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ST 2 copies RH

2 copies 5-29-86.

Hitchcock K3 upper April '86.

[[underline]] April, 1886 [[/underline]]

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Mr. G. Brown Goode
Assistant Director, Nat. Museum

Dear Sir:- I herewith transmit my report for the month of April 1886.

Respfy
RHitchcock

May 1886.

[[blue line down left margin]] Among the important accessions received this month was an old spinning wheel made in France in the year 1694, presented by Charles Beck, of Washington; a fine exhibit illustrating the manufacture of [[strikethrough]] linen [[/strikethrough]] ^[[cotton]] thread, from the Willemantic Linen Company, & some primitive spinning apparatus from Mexico, collected by Dr. E. Palmer.  Also, in the food collection, thirty-six specimens from Mexico, collected by Dr. Palmer.

With the assistance of Dr. Palmer the specimens of Indian foods of the animal kingdom have been identified, labeled, & placed on exhibition, and a considerable number of Indian paints, which have been in my collection for a long time, were carefully examined by Dr. Palmer, and all the good & properly named specimens selected, duplicates combined, & useless ones rejected.  At the desire of Prof. Mason, these were all transferred to his collection. [[/blue line down left margin]]

The preparation of labels for the printer has been progressing rapidly, and a large number is on hand already.

RHitchcock