18 West 89th Street 
New York City 
April 12/ 24 
Dear Ctllins:- 
I sent you this morning a package containing the 
Bauer mosses series 20—26 inclusive, as you will see by the 
enclosed carbon. Never mind what he says about the finances 
of the transaction- - that is my account, and I will attend to 
it all. I also imagine, from what you said before, that you 
do not care for the exchange proposition, at least at present. 
I leave that up to you, only just let me know if you accept. 
Your account with me— I put iton the SMS charges for conve¬ 
nience, is, at present:- 
Series 20 = §6.00 
Series 21-6= 25.50 Total $51.66, to date. 
postage _ , 16 
I do not make any charge as yet for the question of remittances, 
postage from Prague, etc. as that will all be lumped at the 
end and figured out. I really would like a check for this 
amount, as I am carrying quite a few bills through the Society 
at present, and the treasury is getting low. All are good 
pay, but for several reasons not prompt. I knew that when I 
took the deals. If it cramps you to pay the whole now, make 
it in two doees, at your convenience. I eapect the third 
package that Bauer mentions in his letter will be along before 
very long. These have been here for more than ten days, but 
I have not had 'he chance to attend to them, as you will see 
below. I warn you of one thing. Bauer's glue is not very 
adhesive. You will find that labels easily come lose, I 
have not checked throughthe packages, carefully, leaving that 
up to you. I did find hwo fascicles, those in the smaller 
inner package, were all correct. 
The reason that I have been 
so bysy is that the house where I wasliving with the Poulsen's 
was sold out from under us, andit wssup to me to get new 
quarters, doing what I could in the vacation. I 'am now liv¬ 
ing in a very decent room at 18 West 94th Street, and have been 
able to trans ort about all the dunnage that I had, though some 
of it was shipped to Maine and a good part was carted over to 
school as a temporary expedient. You know that last fall 
I sent down the mounted mosses, worse luck. Though as the 
folks h re seem willing to have them and seem nice folks, I 
cannot kick. Naturally, however, I have been all at sea, 
as I.had.to ac .ually move while teaching and do the necessary 
packing in odd moments. I have a place run by New Englanders, 
who seem to ralize the advantages of heat and hot water. 
Drop up when you are in the city and see how thing are,' 
A. s i d g 
from this, there is no especial news. I am finding a little 
time.for play, now and then, and am slowing getting things put 
to rights. I had about all the back work done up when the 
upheval came, and consequently have a set back. I confess 
I felt blue enough when the news of the necessity for the move 
came. 
