Transcribe Allen, J. A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-02-18)

                                                      [another hand - FEB. 29]
                     Museum of Comparative Zoology,
                                                              CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
                                                                        Feb. 18, 1876

Dear Prof. Ward.

  In accordance

with Mr. Agassiz's wishes to send you tomorrow morning as freight two (2) boxes of skins for mounting. .The lot - embraces </s 29 > twenty eight (28) specimens, as per enclosed invoice. If you find </s the > on close examination that any of theirs are in too poor condition to make </u first - class > mounted specimens, please return them