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Bonté, J. H. C. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1886-02-15)
Please note: This letter has been made available prior to the addition and correction of metadata.
Brezina, Aristides. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1904-07-22)
Enclosure: List of specimens from the Braun collection
Dudley, William Russel. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1882-12-06)
Contains draft of Ward response to Dudley on verso
Emerton, J. H. (James Henry). Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-02-10)
Aurelia aurita development and 5 others sent April 9, 1879. Cost = $3.50.
Granet, Lewis. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-10-06)
Lewis Granet was US Consular Agent in Agrigento, Sicily
Hume. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1880-11-12)
Handwritten summarization of above letter? Not sure if also written by Hume or not.
Stafford, Cyril. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1882-08)
Final page of letter includes letter from Oakman to Stafford