PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. XXXIII 



l."!.")1 ('O.NNEtriCUT AVENUK, 



WasltiiKjtoii, I). C, Junuanj .ii). Wil.'i. 

 Mv Dear Sir : At tho last itM>eti!i,iJC of the IJoard of Rei^ents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution I was appointed. a counnitteo charged with the duty of l)ringinii to 

 the Institution the hody of its disti'n'.uuishe<l founder, James Sniitlison. 



As such eoiumittee a]h)W me to express my deep indebtedness to yon for the 

 assistance rtnidered by the Navy of the Uniteil States in transportiuLC the 

 remains from New York to Washington and for tlie assistance rendered by the 

 Army in completinji- tln> transportation to the Snnthsonian Institution. 

 Yours, respectfully, 



Alexander GRAH\i[ Bei.l. 

 I'rf/ciit of the tiinithsoiiian Institution. 

 The President of the United States. 



Wit He House. 



tool Connecticut Avenue, 

 WastiiiKjtou, D. v., ■Innuanj 2.1. lOO.'i. 

 My Dear Sir: I beg to inclose for your information a copy of a iiote I have 

 addressed to the President of the United States exi)ressinjj: my sincere appre- 

 ciation of the assistance rendered by the Navy in transporting the remains of 

 the founder of the Smithsonian Institution from New York to the navy-yard in 

 Washington. D. ('. 



Yours, resiiectfully, Alexander Graham Bell, 



Retjent of the l^iiiiith.'^oniaii Institution. 

 The Secretary of the Navy, 



yuvy Department. 



1?,']\ Connecticut Aventte, 

 WashiiKjIcn, D. ('.. .Juiiuunj 2'>. WO',. 

 My Dear Sir: I l)eg to inclose for your information a copy of a note I have 

 addressed to the President of the United States exiu'essing my sincere ai)]ire- 

 ciation of the assistance rendered by the Army in transporting to the Smith- 

 sonian Institution the body of its f<iunder, Jymes Smithson. 

 Yours, resiiectfully, 



Alexander (Jkaha.m Bell, 

 Ref/ent of tlie Siiiitlixoiiidii histitutioii. 

 The Secretary of War, 



^Var Deixirtiiieiit. 



Appendix J. — Sfateiiienf of cr/^rz/.s-r \ incurred in the rrmonil of the reiuaiiis of 

 James Siiiitlisoii to tlie liiit/'d states { siip/iorled bij roiieJiers, irhieh liare been 

 handed to the ^'^ecretarn of tlie Sniitiisoiiiau I iistitutioin . 



Lire. 



Exportation tax 300,00 



Undertaker's bill 81, S5 



Mason's bill ^ 17.00 



Gardener's bill, with his assistants 09,00 



Freight to New York from cemetery 430.00 



Total -- 957. 85 



SM 1904 IH 



