Transcribe Baker, A. B. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1881-04-21)

is more than $1,200. This, however, will be made up when they are sold, or entered on inventory books as finished specimens.

Business continues to be rather dull. Two disart. Human Skeletons have just been sent away, and, judging from letters, two more will soon be ordered. Bierstadt's Mt. Sheep head was sent to him on the 16th and the money ($61.-) has come back. Corning has just acknowledged receipt of cocoon and wants 1 Dz more, which have been sent - tho' I fear it is too late in the season. Have sent him a few more eggs ($11. worth) which gave us an opportunity to put on his bill the balance due ($66) and thus call his attention to it.

Hamburg cases have come - models in good condition: skeletons loosely packed, several phalanges and teeth lost as usual. Ostrich eggs from Eckert all O.K. Rammé draws for 896 M. which will be sent in a few days. Have sent to Dr. Jayne the two models which he wanted - amounting