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all my study to be done evenings, in order that the installation of specimens may go on as rapidly as I desire.
During the month 122 entries have been made in the Catalogue of Textiles, including many articles recatalogued, and 5 entries in the Catalogue of Foods. It has not seemed desirable to recatalogue the articles in the food collection.
All the specimens in the cases among the Textiles which were put up when I came, have been provided with temporary labels.
In order to identify some of the material on hand a microscope will be quite necessary. I expect to have one that I can use for the purpose in the course of a week, or as soon as a convenient place can be provided where I can place it, and the books and papers I hope to have to assist me in the work.

Respectfully
R Hitchcock 

Nov. 30th 1883