
          P.S. pm the other side I send you an
official communication on this a confidential
one. All things are going on
about as usual, in  the Smithsonian. The
Annual Meeting of the Board takes place
on Wednesday next and I am of course
much occupied in preparation for
the meeting. The business of the establishment
continues to increase and during the
session of Congress the number of visitors
is so great as to materially interfere
with our operations. With the duties of
as architect a financier, an accountant
a director of researches - an editor etc. etc.
my time is pretty fully occupied - I have
however the assistance of a Gentleman
who devotes all his time to the duties
of the office and does the most important
service - [?] we can scarcely keep
up with the correspondence and discharge
the other duties which devolve on us

Margaret appears to be enjoying
herself and is apparently happy in doing
        