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[[preprinted]] IN REPLY ADDRESS NOT THE SIGNER OF THIS LETTER, BUT HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE NAVY DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. [[seal for the Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy]] REFER TO NO. [[/preprinted]] Nav-12-PRJ [[preprinted]] HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. [[/preprinted]] [[stamped]] CONFIDENTIAL [[/stamped]] Encl. October 22, 1941. Dear Dr. Schmidt: I am returning herewith the letters and photographs covering the Galapagos Islands which you so kindly loaned to me. Your courtesy in lending me these documents is greatly appreciated. Very sincerely, [[signature]] G.S. Bryan [[/signature]] G.S Bryan, Captain, U.S.Navy (Ret.), Hydrographer. Dr. Waldo Schmidt, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C.