Transcribe Steele, M. R. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-05-02)

I am reading Dana & Winchell, (Sketches of Creations.) Plainly W. does not accept "evolution," though he believes in human preadamites. I shall put up a few shelves for a cabinet, & gather local specimens, as I may be able. The specimens of "hyalonema Sieboldii," bought of you with many other specimens in Canandaigua, was, as you may remember, imperfect, although you were not aware of the fact. I had the pleasure of showing you the figures, in some publications, of a perfect specimen, showing