Transcribe Judd, Orange. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1870-07-22)

Office of AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST [The best Advertising Museum of the United States, for Reliable Advertising] ORANGE JUDD & CO., Publishers and Proprietors No. 245 BROADWAY </S NewYork 1870 Middleton, 6Ct,^ July 22; Prof. H. A. Ward, University of Rochester

             Rochester, N.Y.

Dr Sir: Your letters and documents came duly to hand, but in the midst of Commence- meant week exercises, and I have not yet been able to give them much attention. Our literary exercises are now closed, and in a few days Prof. </u Rice > and myself are intending to look fully into the matter, though I think it will be some weeks before I shall know whether I can purchase specimens. I have given a definite sum for The completion of the building, but we do not Know how much that will cost yet. If there is a surplus, I shall feel quite disposed to procure at least some of your specimens, if not the whole; but, in the mean time, I should like to examine some already up, if there are any so near here that I can conveniently go and see them. I am not certain as to the