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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