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[[in pencil, difference handwriting]] Dec. 20, 1825 [[/in pencil]] Washington 20[[superscript]] th [[/superscript]] Decr 1825 Sir, In conformity to the 9th Article of the Ordnance for the government of the C. Institute, I request to be attached to the Class of Physical Sciences. I am with great respt. J C Calhoun Asbury Dickens Esqr Sec[[superscript]] ty [[/superscript]] of the C. Institute.