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#915 Union Trust Building,
Detroit, Michigan,
December 16th, 1910

Messrs. Charles F. Biele & Sons Co.,
379 & 381 West 12th Street,
New York, N.Y.

Gentlemen:-

I beg to hand you enclosed herewith, for Mr. Charles L. Freer's account, draft on New York to your order for $541.48 in settlement of your invoice of November 30th amounting to $525.00 for the following show cases and stands ordered by Mr. Freer from you on July 22nd, 1910 for shipment to the United States National Museum, Washington, D.C. -

2 - 6' "All-glass" show cases, 22" wide top glass, and 12" glass high - outside measurements, at $80.00 each, $160.00

3 - 6' Stands of ebonized-cherry - 2 for the above show cases and 1 for the 6' case already in Detroit, at $60.00 each, 180.00

1 - 8' "All-glass show case, 22" wide top glass, and 12" glass high - outside measurements, 110.00

1 - 8' Stand of ebonized-cherry for the above case, 75.00 $525.00

also to refund the sum paid by you to the Pennsylivania  [[Pennsylvania]] Railroad Co. for freight charges on the above cases and stands to Washington, amounting to 16.48

Total, - - $541.48

Kindly receipt and return Mr. Freer's voucher also enclosed.

I am this morning advised by Mr. Richard Rathbun, Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, that the cases and stands were received at Washington in good condition. In his letter he states that he himself has