Letter from George Lawrence to J. H. McIlvaine (Draft)

George Lawrence drafts a letter to J. H. McIlvaine informing him about the collection of birds brought to Spencer Fullerton Baird from Venezuela and Panama, which the latter wishes to dispose of. Lawrence inquires if the Smithsonian Institution is to have first choice. Baird is the Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Transcript included.