Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1877-08-04)

knows just where they are and how to get and much as I would love to have his aid and company in the Malay Archipelago, I know it would not pay you to send him so far. I much regret to say that I lost my account-book the other day, just before the last of July. It is not a serious loss as I have sent its entire contents to you, month by month, for all but July. Yesterday I sat down and by sheer force of memory recalled every item for July. and on testing it by the cash I began with and cash in hand forward that I came written 3 Rupees of being exactly correct. But will you please send me the monthly totals of both our yes. I have now 190 Rs. cash in hand. and that is all. Will spend very little this month I think. Will write Lee and Hedges for the £18. and cash it somehow when go to Madras. It has rained very heavily for the last 5 days (it is now the 5th of Aug) hereby stopping on know at a time. My health is pretty fair, but I am liable to be caught by fever at any time when I exert myself a little too much. Am saving myself carefully, I tell you, for elephants when the men find a tail. Hoping to hear from you as often as I write I remain Yours very sincerely, Will T. Hornaday P.S. Mr Theobald is a "trump," - one of the best fellows I ever met. He does everything he can for me but is tied up in his house poor fellow, unable to go out, Dysintry. I am about 12 miles from him. AM very short of envelopes. so I enclose a [?] to Mr [Bnoas?].