Smithsonian Institution,
Bureau of Ethnology,
_Washington, D.C., October 1, 1886_.
SIR: I have the honor to submit my Seventh Annual Report as Director of
the Bureau of Ethnology.
The first part consists of an explanation of the plan and operations
of the Bureau; the second part consists of a series of papers on
anthropologic subjects, prepared to illustrate the methods and results
of the work of the Bureau.
I desire to express my thanks for your earnest support and your wise
counsel relating to the work under my charge. I am, with respect, your
obedient servant,
[Signature:] J. W. Powell
Prof. SPENCER F. BAIRD,
_Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution._
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