Letter from William Tell Poussin to Asbury Dickens, Secretary of the Columbian Institute, October 18, 1826
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Washington, October 18th, 1826
To[[?]]
Asbury Dickens, Esq[[superscript]] re [[/superscript]],,
Secretary of the Columbian Institute.
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter informing me that I have been elected a Resident Member of the Columbian Institute for the promotion of arts and sciences. I duly appreciate the honor conferred on me; but knowing the mediocrity of my talent, I feel rather diffident in accepting it and rely on the indulgence of it's members, to whom I will endeavor to prove, the interest I take in the success of that noble institution with sentiments of high respects and consideration.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your obedient servant
[[underlined]] William Tell Poussin [[/underlined]]
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From William T. Poussin.
Presented Nov[[superscript]] r [[/superscript]]. 4. 1826.
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Abstract recorded, Vol: 1.
page 228.
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To
Asbury Dickens, Esq[[superscript]] r [[/superscript]].
Secretary of the Columbian Institute
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