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[printed letterhead, page torn]
[written] 884 [printed] Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D. C. [written] July 2 [printed] 18 [written] 57

My Dear Robert

Seeing is believing,
I have collected the 290.
00 and enclose a draft
on New York for 262.25
balance after paying for
your outfit here. The acct.
[page torn] as follows
[page torn] one chart 3.25
3 India Rubber bags 7.50
2 copper cans 8.00
3 [illegible] caps with 7.50
" washers .75
wrench .75
27.75
Draft 262.25
Total 290.00

I have not charged for
anything furnished from the