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Mason jars, alcohol, net, canvas, etc., t<> be used in collecting and pre- 

 serving natural history specimens. 



L893. 



February 9. — To Dr. Edgar A. Mearns, l T . S. Army, Internationa] 

 Boundary Commission, El Paso, Tex. A collecting outfit to be used in 

 collecting and preserving natural history specimens for the National 

 Museum. Reference to a portion of the collections received from him 

 will be found in the accession list (section v). Other collections 

 which have been received from him will be referred to in the Museum 

 Report for LSO.i. 



March 9. — To Mr. Louis Dexter, United States consul, Azores. Tank- 

 box, copper tank, alcohol, etc., to be usc(\ for collecting and preserving 

 natural history specimens for the National Museum. 



March 24.— To Dr. Timothy E. Wilcox, U. S. Army, Fort Huachuca, 

 Ariz. Tank-box, copper tank, alcohol, etc., to be used in collecting and 

 preserving natural history specimens for the National Museum. 



March 29. — To Mr. J. H. Camp, Leopoldville, Congo District, Africa. 

 Outfit to be used in obtaining and preserving natural history specimens 

 for the National Museum. 



May 16. — To Mr. George P. Merrill, TJ. S. National Museum. Copper 

 tank, tank-box, and other material necessary to be used in collecting 

 and preserving natural history and other specimens for the National 

 Museum during his explorations in Arizona and adjoining States. 



June 2. — To Dr. Edgar A. Mearns, U. S. Army, International Boun- 

 dary Commission, Deining, JN. Mex. Ammunition, cotton and hemp- 

 twine, and other articles for use in collecting and preserving natural 

 history and other specimens for the National Museum. 



June 11.— -To Rev. J. A. Potter, Fort Clark, Tex. Two tank-boxes, 

 alcohol, paper labels, and other material, required in collecting and pre- 

 serving natural history specimens for the National Museum. 



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