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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
WASHINGTON, D.C.

OFFICE OF 
ASSISTANT SECERETARY, 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
IN CHARGE U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM

March 7, 1911.

Mr. George W. Alger, 
915 Union Trust Building,
Detroit, Michigan.

My dear Sir:
Your letter of the 27th ultimo, relative to the makimono cases, reached me in due season, and I re-ferred it to our Superintendent for information for making a reply. He had already reported on the matter and I had his memorandum before me when your second letter, of the second instant, arrived yesterday. I enclose a copy of the memorandum and also the sketch to which it refers. It seems to us that the dimensions of all these cases are correct. You will notice that the only criticism relates to the finish of the metal work on the one largest case. 

Very truly yours,
R. Rathbun 
Assistant Secretary 
in charge of National Museum.