Letter from J. Silvestre Rebello to Asbury Dickens, Secretary of the Columbian Institute, January 18, 1825
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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 18[[superscript]] th [[/superscript]] January 1825
Sir
I have the honour to acquaint you that I received in due times your letter of the first of December informing me, that the Columbian Institute has appointed me his corresponding member.
Official business has impeached me to answer you sooner; but you can assure the Institute, that I am truly sensible of the honour, they have done me, and that in fulfilling my dutties I will never forgett so greath favour bestowed on a person so little worth of.
By the third session of the seventh article of the Brazilian Constitution it is prohibited to accept foreign condecorations,
withouth special permission; but I hope
that in this case it will be forwarded
to me cheerfully, the present being conceived as made by a respectable corporation of a very greath Nation.
I have the honour to be
Sir
Your most obedient Servant
J[[superscript]] e [[/superscript]] Silvestre Rebello
Asbury Dickins Esq[[superscript]] re [[/superscript]]
Secretary of the
Columbian Institute.
From
J. Silvestre Rebello,
acknowledging the receipt
of a letter, notifying him
of his election as a corresponding
member of the
Columbian Institute
dated, 18. Jan'y, 1825
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2[[superscript]] d [[/superscript]]. April, 1825.
Presented, and read.
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