Transcribe Lucas, Fred A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-01-23)

                                 Let there be Bulletins.
                       Washington, D. C. Jan 23 / 83.

Dear Prof. Ward,

    Our letters on the Studer subject

crossed, but mine will only confirm your opinion of him. Staebner writes that in his vicinity i.e. Westfiels his reputation is none of the best and even the printer at the Museum says he is a bad egg. All in all it will be best to let him resign & request his resignation also of his honorary membership in the S. A. T. It looks to me as if he had intended to get a certain amount of advertising in return for his backing the exhibition, and having secured a large and valuable part of it in advance, and very cheaply, had decided to incur no risks in seeking for more. He has your notice, Gill's in the Critic, Coue's note in the Nuttall Bulletin, leaves written recommendation, and Hornaday's. This has cost him three books and his visit to Washington, so he has secured much valuable advertising at a low rate. This being the case do you think we can sacrifice our dignity and </s give > keep the book ( one of the above mentioned three) which he gave the Society to settle the Democrat debt with ? Studer as you will have seen by his letter to me already threatens his resignation and I can bring it post haste by simply insisting on his depositing $600. or more with me as a guarantee of good faith Shall I ask it ? Yours very truly Bulletin Fred. A. Lucas.