Transcribe Baird, Spencer Fullerton. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-04-07)

[page 4] in view of the present exigency, as I have no present means of paying any bills.

       If any thing is likely to come of this please tele-

-graph me. Of course I could do something with half the amount mentioned; but would much prefer the guarantee of the entire $10,000.

       I wrote you a few days ago, inquiring as to

what would be the probable cost of mounting two Dinornis skeletons for the New Zealand exhibit. Yours very truly, Spencer F Baird Prof. Henry A. Ward. Rochester. N. Y. P. S. I just received your note about the ? Right Margin Baird April/76

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