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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]] Jan 15 [[italics]] 187 [[/italics]] 6[[/column 2]] [[/letterhead]]
    
Prof. S. F. Baird
 Representative of Smithsonian Institute
 Sir:
   In answer to your inquiry of this date I have to state that a meeting of the Board will be called in Philadelphia on or about February 1.1876.
   Respectfully
       Your obedient servant
  [[signature]] S.C. Lyford [[/signature]]
    Chairman of Board