Transcribe Lucas, Fred A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1882-08-09)

ybg Washington, Aug 9/82. Dear Prof. Ward.

        Your's of the

7th received. Will meet you at the Astor House Monday noon O. V. unless you name an earlier hour. Will that give us enough time to do all you wish ? A telegram will reach me here until Saturday night as I may possibly leave there for Phila to visit the Zoological Gardens and Museum. Will bring Gray's Carnivores and Ruminants. Giebel's Sangethiere is a very useful book & I think it will pay you to bring it along. Hope we will not have many small Rodents and Insectivores, nor especially </u Bats <.