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Stafford, Cyril. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1882-08)
Final page of letter includes letter from Oakman to Stafford
Ward, Henry Augustus. Letter to Ward, Levi. (1874-03-12)
Written in pencil, perhaps as a draft. Letter contains several successive dates and locations (i.e., Louisville, Kentucky)
Granet, Lewis. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-10-06)
Lewis Granet was US Consular Agent in Agrigento, Sicily
Ward, Henry Augustus. Letter to Ward, Elizabeth D. (1854-12-30)
Letter is unsigned and may be missing pages
Brezina, Aristides. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1904-07-22)
Enclosure: List of specimens from the Braun collection