Porto Rico, 1911 - 1912 : expense books and addresses
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PrintThis includes notebooks with travel expenses, receipts, and calling cards and addresses documenting Alexander Wetmore's time collecting in Porto Rico [Puerto Rico], 1911-1912 for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. Five notebooks listing expenses were provided by the USDA, and reside in an archival envelope. Most expenses relate to room, board, supplies, hired labor, and travel. Travel specifies destination and mode of travel. Listings were usually entered several times are week. Cards and addresses reside in a second archival envelope. Some include only the person's name, others include information identifying the person, Wetmore's relationship with them, or contact information. Some information noted includes person's profession, basic appearance description, whether they own a notable property, run a pertinent business like a ferry, or reminders to send the person requested information. Most of the cards are cut and filled in by Wetmore.
1911-1912
1911
1912
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Puerto Rico
SIA RU007006
Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
2 envelopes
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Box 137 Folder 5