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ST 1 copy RH

1 copy 2-20-86.

1 copy 3-5-86.

Hitchcock
Jan. 1886
K3 upper

Jan. 1886

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

Dear Sir:- I herewith transmit to you my monthly report of the operations of my department for the month of January, 1886.

Respectfully
R. Hitchcock

[[blue line down left margin]] The arrangement of the cases in the Textiles Hall (N.E. Court), [[strikethrough[[ has [[/strikethrough]] was changed during the month, to adopt the alcove system, for the better convenience of the animal products collection.  [[/blue line down left margin]] [[red line down left margin]] Two extra cases in the North Hall, assigned to the philosophical apparatus, have been filled, and the arrangement almost completed. [[/red line down left margin]]

[[blue line down left margin]] The entire collection of wools received sometime ago from the Department of Agriculture, which has been standing around in bottles ever since, was examined and the valuable specimens [[illegible strikethrough]] catalogued, labeled and mounted in boxes ready for exhibition.  A large number of specimens have been discarded as of no value [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] to the museum, but 133 specimens have been reserved.  Probably these will not all be found useful in the final arrangement, but it is likely 100 good specimens will be retained.  The wool collection is now an exceedingly good one, but it is not [[popible?]] to keep it in its present condition without great risk of injuring by moths during the coming season. 
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