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CMNH_HCA_B01_674
Oct. 30, 1896.
Cambell's Express, 314 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
Gentlemen:-
The gentlemen connected with the Museum report that your men are very disobliging and uncivil in the handling of packages that have been sent to [ the Museum. ] This we cannot endure, and if it is not immediately stopped we shall have to give our patronage elsewhere.
[ Truly yours, ]
[signature] C.C [ Mellor ] Chairman.
CMNH_HCA_B01_679
work up; I suggest that our 'collections x x any care should be larger before we send these out. The [X] are [X] all worked out. I have taken the liberty to add to the museum collection some species taken x my x last summer x x additions we have justt about 70 species. x x of the x american x x the whole x to Panama and the West Indies I give 3 or 4 skins; x it may be said that we have x start as x family.
I took up the x first because I found them quite numerous here and also because I x the x x work them not x has x x x always better, in collecting, to pay special attention to x group x of x x x the others. As I have now got the x x well in hand I am desirous if you x me to continue collecting, x
I shall [X] save to date that if is done by your orders.
I may say further that Prof. P. R. Uhler has already offered to work out our [X] I believe that Prof Baker [X] do our [X]; Mr. Fox might aid us with the [XXX] and Mr. [X] would, I think, help with [X] and [X], and Mr. [X] might be willing to take such of the [X] as I [X]