of interest to present. and future generations of Smith- 
sonian people* I was born on the same day with the 
Institution and have been associated more or less closely 
with all its people from Professor Henry down, and have 
come to regard myself as an original predestined member 
of the family. These imperfectly edited volumes of 
fragments, together with a number of paintings, are all 
that I have to contribute personally and unofficially 
to the Institution’s diversified and fast multiplying 
heritage. tJlMi 
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