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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
December 1, 1927* 
Dr, Waldo L. Schmitt, 
U, S* National lluseum* 
Dear Dr, Sclimitt: 
I beg to ackiioTrledge the ""eceipt of a comprehensi-ve collection 
of marine invertebrates, appro::imately 2,432 specimens, comprising Crustacea, 
coelenterates, annelid v/orms, plankton and bottom vsamples, together v/ith a 
collection of echinoderms, mollusks, insects, fishes, a mainmal sk;u11, bird§, 
bird eggs, fossils, and algae, collected by you in ^outh ^nnerica. 
Assuring you of my congratulations on the success of your 
trip, and of my thanks, I am. 
Very truly 2 " ours. 
Sm 
