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^[[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