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[[Note: written in the center third of the paper]] From M. Dickerson, acknowledging the receipt of a letter notifying him of his election as a corresponding member. [[drawing of a horizontal double line in the center, spanning one sixth of the line]] [[Susharummy?]] Plains may 22[[superscript]]nd[[/superscript]].. 1821 - [[drawing of a curly right bracket to the right of the above two lines]] [[following two lines to the right of the curly bracket]] [[underline]]-18's Paid[[/underline]] Asbury Dickins Esq Sec.y. to the Columbian Institute_ Washington (DC) dated May 20.[[superscript]]th[[superscript]]1821.