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International Exhibition, 1876
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OFFICE OF THE 
Board on behalf of U.S. Executive Departments
No. 17[[strikethrough]]2[[/strikethrough]]^[[3]]5 [[strikethrough]]G[[/strikethrough]] ^[[F]] Street N.W.,
Washington, D.C., ^[[August 28]] 187^[[7]]

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Col. S.C. LYFORD, War Department, Chairman.
Adm'l THORNTON A. KENKINS, 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. 
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Prof. S.F. Baird
Representative of Smithsonian Institution
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sir:

I inclose herein a coin draft on the Ass't Treasurer San Francisco favor Woodhams + Ludlum for $32.25/100 the cost of which was $33.75 in currency the gold premium being 4 5/8 pc. The payment of this bill leaves a balance of $15.62 in Smithsonian app/n

I also enclose check  No 67 on Treasurer US Washington D.C. favor Samuel M. White $29 99/100 gas consumed in Fish section, which amount had been paid from Food Fish funds leaving a balance of $143 11/100

Respectfully
Your obedient servant
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Chairman of Board