Transcribe Murray, David. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-08-28)

an engagement with you to furnish such a selection from your stock as you had explained to me in our conversation.

    But that as I was

acting as the agent of the Japanese Government I desired for their use a formal statement in regard to the character and extent of the proposed purchases. Will you therefore be kind enough at your ear- liest convenience to make for me a statement of a collection of specimens