Transcribe Lucas, F. A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-02-17)

                                         2                        Feb. 17, 1883

Goode came in saying that the Rochester people were </s not> ^very^ unsatisfactory and that if you couldn't get along with the last given dimensions you could leave the thing alone, and he telegraphed to that effect, and was put out be- cause you would not allow any one but yourself to attand to the matter, Now I thought and think still that H. is entirely to blame for any misunder- standing, because when you objected to Webster's being written to he got on his dignity and did not write you anything of how the cases were to go. That correspond- dence business is another of the topics that H. and I can not talk on, politics and the Star Route cases being others. Pray do not mention it, but if as an acquaintance of Hornaday's had suggested, H. had gone to Dorsey for money there would have been the biggest row in the S. A. T. since Baker, Watson and myself sustained the honor of the society in reference to the awards made at the first exhibition. Baker will give you the details. Ridgeway looked upon his part of the correspondence </s in > just as he would had he written to Prof. Allen in regard to birds there, not recognizing the difference between a business & a scientific establishment and he felt quite hurt to think that you took it amiss. I hope you replied to his letter. You see Ridgeway & Hornaday were deputed to attend to the bird groups and Prof. Goode did not wish to be personally "troubled with the matter. H. persistently refuses to see any reason why he should not have written to Webster