A. Lechevallier

P.S. I have also some young Crying Birds [Limpkin] in down