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^[[Copied July 31]]
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[[stamped]] G.B.G. JUL 27 1891 [[/stamped]]

[[preprinted]] Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C., [[/preprinted]] July 25th, [[preprinted]] 18 [[/preprinted]] 91.

[[preprinted]] S.P. LANGLEY,
SECRETARY [[/preprinted]]

[[underlined]] [[circled]] ^[[Preruled?]] [[/circled]] [[/underlined]] 

[[underlined]] ^[[Report [[/underlined]] on the Section of Physical Apparatus in the US. National Museum, 1891.
By [[underlined]] W.C. Winlock, Honorary Curator]] [[/underlined]]

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Doctor G. Brown Goode,
Assistant Secretary,
In charge U.S.National Museum.

Dear Sir:
In compliance with your instruction of July 1st, I have the honor to present the following brief report in regard to work in the Department of Physical Apparatus for the year ending June 30th,1891. [[/strikethrough]]
The collection of physical apparatus, consiating chiefly of pieces procured by Professor Henry for researche^[[s]] in electricity and sound,was stored when first placed in my charge in the laboratory rooms on the third story of the east wing of the Smithsonian Institution. In April, 1890,all of the apparatus was placed,by the direction of the Secretary,without much systematic arrangement^[[,]] in cases