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BOARD.
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Col. S. C. LYFORD, War Department, Chairman.
Adm'l THORNTON A. JENKINS, Navy Department.
Hon. R. W. TAYLER, Treasury Department.
Hon. JOHN EATON, Interior Department.
Dr. D. 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.
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International Exhibition, 1876.
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OFFICE OF THE
Board on behalf of the U. S. Executive Departments, 
No. 1735 F Street N. W.,
[[strikethrough]] No. 1725 G Street N. W.,[[/strikethrough]]

Washington, D. C.,[[/pre-printed]] NOV. 18, 1876 [[pre-printed]] 187 [[/pre-printed]]

PROF. S. F. BAIRD,
REPRESENTATIVE OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION,
AND COMMISSIONER OF FOOD FISHES.

SIR:

THE PRESIDENT, ACTING UPON A RESOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, HAS DIRECTED THAT THE BUILDING AND CONTENTS REMAIN IN [[underline]]STATU QUO[[/underline]] FOR THE PRESENT, AND THAT ALL PACKING AND WORK OF BREAKING UP THE COLLECTIONS BE STOPPED AT ONCE, EXCEPT ONLY OF SUCH ARTICLES AS ARE IMMEDIATELY NEEDED IN THE DEPARTMENTS HERE.    IF YOU WILL INFORM ME BY MAIL OR TELEGRAPH WHAT ARTICLES ARE IMMEDIATELY NEEDED HERE FROM YOUR COLLECTION, I WILL TAKE THE DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT IN REGARD TO THEM AND COMMUNICATE BY TELEGRAPH WHAT DIRECTIONS HE MAY GIVE.    THE PROJECT IS TO MOVE THE BUILDING AND CONTENTS TO WASHINGTON, OR ERECT A SUITABLE BUILDING HERE FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE CONTENTS, IF CONGRESS WILL APPROPRIATE THE NECESSARY MONEY, WHICH THE PRESIDENT WILL ASK.
 
YOUR EXPENSES WILL HAVE TO BE GOVERNED BY THIS DESIGN.

RESPECTFULLY, YOUR OBEDIENT SERVANT,

[[signature]]S.C.Lyford[[/signature]]

CHAIRMAN OF BOARD.