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[[preprinted]] COLLINS' OVERLAND TELEGRAPH, WESTERN UNION EXTENSION, VIA BEHRING STRAITS. [[/preprinted]] 4738 [[stamp: Smithsonian Institute Oct 27 1864]] Oct 30 New York Oct. 27th of 1864 Prof S. F. Baird Smithsonian Institute Washg DC Dear Sir: Yours of 24th rec'd I shall be very much obliged if you will engage Dr. Stimpson to collect everything possible for our interest and for which he Shall be remunerated & I think Mr. Thomson would be a valuable addition to our parties, and wait your investigation Accept my thanks for your kind assistance and do not hesitate to ask of us in return I am Very Resply Yours Obdely Char. S Bulkley