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W City. Aug. 14. 1820 Columbian Institute Sir, With this I transmit the official notice of ^[[thanks for]] a present from Mr Schoolcraft. The various notices in the [[underscore]] envelope[[/underscore]] prove that the Institute has not been deficient in [[underscore]]decorum[[/underscore]]. I have been informed that Mr. [[underscore]]Schoolcraft[[/underscore]] is attached to the family of [[underscore]]Governor Cass[[/underscore]], now employed in the scientific exploration of the South + West Boundaries of the Great Lakes.._ I will thank you to [[underscore]]preserve the Letter with its envelope[[/underscore]] .- It may reach him by next Christmas .- or earlier. The polite notice from Mr [[underscore]]Elgar[[/underscore]] will, of course, claim the Attention of the Institute_
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I believe the Governor referred to may be Lewis Cass.