Transcribe Baker, A. B. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1881-09-01)

have to wait till Mr. Lucas returns. No farther news now. Respectfully yours, Arthur B. Baker Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester N. Y. Sept 1, 1881

                           Nov.21

Dear Prof. Ward,

    Prof. Allen writes that Prof. Agassiz

prefers not to take it (Budorcas) at present in view of the large expenditures still pending to complete our collections, deeming it advisable to use the money in a way to cover more ground.

  Prof. Babcock of Fredonia Normal School sends

for a $100. series of Invertebrates, a set of Leuckart and Nitsche Diagrams ($12.--) unmounted and $72. of Anatomical Models. These will all be sent to him at once except two of the models now on the way from Ramme.

    We wrote Mrs. Lambert to send her lot un

less there was prospect of getting the large crabs.

    Mr. Howell has not yet written Prof. Scott again

as he wishes first to see Lee Ward, who is in Den- ver, Colo. and will return in a few days.

    Have not had tome as yet to make out August

summary. but will send it to you as soon as ready. We have written Hugo Toussaint - who has M. 310 for you - to purchase with it </s six > the sets of pictures about which you wrote him, and to