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[[stamped]] EXAMINED BY MR. RATHBUN MARCH 1913 [[/STAMPED]]
[[encircled]] Printed in full [[/encircled]]
[[margin note]]2 copies [[?]] 11-6-85[[/margin note]]

Hitchcock K3 upper
Textiles Jan-June 85

Mr. G. Brown Goode
Assistant Director U S Nat. Museum.

Dear Sir:- I herewith transmit to you my report of work done in the section of textiles during the months of January to June, 1885,- inclusive in accordance with instructions conveyed in your communication of Oct. 20th 1885.  

Respectfully
November 2d 1885

R. Hitchcock 
Acting Curator 

(1) Among the most important additions to the collection of Textiles during the first six months of the year 1885, may be mentioned the following:-

A model of the original Whitney cotton gin, presented by Eli Whitney.

A fine collection of textiles fibers from the vegetable kingdom used in Brazil, presented by Dr. J. Carlos Benini. This collection was made especially for the museum by Dr. Benini, at my request. It embraces more than thirty specimens, well named, and particularly well selected for museum purposes. 

A number of specimens of cocoons, and reeled silk from North Carolina cocoons, presented by Mr. Vizion des Lauriers.

A large number of textiles fibers from the museum of the Department of Agriculture.  This collection includes wools, silks, and vegetable fibers. many of which are valuable specimens, but a large number