Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1878-08-30)

P. S. I have made up my mind to write Messrs Martin, Dyce & Co. by this mail and have them send you a telegram at once saying "Ten big Orangs. Getting more." I think the news will be worth to you all it will cost, as it may help you a great deal in planning for our immediate future. I add the two words "getting more" to save you all anxiety about my further proceedings and to show you that I have no fears of getting too many orangs. I shall stay here as long as my money lasts., and if you want me to stay longer you will have to send some more funds. If at any time you want me to go direct to Australia or any other place before a letter could reach me you need only telegraph the name of the place. And if you say "home" I will understand that too.

    I enclose Expense Account for August. W. T. H.

I told you in my previous note that I had a </u Sunia morio.. > It was a mistake. The one I have (we have two now) are what Owen calls </u Sinia Wurmbii, > I had thought he gave the name </u Morio > to this big one, but I find I was mistaken. I do not believe there is any third species, or </u Simia Morio. > I believe the </u morio > is nothing but either young or dwarfed S. Satyrus, In fact the classification of the orangs seems to be very much mixed up, and I shall </u try > to get to the bottom of it on my own book before I get through. You see I have no </u books > on the subject. W. T. H.