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BOARD.
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Col. S. C. LYFORD, War Dept., Chairman
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 Dept.
Prof. S.F. BAIRD, Smithsonian Institution, and
Commissioner of Food Fishes.
WM. A. DE CAINDRY, Secretary.
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Col. JOSEPH S. CONRAD, U. S. A., Disb. Officer [[/column 1]]
[[column 2]] [[bold]] International Exhibition, 1876
Office of the Board on behalf of U.S. Executive Departments.
No. 1725 G Street N.W.,
[[italics]] Washington, D.C., [[/italics]] SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1875. [[italics]] 187 [[/italics]] [[/column 2]] [[/letterhead]]

PROF. S. F. BAIRD,

REPRESENTATIVE,

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

SIR :

AN OFFICER OF THE QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT WILL BE APPOINTED TO ACT AS THE RECEIVING AND SHIPPING OFFICER OF ALL ARTICLES PERTAINING TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT THAT ARE INTENDED FOR THE EXHIBITION.

HE WILL BE STATIONED IN THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING AND WILL NOT ONLY RECEIVE THE GOODS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT SENT TO THE EXHIBITION, TURNING THEM OVER TO THE PERSONS IN CHARGE OF INSTALLATIONS OF THE SEVERAL BUREAUX, BUT WILL ALSO RE-SHIP THESE GOODS TO FINAL DESTINATION AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION.

HE WILL MAKE ALL CONTRACTS WITH RAILROADS AND TRANSPORTS AT GOVERNMENT RATES, USING SPECIAL BILLS OF LADING TO BE PREPARED FOR THE PURPOSE, AND WILL CERTIFY ALL TRANSPORTATIO ACCOUNTS TO ME FOR PAYMENT.

THE OBJECT OF HAVING SUCH AN OFFICER AT THE BUILDING WHEN INSTALLATION BEGINS, IS TO PREVENT THE DISORDER AND CONUSION WHICH MUST INEVITABLY RESULT FROM THE PRESENCE OF SO MANY INDEPENDENT GROUPS OF