Cayenne, French Guiana, S.A. 1 Dec 1902
Mr Ernst Hartert Zoological Museum Tring, England
Dear Mr Hartert;
Contrary to my expectations and being out of the city I was unable to make the first shipment on Nov 1st but today I am shipping two boxes containing 576 bird skins. I hope they will reach you safely and that you will find the specimens in good condition. I have had to contend with many unexpected difficulties in the way of transportation, labor etc. so that to date I have not been as successful as I could have wished. Owing to the gold excitement the price of canoe travel up the rivers is prohibitive for a luckless bird collector! However tomorrow or the day following I expect to start for the Approuague river which river I hope to ascend for some distance. Will you not kindly remit for the skins at your earliest convenience?
