Transcribe Ward, Charles Howell. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-08-16)

[another hand - C.H.W. </u Charlie > Aug '79]

                                             Stafford, Aug. 16./79.

Dear Father,

  We have been ex-

pecting you for some time. What has detained you. Matie and I have been after you twice and still no Prof. I got here a week ago Wednes- day P.M. and drove out to Batavia and came back with Mary; she was very busy and had to go back on the train Thursday A.M. Friday morning I walked to LeRoy, called on Miss Wicks, took supper at the Hotel