Letter from Robert Little to Asbury Dickens, Secretary of the Columbian Institute, December 31, 1825
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[[in pencil]] Dec 31/25 [[/in pencil]]
Asbury Dickins Esq[[superscript]] r [[/superscript]].
Secretary to the Columbian Institute.
Sir
[[strikethrough]] From indisposition being not able to attend the meeting of the Institute this evening [[/strikethrough]], I [[strikethrough]] will [[/strikethrough]] beg you to lay before the meeting the following circumstances. In keeping a meteorological record these last 3 years I have had the misfortune to break two Thermometers, and the last accident which occurred about six weeks since, was with a very valuable, self-registering one which I cannot replace, I believe it was the only one in the District. I have some arrears of my subscription due to your Treasurer which I wish to settle before the close of the Year, and only ask of the Institute, that in doing so, I may be permitted to charge 10 Dollars for my Thermometer, which is considerably below their cost price.
As a member of the Institute I would propose that a good Self-Registering Thermometer be purchased in New York or Philadelphia - and placed under the care of some Person who may have leisure to carry on these Reports.
I hope some one will call up my postponed resolution to admit strangers on the nights when papers are read. I am sure it would have the happiest effect upon the Institute.
[[two x's in pencil through preceding paragraph]]
I am Sir
Your most obd[[superscript]] t [[/superscript]] Serv[[superscript]] t [[/superscript]]
Robert Little.
Saturday
Dec[[superscript]] r [[/superscript]] 31, 1825
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From
Robert Little, stating the
loss of a valuable self
registering thermometer,
&c.
31[[superscript]] st [[/superscript]]. December, 1825.
allowed a credit of $10.
for his thermometer, and
authorized to purchase another
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Asbury Dickins Esq[[superscript]] r [[/superscript]]
Secretary to the Columbian Institute
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Abstract recorded
Vol: 1. page 191.
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