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X am just in receipt of a letter from 
Dr. Alexander w'etraore, Assistant Secret ry of the 
Smithsonian Institution, who is at present in ^Ytrope 
where he has been collecting specimens for the National 
Museum, in which he makes the following statement* 
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the American Express Company for ship¬ 
ment collect to Washington 1 fibre chest 
containing aoproximately 260 hire? skins, 
1 canvas bag containing a camp bed, 1 
telescore c nt lining ay collecting outfit, 
and 2 guns.which they were to pack for me 
in a box. This material is to be shipped 
marked, *U. S. National Mueeuxa, Washington, 
D.C., C/o Collector of ^ustoDMl, Port of 
few York* . *t is all Gove nment property, 
or personal property for official use and 
so is subject to free entry." 
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It will be appreciated if you will see that the box 
referred to is promptly passed through the Customs Service and 
forwarded by exoress to “ashington. 
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hanking you for past favors, x am 
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