February 
sir: 
la continuation of the field work In zoology of the brdLthcowian 
,ltutlon In the riepublic of !3si 
etuore, 
rd; ?t: ait 
floret ary of the -inithsoni .n Institution, expects to bo in Haiti this 
►i m* ri-jee, Halt l 0® 0 *3 . me 1 
a Ip Lino* Marol , l U * at or® 
will l)e travelim ■ officially for the hoit’isoni ;m Institution and th® 
U. national / : uaour » and will have ,1th in as assistant fr. frederick 
eparte ant o ,r ' gri 
t Republic* work thal t the first of June, 
■a-t of their work the ». principally o 
birds and ran tiles that will cone to the national Ituseucu for this work 
they will have ..a part of their equlpraant three 16 guage olio trains, Mid 2 
32 caliber collecting pi stole with the necessary anramltlon. It will bo 
. aaay bo informe 
oee work, with * rc ■ 
and other 
necessary weiontw - it t ■ ' W i east a is of Haiti and* further, 
that * c use bio ood offices on Dr. betnore’s arrival to secure two 
necessary pe mis alone for the work outlined. The cooperation of the 
it.'to Deoarfe wit in f ils official matter will bo sincerely a > rocirtod. 
1 on, -ir, 
Your obedient sew 
; ,oc retar;. 
The Honorable, 
The Secretary of 
ashingto* >, 0,C • 
tr.te 
W 
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