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United States National Museum
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MEMORANDUM. 
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with the Miocene or the Tertiary.
From all I have heard and from specimen given by sailors it must be a very interesting locality x I tried once to see it but failed. I went down there but could not get board so had to leave with my finger in my mouth-
I would advise you to go down on the river steamers prepared with a tent to go to housekeeping upon your own [[strikethrough]] hoof [[/strikethrough]] hook- 
xxx I shall write this week to Jude Stuart of Alexandria, Va. for a letter to his brother Dr Stuart who lives near the cliffs, who at least if he cannot give us board can help us in

Transcription Notes:
A word and a name (shared by brothers) are not certain. The name might be Stuart. It appears to be Stuart to me. - SL