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2 ment of Agriculture in selecting specimens of wools, silks, cottons, vegetable fibres, and fabrics from the cases and removing them to the National Museum. A list of the specimens obtained has been prepared, and is now on file. The collections illustrating the manufacture of cotton an wool [scribble] goods from the Pacific Mills, which was received last year, have been mounted, with written labels, and are now in the cases. Respfy [[signed]] R Hitchcock Acting Curator. [[/signed]]