1850 TO 1865 311 
From John H. Richard to Spencer F. Baird. 
PHILADELPHIA, Julay the 29, 1852. 
Proressor BaAeErpD, 
Daer Sur, 
I send you thos blanks and delivert tos draving to M. Girard 
there ur 17 in number wisch I workt very hard and averich 11 haur 
par day. 
Plis if you thiraegt the laetter to my to Schulkell Fall in caer of 
Jonas Eberhard. With respaegt yours, 
Joun H. Ricuarp. 
From John H. Richard to Spencer F. Baird. 
FaLL OF ScuLKILL, August th31, (1852). 
Proressor BaeErp, 
Daer Sur, 
I complaed this day 7 draving of schnacks and 1o draving of 
fischs wisch I workt 2.44 haur atet thos draving surpases al the raest 
I ever dan yt and the fisch the Exploring Ex. haes non so vel than. 
I dan 3 of thos schnacks you send and haef began the forth al 
the rest dayt. My best respaegt. Yours, 
Joun H. Ricuarp. 
From S. F. Baird to Professor E. O. Haven, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 
October 28, 1853. 
Dear SiR:— 
I have just received your letter of Oct. 22 in reference to Mr. 
Alexander Winchell, and hasten to reply to it. I scarcely know any 
one in whom I feel a greater interest than Mr. Winchell. A slight 
personal acquaintance of many years standing has, since his residence 
18 These two letters from the accomplished artist who prepared 
the plates for the serpents and fishes of the papers by Baird and 
Girard, are rescued from oblivion in order that the distinction of 
being one of the first and most thorough practitioners in America 
of “Simplified Spelling,” shall not be lost to him. 
