Transcribe Maynard, C. J. (Charles Johnson). Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-02-21)

Feb 21 1883 Prof H A Ward

     My dear Sir
    Your favor of previous date is

on hand No I cannot give you eggs on 13 catalogues price! Only think of it a [minute?] take for instance an egg of say a Laughing Gull which I retail at 20 cts This at [13?] [?] buy a fraction over 6 cts now I paid a man expenses in - cluded about $150.00 per month to collect eggs for me on Cobbs Island & the eggs he got cost me more than 6 cents