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

[ on tape over the top of the letter- 1 porcupine with nose and right upper to left lower

 teeth broken

1 otter with broken nose 1 Fisher with right fore foot gone] I once you a few skins & Skeletons the list of them 2. 5 Porb

.75 1 Fisher.          ou mail

2. 2 Orter pne femal full grone 1. 1 Rack 2. 2 Skwll one four feet 8 1 Cari very old had calves

       with her She got in to one of my Bear
       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 Females 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 strong when 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