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[[paper in landscape format]] From George Watterson, relative to planting trees in the Botanical garden. dated July 25, 1822 [[double line]] presented and read, 3[[superscript]]d[[/superscript]]. Aug[[superscript]]t[[/superscript]]. 1822. [[double line]] Josiah Meigs Esq„[[superscript]]r[[/superscript]] City of Washington [[below, text rotated 180 degrees]] [[line]] presented 3[[superscript]]d[[/superscript]]. August 1822 and Read, [[line]] [[Alongside first block of text, written bottom to top]] Col.[[superscript]]n[[/superscript]] Institute [[underlined]] July 26. 1822 [[/underlined]]