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[[boxed]] E [[/boxed]] [[preprinted letterhead]] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM S.P. LANGLEY, Secretary G. BROWN GOODE, Assistant Secretary, in charge of U.S. National Museum Washington, [[/preprinted]] [[underlined]] Oct. 4 [[underlined]], 1890 [[stamped]] G.B.G. OCT 4 1890 [[/stamped]] Curators Reports file Dr. G. Brown Goode: Director U.S.N.M: Sir,:- I have the honor to submit the following report of my department for August and September, 1890: During these months the force was broken up, in a measure, by leaves of absence. In the office of the Chef Clerk the following [[underlined]] persons [[/underlined]] are noted as being [[underlined]] assigned to me [[/underlined]], viz; Miss. Latham, and Messrs. Hough, Sweeney, Chandlee, Burger, Shindler, Tracy and Mills. Miss. Latham and Messrs. Hough and Sweeney occupy all of their time in my department. Excepting during my absence, Mr. Tracy's time has been devoted to my work. Mr. Chandlee's time