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97/902 [[header]] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
WASHINGTON, D.C. [[/header]]
December 1, 1927.
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt,
U.S. National Museum.
Dear Dr. Schmitt:
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of a comprehensive collection of marine invertebrates, approximately 2,432 specimens, comprising crustacea, coelenterates, annelid worms, plankton and bottom samples, together with a collection of echnioderms, mollusks, insects, fishes, a mammal skull, birds, bird eggs, fossils, and algae, collected by you in South America.
Assuring you of my congratulations on the success of your trip, and of my thanks, I am,
Very truly yours, [[signature, handwritten]] A. Wetmore [[/signature]]
A. Wetmore,
Assistant Secretary.

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