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BOARD
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Col. S. C. LYFORD, War Dep't, Chairman.
Adm'l THORNTON A. JENKINS,  Navy Dep't.
Hon. R. W. TAYLER, Treasury Dep't,
Hon. JOHN EATON, Interior "[[ditto for Dep't.]]
Dr. C. F. MACDONALD, Post Office Dep't.
WILLIAM SAUNDERS, Esq., Agricultural Dep't.
Prof. S.F. BAIRD, Smithsonian Institution, and Commissioner of Food Fishes.
WM. A. DECAINDRY, Secretary.
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Col. JOSEPH S. CONRAD, U.S.A., Disb, Officer

International Exhibition  of 1876.
Board on Behalf U.S. Executive Departments. 
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GOVERNMENT BUILDING, FAIRMOUNT PARK

Philadelphia, ^[[8th]] 1876
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Prof. Spencer F. Baird

Dear Sir

In answer to your note, including communication from G.C. Levey of the Victorian Commission regarding exchange of seeds, I would state that the Dept of Agriculture sends out a selection of seeds yearly to Horticultural and Agricultural societies in the British Colonies.

If Mr Levey will send to the Dept the proper address, no doubt a package of the above series will be sent to it at the proper time.

Further than this I cannot advise, unless it would be that he communicate directly with the Commissioner of Agriculture.

Respectfully yours

[[underlined]] William Saunders [[/underlined]]