Transcribe Tuttle, E. C. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1874-08-28)

Office of E. C. Tuttle, General Superintendent Indiana Exposition. State House, Indianapolis, Aug. 28, 1874. Prof. H. A. Ward, Dear Sir;

    The subject of having

your casts here, under the circum- stances mentioned in your last letter, has been under consideration by the President, Prof. Cox, and the Executive Board, and has just been decided that they will be </u too late > to make the investment profitable. One item bearing upon the decision is that there appears to be no reasonable </u certainty > of selling to Perdue University. Mr. Suth- erland has talked with the Governor, and the President of the University, each of whom are undecided as to the advisability of the pur- chase </u now. > So it seems that after all my labor and anxiety to get the cast here they are not to come, which