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12.  PLEASE PRESENT ANY PLANS WHICH YOU MAY HAVE IN VIEW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR DEPARTMENT.

^[[The continuously increasing popular interest in objects relating to the history of the United States during the Colonial and Revolutionary war periods makes it advisable to [[strikethrough]] carefully preserve increase [[/strikethrough]] collect as many as possible of such relics, though mere "curios" are not desirable.  The Museum now has a valuable series of American medals but there are many more that should be secured as also ^[[more]] specimens of money of colonial and later days.]]