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THE BERKSHIRE INN
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SIGN OF THE GOLDEN LION
C. TICKNOT & SON
GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS.

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SIGN OF THE GOLDEN VASE
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CAMDEN, S. C. 

July 25th, 1916
Henry R. Howland,
President, American Assn of Museums,
Care, Buffalo Society of Natural Scien
Buffalo, N.Y.
My dear Mr. Howland: 
Your valued letter of June 20th reached me duly, and I regret this belated reply. 
Although I had already written to Mr. Rea and named to Mr. Kent the fact that I did not feel that I should accept the post of Honorary President, it occurred to me that possibly after fuller consideration I might find some way in which I could serve the great interests of your Association, and I assure you that in the interim I have given much thought to the subject. 
On Saturday last, my New York physician came to see me and after a very thorough