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Letter from Solomon G. Brown to S. F. Baird, August 15, 1866

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Baird, Mary Helen Churchill Baird, Lucy Hunter Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum

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Historic Images of the SmithsonianSIA2011-0982 (page 1), SIA2011-0983 (page 2).Letter from Solomon G. Brown, the first African American employee of the Smithsonian Institution, to the Assistant Secretary Spencer F. Baird, later the second Secretary, reporting on Brown's duties for Baird at the Smithsonian, including sending packages to the Baird family while they were away. August 15, 1866. 2 pages.Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7002, Box 16, Folder: Brown, Solomon G., 1866-1870Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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