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t. To be translated. 



**. Confideutial. 



r. (As a second letter) — to be returned as soon as possible. 



/. To be filed in general correspondence, or under special head des- 

 ignated. 



The combination of two letters shows that double action is to be 

 taken: as — a. r. Answer and return; /. r. Translate and return; r. r. 

 Eead and return ; ^S". /. File in Smithsonian correspondence. 



Abbreviations /o7' reference of letters, &c. 



Baird, S. F B. 



Bean, T. H Bn. 



Boehmer, G. H Br. 



Brown, S.C S. C. B. 



Brown, S. G S. G. B. 



Brown, J. T J. T. B. 



Gushing, F. H F. H. C. 



Daingerfield, Miss Dd. 



Dall, W. H -Dl. 



Dewey, F. P Dy. 



Flint, Dr F. 



Foreman, E Fn. 



Gass, Henry G. 



Goode, G. B G. B. G. 



Gill, Hetbert A H. G. 



Griffin, Miss M. E M. G. 



Hawes, G. W G. W. H. 



Hobbs, Georges G. S. H. 



Horan, Henry H. H. 



Leech, D L. 



Mason, O. T Mn. 



Powell, J. W P. 



Ehees, W.J E. 



Eau, 0. E. 



Eidgway, Eobert E. E. 



Eathbun, Eichard E. En. 



Smiley, C. W C. S. 



Stoerzer, Mrs. L L. S. 



Shindler, A. Z A. Z. S. 



Smillie, T. W T. S. 



Taylor, W. B T. 



Taylor, F. W F. W. T. 



True, F. W Tr. 



Turner, Miss J. A J. T. 



White, C. A C. A. W. 



Assistants should always write their initials in the upper right-hand 

 corner of the first page of letter which they have prepared for signatures. 



