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[[underline]]Executive Department [[/underline]] Executive Mansion, Monrovia, Dec. 29, 1884 Liberia, W.C.A. Ben. W. Austin, Esq., Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.A., Sir, When I received your note of August 28th requesting my autograph, I was suffering from a lame wrist, and was unable to write. I now send the autograph, as under, Your obedient servant, H.R.W. Johnson President of Liberia