Transcribe Beane, F. S. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-03-12)

the two models so unsatisfactory (No. 224 was broken) that I will not venture to order any more at present, but I hope to visit your establishment when I go East in June.

      I had the dried skin

of a "boa", so called, sent me from Lagos, W. Africa a short time ago. The head seems to have been cut off, but I should like very much, if possible, to have it stuffed for the Mt. Holyoke Seminary collection. It is very dry and stiff. Do you suppose anything can be made of it? Very truly, yours F. S. Beane, St. Mary's Hall Faribault, Minn.