LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 
Department of the Interior, 
United States Geological Survey, 
Washington, D. G, January #, 1905. 
Sir: I transmit herewith a bulletin on the origin of place names in 
the United States. This is a second edition of Bulletin No. 197. 
The material has been compiled from various sources, printed and 
manuscript, as set forth in the introduction. I think this work will 
be of great interest as embodying much local and general history. 
Very respectfully, 
Henry Gannett, 
Geographer. 
Hon. Charles D. Walcott, 
Director United States Geological Survey. 
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