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BOARD
Col. S.C. LYFORD, War Dept., Chairman.
Adm'l THORNTON A. JENKINS, Navy Dept.
Hon. R.W. TAYLER, Treasury Department.
Gen. JOHN EATON, Interior "
Dr. C.F. MACDONALD, Post Office "
WILLIAM SAUNDERS, E-q., Agricultural Dept.
Prof. SPENCER F. BAIRD, Smithsonian Institution and Commission of Food Fishes.
WM. A. DECLAINDRY, Secretary.
Col. JOSEPH S. CONRAD, U.S.A., Disb. Officer.
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International Exhibtion, 1876.
BOARD ON BEHALF U.S. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
U.S. Government Building, Centennial Grounds,
West Philadelphis, PA.
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Sept. 4
[[preprint]] 1876 [[/preprint]]

Dear Sir
It was by an inadverture that the bill of the soames Express Company for $29.90 was sent to you, as it was to pay the company in Washington & not in Philadelphia.

  Please return this to me.The check for $24.55 has not-yet-been received from Washington.

                     Yours truly.
                      SyBaird
Capt. Jpohn F. Rodgers
   govt. Building
       Centennial