Transcribe Agassiz, A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-11-16)

nwh Museum of Comparative Zoology, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Nov 16/83 My dear Sir

       I will await your proposition about

the Hume Collection. I can well afford to pay you $500 if you ? the collection and also $250 if you make an effort to ? it and fail it is a fair gamble.

       As regard the other plans I will  if you

fail to be able to form the Exhibition ? our capital, agree to pay you $500 a month for 5 months money to be expended to purchase of material for the Museum to be drawn for by Letter of Credit to commence payments ? Mch or April. Yours try A Agassiz Pf H. A. Ward Rochester N. Y.