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[[265]] [[letterhead, 2 columns]] [[column 1]] BOARD. [[flourish]] 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. - 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]] December 14, 1875. [[italics]] 187 [[/italics]] [[/column 2]] [[/letterhead]] Prof. S. F. Baird, Commissioner of Food Fishes. Sir: I inclose for your inspection a sample of the label for the department of food fishes, which you will find has been printed to read "food fish" Five hundred of these labels have been printed and are now [[underlined]] en route [[/underlined]], but if the above error is objectionable, they will be returned to the printer for re-printing. Please inform me of your desire in the matter. Respectfully, Your obedient servant, [[signed]] S. C. Lyford [[/signed]] Chairman of Board. [[+ in separate wrapper.]]