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^[[227]] ^[[M]] ^[[J.W.M]] [[preprinted]] INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1876 United States Centennial Commission. Philadelphia ^[[March 14th]] 187^[[5]] BUREAUS OF ADMINISTRATION. AGRICULTURE [[/preprinted]] Prof. S.F. Baird U.S. Commissioner on Fisheries Dear Sir. Can you loan us six of your transportation cans in which to carry fishes for our aquaria? The large can built for hatching shad eggs on R.R. cars which you took to Woods Hole last summer would be desirable for larger fish, if so please ship by express. Very truly Yours Burnet Landreth Chief of Bureau of Agriculture Fred Mather Supt of Aquaria