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^[[441]] [[preprinted]] INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. [[line]] Bureau of Transportation for U.S. Executive Departments Philadelphia, ^[[Dec 28"]] 187^[[6]] Smithsonian Institution Washington DC Sir: Enclosed please find Duplicate Bill of Lading covering stores this day shipped to your address per ^[[Penna RR]] On arrival of the property, please receipt Bill of Lading, and return same to this Office. Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, [[signed]]John F. Rodgers [[/signed]] Captain in Charge of Bureau. ( ^[[1] Encl. B. L. No.^[[55]]) [[/preprinted]]