Letter to Edward Cutbush, President of the Columbian Institute from five members of the General Committee, April 7, 1817

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Summary

Letter to Edward Cutbush requesting a special meeting of the General Committee of the Columbian Institute. Request is attached to a letter from Edward Cutbush to Nathaniel Cutting asking the latter to schedule the requested meeting.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7051, Columbian Institute Records, Image No. SIA_007051_S02_B01_F03_D07

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Date

  • 1817
  • April 7, 1817

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Letters (correspondence)

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SIA RU007051 [SIA_007051_S02_B01_F03_D07]

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To the President of the Columbian Institute Sir-- We request you will be pleased to call a special meeting of the members of the Columbian Institute. to consider on the propriety of altering the Constitution and for other purposes as on Tuesday next the 15 April at 6 oclock__ April 7.1817 [[strikethrough]]Thomas Law[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough]]Jos Anderson[[/strikethrough]] J. A. Brereton [[strikethrough]]R.C. Weightman[[/strikethrough]] Geo. Watterston [[underlined]]James H. Blake Alex McWilliams[[/underlined]] Henry Huntt
Sir, Agreeably to the annexed request, signed by five members of the General Committee of the Columbian Institute, you will please to call a [[underlined]] special [[/underlined]] meeting of the Institute, on the 15th day of the present month, at 6 oclock PM., to be held in a room in the General Post Office Building, "to consider on the propriety of altering the Constitution and for other purposes". E. Cutbush Prest Col: Inst: Monday Evening April 7 1817 Nathl. Cutting Esquire Secy Col. Institute.____
Request of Sundr Members of the Columbian Institute for a special meeting to be convened on the 15 April 1817 and the order of the Presid. of said thereupon._ 7th April 1817