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^[[186]] ^[[centennial]] [[preprinted]] 1776 - International Exhibition, Philiadelphia. - 1876 Centennial Board of Finance, No. 904 Walnut Street Philadelphia, ^[[August 9, 1877]] [[/preprinted]] Spencer F. Baird Esq Smithsonian Institute Washington DC Dear Sir Under an arrangement with the Institute we have a balance due to us for a collection of Minerals which as we are closing our affairs we would like to have paid at an early day. The arrangement was made by the Hon Thomas Donaldson one of the U.S. Centennial Commissioners who collected the minerals and attended to their transfer to the Institute. He has informed me on several occasions that we would soon receive the balance due to us and here I now take the liberty of addressing you on the subject Very Truly Yours Fred Foley Treasurer