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UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
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[[preprinted]] WASHINGTON [[/preprinted]]
Feb, 18, 1886.

Hon. S.F. Baird:
Director Smithsonian Institution.

Dear Sir:
I have the honor to submit the following report of the Department of Ethnology, for the month of January 1886.

During the month the following were connected with the staff of this Department. Miss. Latham, Lt. Bowles, Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Walter Hough, who took Mr. Clayton's place on the 7" of the month. Dr. Singleton left temporarily on the 4" of January. Lt. Bowles has occupied his time in classifying and arranging the Eskimo Collections for exhibition. Miss. Latham has made