by one of my very skilled workmen, in order to personally assist in the erection of the skeleton, as was the case in London.  Whether Mr. Carnegie will be able to be present and in person turn over the specimen to you after it has been installed, as was done in London, is a matter which cannot now be decided and will depend very largely upon the time when the installtion can be effected.  May I ask you to intimate to me as soon as possible at what time you may be able to receive this gift?  I may say that it has been intimated to me by the authorities in Berlin that it is their hope and wish to have the specimen intended for their Museum installed some time in the coming spring.  I would like to arrrange matters in such a way that the work of mounting these specimens may be effected about th same time, as to make two journeys across the Atlantic, while agreeable, nevertheless would involve considerable sacrifice of valuable time.



I beg you, before closoing, to remember me most kindly to Monsier Edmond Perrier, the honored Director of your Museum, whose gracious letter in response to mine was duly received.



Thanking you heartily for all the suggestions which you have made, and assuring you of my most profound esteem and regard, I am



Yours very truly



Director