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the payment may be demanded at a time when we are not able to spend the money. A carload of specimens will be in Washington this afternoon on which a charge is presented for payment of sixty six dollars. I shall direct the payment of this, because the articles were shipped before you received my last letter. But do not send any more in the same way since if ^[[you do]] they will be obliged to remain in charge of the transportation company. Truly yours [[?]] Joseph Henry