26o SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD 



Baird began the year by outfitting J. H. Clark, in 

 1851, for scientific service with the Mexican Boundary 

 Survey. He arranged to work up the Reptiles of the 

 Wilkes' Exploring Expedition, Girard to do the work 

 under Baird's supervision and get the pay. He went to 

 Philadelphia and New York in connection with the print- 

 ing of the American Association's Report and negotiated 

 Smithsonian exchanges for duplicate reptiles of a collection 

 purchased by Dr. Wilson and presented to the Academy. 



On his return he was busy over Stansbury's collections 

 from Utah, and planning collections to be made in Turkey 

 by George P. Marsh. 



On the 28th of April he started for Cincinnati via 

 Carlisle, to attend the meeting of the American Associa- 

 tion, where he arrived May 5th. His post was that of 

 Permanent Secretary, but in the absence of the Treasurer, 

 Dr. Elwyn, he was appointed to fill that position also. 

 Having finished the Association work May loth, he went 

 on to Cleveland, Buffalo and by way of Albany to New 

 York. On the 2Oth he reached Washington. 



Early in June Mrs. Baird and Lucy returned to 

 Carlisle on a visit to relatives. A large part of Baird's 

 time was taken up at this period by reading proof of the 

 Encyclopedia, the American Association Report, and 

 Smithsonian publications; and by making up the foreign 

 exchanges of books and papers. June 2 1st he went to 

 attend commencement at Dickinson College, Carlisle. 



From George P. Marsh to Spencer F. Baird. 



CAIRO, May 3, iSqi. 

 MY DEAR BOY:- 



I arrived here a week since after an absence of three months in 

 Upper Egypt and Nubia, and found your welcome letter of Feb. 9. 

 I regret I had not heard from you earlier, or I could have found you 



