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Princeton University 
Department of Paleontology
Princeton, New Jersey
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May 6th, 1911

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Dear Dr. True:
Just before I left for Panama on April 12th, I ordered sent to you the newly discovered Cetacean from the Patagonian beds, comprising part of the mandible & the tympanic. No doubt, you were puzzled to account for its unexplained appearance; I intended to write to you, but was prevented from doing [[insertion]] ^ so [[/insertion]] by my hurried departure. Now that I am home again, I write to ask whether you can tell me what the beast is, & shall be obliged for any information concerning it. Please return the specimen to me, when you have quite finished any study that you may wish to make of it.
Very Sincerely Yours
[[underlined]] W. B. Scott.  [[/underlined]]