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it in the future. He said he would let us have the men again as soon as he could. Washington has just about finished shifting the specimens on the lower floor of the stack, and I hope he will soon be able to start on the upper floor.

I suppose Mrs. Schmitt told you of the death of Miss Rathbun's sister. She was sick only a few days which was very fortunate. Miss Rathbun was away from the office only a few days and seems very well and chipper. If the truth be know I think it really is a great responsibility off her shoulders. You see she had been in a sanatarium for some time which must have been a great strain on Miss Rathbun. I went to the funeral and I do not think there were more than a dozen persons there.

We had word yesterday of the death of Prof. Verrill who had gone to California to live with his son. The subject of the museum specimens which he had in his possession immediately came up and Miss R. told Dr. [[Staymeyer?]] that she would go to New Haven and see to them if he wished her to. There