Letter from Dr. James Lovell, Surgeon General, to Asbury Dickens, Secretary of the Columbian Institute, April 29, 1826
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The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact photos@si.edu. Washington Ap[[superscript]] l [[/superscript]]. 29[[superscript]] th [[/superscript]]. 1826.
Sir,
I have the honour to state that in compliance with a request of the Columbian Institute, a letter, of which the enclosed is a copy, has been addressed to the several officers [[torn piece of the letter blocking a word, page 2 shows the words appear to be - of the ]] Medical Department of the Army -
Very respectfully
Your Ob[[superscript]] t [[/superscript]]Serv[[superscript]] t [[/superscript]]
J [[W?]] Lovell
Srg[[superscript]] n [[/superscript]].Genl.
To) Asbury Dickens
Sec[[superscript]] y [[/superscript]]. Columbian Institute.
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Presented & Read,
April 29. 1826.
To
Asbury Dickens Esq[[superscript]] r [[/superscript]].
Sec[[superscript]] y [[/superscript]]. Columbian Institute
Washington City
Surgeon Generals Office
April 29. 1826
(Copy)
Sir
I am directed by the Secretary of War to state that, on the application of a Committee of the Columbian Institute, you are requested to forward through this office specimens of "seeds, plants, minerals, fossils, or whatever may be deemed useful and interesting," for presentation in the Cabinet of said institution; and also to transmit such remarks relative to the habits, localities and history of the several specimens, as may be thought necessary to a scientific classication of them.
Very Respectfully
Your obed Serv[[superscript]] t [[/superscript]].
Signed Jas. Lovell
Surgeon General
From Dr. James Lovell,
Surgeon General, relative
to specimens of seeds, plants
minerals, &c. required
to be forwarded for the
use of the Columbian
Institute, by the Medical
department of the army.
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Read, 29. April, 1826.
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abstract recorded, Vol: 1.
page 210.