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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. Sm