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[[preprinted strikethrough]] Bills Payable [[/preprinted strikethrough]] Letters written [[preprinted]] October. [[/preprinted]]
[[preprinted]] Date    Name   Dolls.  Cts. [[/preprinted text]]

                                         Written at
      5. | R. Caldwell. Grantley Harb.| Unalakleet.
      18 | Jas. M. Bean. St. Michaels.| Unalakleet
      31 | Jos. T. Dyer Unalakleet.   | New Ulukook.
                   November
      30 | Jas. M. Bean Michaelovski  | Nulato
                   December
      15 | Jas. M. Bean St. Michaels    Nulato
      14 | F. Westdahl. Unalakleet.     Nulato
      15 | J. T. Dyer. Unalakleet.      Nulato

          Since Oct 1.  7 Since Jan 1. - 224. -
 Recd " [[Ditto for: Oct 1.]] 1 " " " [[Ditto for: Since Jan 1.]] - 97. -
[[strikethrough]] April 24. Denison. [[/strikethrough]]

[[preprinted text]] Receivable [[/preprinted text]]

Dec
      10 | Jas. M. Bean St. Michaels.   Nulato
  Apr 24 | Denison. Unalakleet          Nulato
1867     |              Wrote
  Jan  1 | Father. Mar 6. Mother & Prof Baird _
                      via Ft. Youkon.
 April 3 | Denison Unalakleet           Nulato.
" [[Ditto for: April]] 24 | Denison " [[Ditto for: Unalakleet]]               " [[Ditto for: Nulato.]]
      24 | Ennis " " [[Ditto for: Unalakleet Nulato.]]


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Washington June, 30, 1866
To Col. Chas. L. Bulkley, Behring Straits.
Dispatch received. The following is a copy of circular from Dr. Stimpson. The Chicago Academy of Sciences was burned at one oclock, the morning of June 7th. The losses are great but by no means such as to affect the utility of the institution, the regular operations of which will be resumed as soon as possible. It is impracticable at the present time to estimate with any degree of accuracy, the damage caused by the fire to the collections and other property of the Institution. As near as now can be ascertained the present condition is as follows. About half the animals and birds, nearly all the skulls &c. will be saved. The extensive collection of birds eggs and nests was entirely destroyed. Fishes and reptiles saved. Insects all destroyed with the exception of the lepidoptera. Dried Crustacea and Echinodermata destroyed. Shells and fossils in great part saved. Very singularly and fortunately the alcoholic collection contained in about two thousand jars has escaped. The Herbarium with the exception of the series of plants of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition has been saved. The library is greatly damaged by water but most of the books will be saved by careful drying and rebinding. The plates of the forthcoming volume of the transactions, twenty in number, were much injured and some of the edition may have to be reprinted. The publication of the volume will not However be greatly delayed. 
Spencer F. Baird. 
Asst Secy S.I.
rec'd July 10th 1866. 

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