Transcribe Abbee, S. G. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-11-14)

ybg Brownville Maine Piscataquis Co Nov 14 1876 Prof Ward Dear Sir I Once moar Send you a few Skins & Skeletons - hear is the list of them 2. 5 Porcupines

.75  1 Fishuer full grou mail

2. 2 Orters one mail & one femal full grone 1. 1 Rack Coon 2. 2 Skwlls of Bears & one four feot 8 1 Caribou: femal verey old had calves __. with her She got in to one of my Bear 15.75. trapes She had no hornes on nor I never

        See one that did I have got in my paest 
         life & help git 20 Caribou I never new
         one of the Femiales Kind to have hornes on
         yet nor nether a Cow Moos; my friend Billings
        told me it was strange that hunters in maine
        did not no that femal Caribwe did not have
        hornes as well as the mail he sed you wrote
        to him so: & he & I though it very strang
        where you found out that they did have
        hornes on! I will try & git you Some large
        Bears if i Can I often Catch Bears but the most