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BOARD.
[[flourish]]
Col. S. C. LYFORD, War Deptartment, Chairman
Adm'l THORNTON A. JENKINS, Navy Department
Hon. R. W. TAYLER, Treasury Department.
Hon. JOHN EATON, Interior Department
Dr. C. F. MACDONALD, Post Office Department
WM SAUNDERS, Esq., Agricultural Department
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. ^[[303]]
 No. 1735 G Street N.W.,
[[strikeout ]] No.1725 G Street N.W[[/strikeout]]
[[italics]] Washington, D.C., [[/italics]] May 18 [[italics]] 1876 [[/italics]] [[/letterhead]]


Prof. S.F. Baird
 Representative of Smithsonian Instu.
   Sir:
         Yours of 17th rec/d The $3.78 will be taken up under the Interior Dept appr.
  Respectfully
  Your obedient servant
   [[signature]] Wm. A. DeCaindry [[/signature]]
       Secy Board