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[[annotation: upper right corner]] 400 [[/annotation]]
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Col.S.C. LYFORD, U.S.A.
Chairman of Board on behalf of United States Executive Departments.
Capt. JOHN F. RODGERS, U.S.A.
In charge of Bureau of Transportation.
[[/box]]
International Exhibition, 1876.
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Bureau of Transportation for U. S. Executive Departments.
Philadelphia, [[/preprinted]] May 25 [[preprinted]] 187 [[/preprinted]] 6

Prof S.F. Baird
Smithsonian Institution
Washington D.C.

Dr Sir -
In compliance with Colonel Lyfords instructions of the 18th inst., (endorsed on your request of the 17th) I have this day shipped you by Adams Express.
200 Invoices
400 Bill of Lading Rail 200/Orig 200/Dep
200 [[ditto mark]] [[ditto mark]] 100/Orig 100/Dep
300 Labels Smithsonian Inst.
Receipted accounts will be forwarded for settlement as soon as received from Mr Mann.

Very respectfully
[[signed]] John F. Rodgers [[/signed]]
Capt in Chg Bureau
of Transportation