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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
DEC 31 1865
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"Lt Col" at first) - Col Bulkley thinks it desirable that I should if practicable get a commission on some Governors staff.  A sort of complementary appointment [[strikethrough]]rank[[/strikethrough]] the Govs have the right to make udner the name of "Aids" - Though rather ashamed of the thing I believe Ill ask Mr J Y. Scammon to ask Gov Oglesby of Ill. to give me the rank of Maj or Lt Col on his staff -

I shall work like the old Harry this winter in and order to feel free to pitch [[strikethrough]]into[[/strikethrough]] into the Natural History next spring - the Col says he will be very

Transcription Notes:
Transcriber errors: - "udner" spelled "under" in original - "in and order" was "in order" in original - Not sure what "Harry" is a reference to so may be a different word