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[[encircled]] ^[[23]] [[/encircled]] [[TOP RIGHT- STAMP: W.H.H. JUN 27 1904]] National Geographic Society OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY June 24, 1904. The National Geographic Society of the United States begs to present to the Congress of Americanists meeting at Stuttgart, Germany: Doctor William H. Holmes of Washington, D.C., as its delegate, and authorizes him to represent this Society in the deliberations of the Congress. [[signature]]Henry Gannett[[/signature]] Acting President. [[signature]]O.P. Austin.[[/signature]] Secretary. ^[[Delegate of the U.S. to the [[?the]] Congress of Americanists, Stuttgart, 1904]]