Transcribe Bessey, Charles Edwin. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-10-02)

ybg A. S. WELCH , C.E. BESSEY, PRESIDENT. PROFESSOR OF BOTANY. Iowa Agricultural College. </en Ames >, Oct 2d - 1876 Professor H.A. Ward Rochester, NY. My dear sir

    I enclose

the President's order for a part of the list of speci- -mens we corresponded a- -bout. We concluded that it would be best to expand the present appropriation making it go as far as possible and then at the next Board meeti,g in November, to ask for (</u and get >) a good appropriation