Aldine Hot'asl, Philadelphia., 
June 14th 1919. 
Dear Richnond 
I landed toda^^ at Brooklyn & turned 4 cases of speci- 
mens (kerosene boxes) over to the Ctistoms on the pier for shipiaent 
to Musetiia. They were taken to Warehouses ccya,Jji-d & sealed. One box 
had ffot broken on voyage but think nothing was lost. 
Please comraunicate with proper authorities as soon as possible for 
the cases to be transhipped to Washington. There are some epi- 
phytes in one case (orchids imd tillandsias) still living— as they 
are from higli elevations they ri^'- j^rov© interesting. Am enclosing 
herewith some notes on birds of S.D. M writing to Dept, of Stata 
to get my passport renewed. I want to go back to S.D. in less thtan 
3 weeks. It mlgJit help to get yonr corresp. dept, jog the dept, 
of state on the subject. Also I waoit io take somo more amrmmition 
down to San Domingo with me. I will nee d permi'^from State 
( or ^ar Dept . ) ( same as before 
to take 500 IS bore shot cartridges 
500 3S0 bore shot cartridges for aiut. 
one IS bore shot gun 
one aux. baarrel 
YoTi will find memy things to pleas© you in ^.his last lot — but 
nothing new. " 1 
I got one Mieroligea palustris & one pair of Oreopeleia leuco- 
metopon. 
Will come down to Washington after the 4 boxes arrive — about 
June 17th or 18th. 
Hope you keep fit . 
Y ours ver t ruly 
(Signed) t, L, Abbott. 
P.8. I am just wild to get back to S.B. and do the islands on s. 
coast and the Ifikes ik Mt . de Sell© region. 
