Transcribe Critchley, J. W. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-10-15)

when wee had our last talk you would give me the same wages as Webster when you thought I cant then but that just then I did not. now I know that if I do not earn them now i never will and if I never can I wish too know it. Dear Profesor I hope that you will axsept this letter in the same spirit that it is writen You have always been a Good kind Friend too me and hope that you may continue too be so fa as some indefiet time to come. but this has been on my mind for some time and I should liked to have seen you myself but your time at Home has been so short that I have never had a chance ther are many things that I might say if I could see you but as I cannt these are the plain facts and I hope that you wii think rightley of what I have writen and let me