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

some smal bird or mamal now Profesor do you wonder at my being disatisfyad you spoke too me some time ago and said that I should join with Webster and try and stop taking that goes on in my room. Now if I reseved the same wages that he did I should feal eaqual to him. but as long as I do not hee takes speshill plaesure in letting me feal his superiority over mee. and a nothre thing that is not pleasent too look at is the fact that although Ashley spent only 9 months in your Establishment hee comands within $1.20 cents as much wages as I do that hes been in yor Establishment almost that many years. I have had better wages oferat elsewhare but I dont want to leave Rochester if I can possibly help it and you told me