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From Horton Howard to J. Meigs
transmitting a specimen
of gypsum, &c.
dated, 2[[superscript]]d[[/superscript]]. March, 1822.
Read, [[underlined]] 1[[superscript]]st[[/superscript]]. June, [[/underlined]] 1822.

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Josiah Meigs
Commissioner of the 
Gen[[superscript]]l[[/superscript]] Land Office
Washington City
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Communicated 1 June 1822
and read.

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Private -
[[?]] Specimens
of Gypsum [[from ?]]
Ohio ~
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For the Columbian
Institute
Josiah Meigs
March 14 1822