correspondence with r. r. and other companies. 753 



American Express Company, 

 Superintendent's Office, Eastern Division, 



Albany^ N. Y., July 1, 1873. 

 To Messengers WJieeler, Linn, and Vaden, or A. Van Hoescn, Agent, Cas- 

 tleton, N. Y. : 



You may allow Jaraes W. Milner, assistant to United States Com- 

 missioner at Castleton, to ride with his fish, when sent by express, it he 

 desires. 



Yours, respectfully, 



H. W. DWIGHT. 



Office of United States Express Company, 



Buffalo, N. Y, June 26, 1873. 

 Mr. James W. Milner, agent of the United States Pish Commission- 

 ers, is privileged to carry his cans of liv^e fish in the cars of the United 

 States Express Company, when there is space unoccupied, for one trip 

 between Buffalo and Omaha, and he is also permitted to examine the 

 same from time to time, as may be necessary. 



If charges are unpaid, messengers will indorse hereon the number of 

 cans and the gross weight of the same and return this to this office. 

 Yours, respectfully, 



HENRY KIP, 

 General Superintendent. 

 By request of Spencer P. Baird, United States Fish Commissioner. 



Pennsylvania Eailroad Company, 

 Office of the General Manager, 



Philadelphia, Pa., June 4, 1873. 

 Dear Sir : By direction of Colonel Scott, I have the pleasure to in- 

 close an order to agents of this company, asking them to give your 

 agents every assistance in their power, and directing baggage- masters 

 to permit your agents to ride in the cars with the tanks, for the purpose 

 of changing the water, &c. 

 Yours, truly, 



A. J. CASSATT, 



General Manager. 

 Prof. Spencer F. Baird, 



United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, Washington, I). C. 



Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 

 Office of the General Manager, 



Philadelphia, Pa., June 4, 1873. 



Agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company are requested to give 

 to the agents of the United States Commission on Fish and Fisheries 

 every assistance they can, without interfering with their regular duties. 

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