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[[underlined]] Jul. 1889 [[/underlined]]

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Curators Rep. - Textiles
R. Hitchcock

Mr. G. Brown Goode
Assistant Secretary Sm. Inst.
Dear Sir:- In presenting my first monthly Report since my return, the record of work done is necessarily very short. It consists in the unpacking & arranging of the Japanese collection in the cases on the west side of the north hall, and such office-work as [[insertion]] has [[/insertion]] required attention from time to time. Much more could have been accomplished had my requisition for assistance been favorable acted upon; but working alone, there are not only many details that occupy valuable time but also numerous delays, which it has seemed impossible to anticipate by requisition or orders for work.
However, you are already well aware of these facts, and I merely state them as matters of fact, in explanation