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PEABODY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY,
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.

F.W. PUTNAM
Peabody Professor of Amer. Arch. and Ethn.,
Harv. Univ., Curator of the Museum.

LUCIEN CARR
Assistant Curator.
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I have just sent one of my assistants,_Mr. Dorsey,_ to Peru, and have made arrangements to have work done among the Eskimo of Greenland.

I missed seeing Dr. Jackson, as he was not at the Bureau when I called, and when he called on me I was out.  I am corresponding with him, however, and hope to get much assistance from him on the west coast.  I saw Mr. Harris and he assured me of the cooperation of his Department.  I have also got Mr. Thompson at work in Yucatan, taking moulds of some of the ruined buildings, and I hope to reproduce at least portions of them in terra cotta at Chicago.  So you see I am pushing away at the matter in all directions, and it is really considerable of an undertaking.  You can realize that I am pretty well driven with all this added to my regular work, but I hope to pull through.

Do you expect to return east in time for the Washington meeting on August 19?  Keep me informed as to your movements and how you are by a line when you have the opportunity, and believe me

Faithfully yours,

[[signed]] F W Putnam [[/signed]]

^P.S. I [[?]] this mail a [[?]] contains classification of Worlds Fair_Dept. [[underline]]M[[/endunderline]]. is the one of which I am chief you can see what I have to cover. Your of May 5 just recd this a.m._most of it is ans. in the above- except as to your future.  Don't polan further [[when?]] than this summers work.  Get through with your [[Gov.?]] work& then have a rest & we will arrange the future. I want your help very much - in special work.  Did you get your money all right deposited
in Washington Branch. The Lowell sent it there. Yours JWP 

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