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[[letterhead]]
[[table, 2 columns]]
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BOARD
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Col. S. C. LYFORD, War Dept., [[italics]] Chairman. [[/italics]]
Adm'l THORNTON A. JENKINS, Navy Dept.
Hon. R. W. TAYLER, Treasury Department
Hon. JOHN EATON, Interior "
Dr. C. F. MACDONALD, Post Office "
WILLIAM SAUNDERS, Esq., Agricultural Det.
Prof. S. F. BAIRD, Smithsonian Institution and
   Commissioner of Food Fishes
WM. A. DE CAINDRY, [[italics]] Secretary [[/italics]].

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COL. JOSEPH S. CONRAD, U.S.A., [[italics]] Disb. Officer. [[/italics]] [[/column 1]]

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[[bold]] INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876.[[/bold]]
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OFFICE OF THE
[[bold]] Board on behalf of U.S. Executive Departments, [[/bold]]
[[italics]] No. 1725 G Street, N. W.,

Washington, D. C. [[/italics]] AUGUST 28TH, 1875. [[italics]] 187 [[/italics]] [[/column 2]] [[/letterhead]]

PROF. S. F. BAIRD,

WOODS HOLE, MASS.

SIR:

I SEND YOU BY EXPRESS TO-DAY, 150 BLANK FORMS, VOUCHERS, AND 50 BLANK FORMS, PAY-ROLLS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR REQUEST OF AUG. 25TH TO MR DE CAINDRY.

RESPECTFULLY, YOUR OBEDIENT SERVANT,
^[[SCLyford]]
BVT. - LIET.- COL., U. S. A.,
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD.