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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
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International Exhibition, 1876. Bureau of Transportation for U. S. Executive Departments.
Philadelphia, [[/preprinted]] July 31st [[preprinted]] 187 [[/preprinted]] 6

Colonel S.C. Lyford U.S.A.
Chairman of Board to
Washington D.C.

Colonel
Herewith, I have the honor
to forward an account certified in duplicate, in
favor of the Adams Express Company for transportation
of materials for the Smithsonian Department Exhibit.
Amount $24 [[underscore]] 55 [[/underscore]].

Very respectfully
Your obd servant
[[signed]] John F. Rodgers [[/signed]]
Capt in chg Bureau

Thro:
Prof. Spencer F. Baird }
Rep Smithsonian Inst [[underscore]] n [[/underscore]] Int.Ex. }