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a deficiency, the fund Ijas beeu so managed as to have to its credit at 

 the present moment an available balance of some thousands of dollars. 

 Having fulfilled the duties with which it was charged by your resolu- 

 tion of January 17, 1879, the Commission would respectfully ask to be 

 discharged, and to be authorized to turn over to the Secretary of the 

 Smithsonian Institution the building itself, and to the United States 

 Treasury whatever balance of money may remain after liquidating the 

 last liability on account of the construction of the edifice. 

 Eespectfully submitted. 



W. T. SHERMAN, 

 PETER PARKER, 

 SPENCER F. BAIRD, 

 National Museum Building Commission. 



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