Letter from J. Trumbull to Asbury Dickens, Secretary fo the Columbian Institute, November 5, 1827

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Summary

J.Trumbull's letter of acknowledgement for his admission as a corresponding member of the Columbian Institute. Dated 5 November 1827. Read 5 November 1827.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7051, Columbian Institute Records, Image No. SIA_007051_S02_B01A_F07_D11

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Date

  • 1827
  • November 5, 1827

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Letters (correspondence)

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SIA RU007051 [SIA_007051_S02_B01A_F07_D11]

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Washington 5[[superscript]] th [[/superscript]]. Nov. 1827. Sir Before I left New York I received the letter which you addressed to me there, on the 1[[superscript]] st [[/superscript]] of October, informing me that I had been, on that day, elected a Corresponding member of the Columbian Institute for the promotion of Arts & Sciences. I beg you will do me the favor to present to the members of the Institute at their next meeting my sincere thanks for the distinguished honour they have done me, & to assure them of my current wish for the extended prosperity and usefulness of the Society, as well as of my hearty desire to contribute whatever may be in my power to the success of their most laudable and important views. I have the Honour to be Sir with great Respect Your most obedient Servant Ja. Trumbull A Dickens Esq. Secretary of the Columbian Institute
J. Trumbull's letter of acknowledgment for his admission as a corresponding member of the Columbian Institute. [[double line]] Read Nov[[superscript]] r [[/superscript]]. 5. 1827. [[double line]]