LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 
Tue ARCHXOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, 
Washington, D. C., September 28, 1908. 
Dear Sir: I transmit herewith the manuscript and illustrations 
of a paper, entitled ‘‘Antiquities of Central and Southeastern Mis- 
souri,’’ by Gerard Fowke. This is a report of two seasons’ field 
work under the auspices of the St. Louis Society of the Archeological 
Institute of America. I am authorized by the executive committee 
of that society to offer this manuscript for publication by the Bureau 
of American Ethnology. 
I am, with sincere respect, very truly, yours, 
Epcar L. HEwETT, 
Director of American Archxology. 
Mr. W. H. Hormegs, 
Chief of Bureau of American Ethnology, 
Washington, D. C. 
Respectfully submitted to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti- 
tution for publication, with his approval, as a Bulletin of the Bureau 
of American Ethnology. 
W. H. Hormss, Chief. 
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