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[[preprinted letterhead]] UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM UNDER DIRECTION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON [[/letterhead]] ^[[check mark]] ^[[GBG]] ^[[2 copies 3-5-86.]] ^[[gy 2 copies RY]] ^[[Mason January '86]] ^[[K1 upper Mason Feb '86]] [[stamped]] S51366 [[/stamped]] March, 9, 1886. Hon. S.F. Baird, Director. Smithsonian Institution. Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the [[underlined]] Department of Ethnology [[/underlined]], for the month of February, 1886. During the month the force consisted of Miss Latham, Lt. Bolles, Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Hough. In addition to the regular office work, Miss Latham has devoted her leisure to marking abstracts from various authorities for the card catalogue, with a view of preparing labels for the collection.