Circular letter, 1827 Oct. 1.

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Circular letter, 1827 Oct. 1.

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Printed circular letter directed to members of Congress, civil, miliatary, and naval officers of the United States, public spirited Americans and to the "liberal and enlightened of other countries," requesting donations of original communications on any branch of knowledge, books and manuscripts for its library, specimens in natural history and the arts for its museum, and seeds and plants for its garden. Instructions are included for collecting and preserving seeds and plants, and specimans in natural history. Signed by Asbury Dickens, secretary.

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Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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