Transcribe Cowan, Frank. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-10-24)

nwh [page 1] Greensburg, Pa., 24 Oct., 1879. Prof. Henry A. ward Rochester, N. Y. My dear Sir= I have just recd a box from your establishment containing Busts of Buffon & Huxley. Please advise me if you have shipped the Elk Skull and the miniatures of Hawkins' restorations, namely, the Pterodactyle, Megalosaurus, and Ichthyosaurus and its confreres. Advise me also if you recd the Argonant in good condition. I packed it as well as I could in collar & sent it by express, pre paid.

       I have been very sick since I saw

you last ---- able to ride out to-day for the first time. Hoping you are well and succeeding in Hartford and elsewhere. I am Yours tc Frank Cowan