Transcribe Ward, Henry A. Letter to Fairbanks, Franklin (1892-11-12)

ybg Ward's Natural Science Establishment, 16 to 26 College Avenue (opposite University) HENRY A. WARD, PRESIDENT CABLE ADDRESS "COSMOS" ROCHESTER, N. Y. </em Rochester, N. Y. > Nov. 12 1892. Mr. Franklin Fairbanks, St Johnsburg. Dear Sir,

     I have just returned from a

trip to the West, and find here your letter of the 30 instant. I much regret the interruption in our transaction together. But I will hope that that will only be </s a> temporary. Your remark that the Collection in Palaentology is more in detail than you need, leads me to make a new proposal; as follows.

    You may take the </u School Series of Casts >

of </u Celebrated Fossils $175. > This is as you see (I enclose its Catalogue.) a much </u smaller > collection of Palaeontology than is the "Academy" Collection which I have before offered to you. If you think it practically large enough for your purposes, I would recommend that I add to it - properly placed in the dississention- for about