Transcribe Lucas, F. A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1882-02-25)

shape and prove to be what you desire. I have tried to pick out things in such a manner that you could if necessary make two pretty complete series, and at the same time have taken skeletons for which there </s ordinarily > seems to be the least call </s for > ordinarily I hope you will approve the choice. </s Stafford's > Oakman's boxes have arrived and seem good, especially the mammal skins snd skeletons, but I have had time only to give them a very cursory examination . One box of mixed stuff is evidently not packed by the same hand as the others everything being jammed in very carelessly Two things that offered first, are Come and Dingo are already softening for M. C. Z. nd I trust to find others and also some skeletal desiderata. Will write-in more detail by next Tuesday's mail. I hope that you will approve my doings in your absence as being tolerably satisfactory. Vey truly your's Frederick A. Lucas How about Bulletin.