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[[stamped]] [[Shaerzel?]] [[/stamped]]
[[stamped]]S 30127[[/stamped]]

[[underlined]]Report on the Operations in the Department of Antiquities, U.S. National Museum, during October 1883.[[/underlined]]

Number of specimens entered in Record Book, for exhibition 311, for exchange 255, for storage 110 - 29 sketches made.

[[underlined]]Specification of Additions.[[/underlined]]

[[underlined]]C.J. Grigsby, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. [[/underlined]] Collection from Lincoln County:  chipped celts, leaf-shaped implements, cutting tools, scrapers, perforators, arrow and spear-heads, hammer-stones, polished celts, pierced tablets, gaming discs(?), and 1 ceremonial weapon. - 156 specimens for exhibition, 222 for exchange, 88 for storage.

[[underlined]]James Harrington, Tampico, Mexico.[[/underlined]] 2 stone sculptures in human shape.  Very good specimens.

[[underlined]]C. Rau, Washington, D.C.[[/underlined]]Fragment of net from Ancon, Peru.

[[underlined]]Vinal Edwards, Wood's Holl, Massachusetts.[[/underlined]] 1 piece of breccia, worked into a rude spear-head shape.

[[underlined]]A.R. Beck, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.[[/underlined]] 1 carved stone pipe (obscene).  Said to have been brought from South America, but probably of Northwest Coast origin.

[[underlined]]Frank Burns, Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama.[[/underlined]] Collection from Alabama: Rude chipped implements, leaf-shaped implements, trimmed flakes, cutting tools, arrow