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[[preprinted]] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM WASHINGTON, D.C. [[/preprinted]] Palmer has been all right so far. Owing to storm we had to take out large skull in three sections The first two nights the wind was so high and the rain so heavy we had to sleep on the floor of an old negro cabin the fleas and bed bugs were some-thing terrible I did not write sooner as we were so busy from daylight till dark. Please excuse writing as circumstances are not favorable Respectfully D B Mackie Plum Point Calvert Co. Md.