Transcribe Baird, Spencer Fullerton. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1875-12-15)

nwh [page 1] International Exhibition, 1876 BOARD ON BEHALF OF U. S. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS National Museum: Smithsonian Institution, Washington Dec. 15, 187 5 Dear Professor:

       I am willing to let

you have the poorer of the two skele- tons referred to at $40. the price mentioned by you; although they cost us about $50. each. You can place the amount to our credit.

       Vinal Edwards informs me

that he sent you what I suppose to be a globo-cephalus. Yourstruly, Spencer F Baird Prof H. A. Ward Rochester N.Y.