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PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY 
24 State Street, 
!Tow York, Jan. 31st, 1911 
Mr. H. W. Dorsey, Chief Clerk, 
Smithsonian Institute, 
Tsshina-tcn, P. 0. 
Deer Sir: 
I here yonr letter of Yesterday in regard to a small 
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trunk belonging to Professor H. ^ittier. 
In renly I hep: to say that this trunk left TTew York 
on our S.S. ’’Panama" last Saturday the 2Bth instant having been 
inadvertently held on our dock at -foot of Test £7th Street, 
this City. 
way and will be due there the Sr 1 of ^obruary A.M. 
by the delay. 
Yours truly. 
Te havo cabled the Isthmus that the trunk is on the 
rusting Mr. ’ittier may not have been inconvenienced 
.0. van Pinor 
■’asseftyer Af*ent. 
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