Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1877-07-14)

very light, and I shall stay in these Hills until I am satisfied with my collection, - or at least as long as I do as well as at present. I shall write Mr. Wildeboer a stirring letter in another day or two. I cannot think he is willfully disappointing us.- he must be ill or dead. I send in this the expense a/e for June, the last on the Neil glerries, and yet it could not have been helped, for Mr. Theobald said that had I come here a week earlier I would have been too soon. I had to be somewhere. But we will more than make it up here. No news of this £18.2. from Mr. Gregory. Am present have ample funds. Of course I can't till when I see Madras, or make a shipment. I also enclose in this my list of specimens for June. It is from memory as this memorandum I made at packing them I have lost. The Sambar skin I think will throw away, as I find by other specimens it is rather young. I have just read your's and Freds letter of May 20. glad you leave at least heard of the Garial campaign. Please excuse my itemized list of expenses this time, as it was made out some days ago. I shall be only to glad to condense hereafter. I hope will write me often. Your letters always affect some of my movements directly, and what are - to you - insignificant items, are often to me of great importance. Instance, the elephant feet and tails, - just in time to save them. There the bear has arrived, and I must stop and go for it. My breath is pretty fair, but I fear the effect of too much rain. Kind remembrances to all the family. Very sincerely yours, Wm T. Hornaday