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Washington City, [[underlined]] August 23[[superscript]] d [[/superscript]], 1826. [[/underlined]]

Sir,

I have the honor to acknowledge the letter by which you inform me that the Members of the Columbian Institute have deigned to confer upon me the favor of being a Resident Member of the scientific association.

I accept, with the highest sense of gratitude, so distinguished a mark of kindness; & as much as it will not interfere with the time I shall bestow upon professional duties, I make a tender of my feeble means to the class of Mathematical Sciences.

I have received the Constitutional Ordinance by which the Institute is governed, I will conform to it.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,
very respectfully,
your obedient servant
[[stylized signature with final "d" encircling remainder]]
Bernard
Brig[[superscript]] ier [[/superscript]]. G[[superscript]] al [[/superscript]].


To
Asbury Dickens Esq[[superscript]] re [[/superscript]].
Secretary of the Columbian Institute
[[underlined]] Washington City [[/underlined]]