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on Monday, dont forget it is a holiday & I will be at 667.

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Saville had a talk with Batty, & he was very glad to take a few hundred dollars with him, & send up the specimens. He told S. that it would have to be arranged with Bumpus. I saw B. & told him that I wanted to send some money by Batty, & of the things that came up, the museum would take first choice. B. flew in an awful rage & said "Batty was the A.M. of W.H.'s man, not Mr Heyes, & if S. wanted anything from that region he should put in a requisition, & the museum would send the money. If there were any duplicates, the museum would