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can deal with that part of your letter which concerns them, 
and for this purpose wee shall show them your letter. 
We have the honor to be the Sir. — Yon obedient servant. — 
T. W. Green. 
Smithsonian Institution, 
Washington, U. S. A. 
Washingtoyi, September ig, igio. 
The Acting Secretary of tlie Smithsonian Institution has re- 
ceived the announcement of the death, on January sixteenth, 
1910, of Mr. Federico Philipi, Director of the National Museum 
at Santiago, Chile, and desires to express sincere regret on 
behalf of the Institution at the loss of this distinguished scholar. 
The Institution cordially shares the hope expressed by Mr. 
Philippi’s successor, doctor Eduardo Moore, that the agreable 
relations hitherto existintg between it and the National Museum 
of Santiago may becontinued in the future. 
Alexander Megregor 
Memorial Museum 
Kimberley , Oct. ig de igio. 
Sir Director, Museo Nacional. — Santiago, Chile. 
Dear Sir: 
In acknowledging your communication on the subject, I beg 
to offer you my condolence on the loss your Museum has sus 
tained in the death of your distinguished predecessor Mr. Fe- 
derico Philippi, and to congratúlate you on your appontment to 
the post of Director of the Santiago Museum. 
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