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City of Washington, June 23, 1821

Sir, 

I received a few minutes since, your letter of the 21[[superscript]]st[[/superscript]] instant, informing me, that I have been elected a resident member of "the Columbian Institute for the promotion of arts and sciences", and inclosing a copy of the constitutional ordinance for the government of that Institute.

You will please to accept my acknowledgments for the polite manner in which the communication has been made - your apology for the delay in transmitting it, being perfectly justifiable, is admitted as one of the best that could be offered. 

With sincere wishes for a speedy recovery from the severe indisposition, you have stated,

I have the honor to be,
with great respect,
Your obedient servant,

William Lambert

Asbury Dickins, Esquire,
Secretary of the
Columbian Institute.
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