Transcribe Ketchum, Jesup Morris. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-05-17)

                                               52 William Street
                                                           New York, May 17th/83.
Henry A. Ward. Esq.                 [another hand- June 2]
     Rochester, N.Y.

Dear Sir,

  Your letter of the 15th enclosing

copy of yours to Prof Parker is received.

  In looking over at the

Museum the other day, some of the mammals received in your last installment of specimens, I observed </s several > ^ one in particular in^ what was not up to the standard & was much surprised that they had been ac- cepted by Professors Bickman and Holder.

  I hope that in the future

you will be very careful to see that all specimens are fully up yo the mark, not