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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, | 
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY, , 
Washington, D. 0., July 1, 1897. 
Str: Ihave the honor to submit my Eighteenth Annual Report as 
Director of the Bureau of American Ethnology. 
The preliminary portion comprises an exposition of the operations of 
the Bureau during the fiscal year; the remainder consists of two memoirs 
on anthropologic subjects, prepared by assistants, which illustrate the 
methods and results of the work of the Bureau. 
Allow me to express my appreciation of your constant aid and your 
wise counsel relating to the work under my charge. 
I am, with respect, your obedient servant, 
Director. 
Honorable 8. P. LANGLEY, 
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 
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