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K|w. Mason April [[preprinted letterhead]] UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM UNDER DIRECTION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON[[/preprinted]] May 11, 1885 [[upside down stamped]] G Brown Goode [[/upside down stamped]] PS GBG [[stamped]]g44195[[/stamped]] My dear Professor Baird: During the month of [[underlined]] April [[/underlined]] the force in the Department of Ethnology consisted of the Curator, Messrs Latham, and Messrs. Sweeny, Clayton, and Pangert. The Curator was absent until the 23rd of the month in New Orleans. During that time Mr. Sweeny and Clayton arranged the drawers and fixed up the Balcony. Miss Latham was sick most of the time. After my return Mr. Sweeny spent the time on models for mounting Ethnologic specimens. Mr. Clayton in helping Dr Palmer ar-