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ber of the Essex Institute, and to beg that you will convey to the mem- 

 bers of that body my cordial thanks for their courteous act, and my 

 best wishes for the continued success and usefulness of the Essex 

 Institute. 



Very sincerely yours, 



T. Sterry Hunt. 



Washington, D. C, February 2S^, 1888. 

 Robert S. Rantoul, Esq. 

 Salem, Mass. 

 Dear Sir : 

 I pray you to communicate to the Essex Institute ray grateful 

 acknowledgments for electing me to be one of its honorary members. 

 I have placed the certificate among the documents I most carefully 

 preserve. 



I entreat you to express to the Institute my ever continuing grati- 

 tude for this mark of their regard and friendship. 



Very sincerely your ancient 

 & faithful friend. 



Geo. Bancroft. 



New York State Museum of Natural History, 



Albany, October 11th, igss. 

 Henry M. Brooks, 

 Secretary, etc. 

 Dear Sir — 



I have received your notice of my election as an honorary mem- 

 ber of the Essex Institute, under date of November 28ti>, 1887. I wish 

 to express ray sincere thanks to the members of the Institute, and 

 my high appreciation of the honor conferred upon me by your time- 

 honored Institution for the promotion of science. 



It has not been from intentional neglect on my part that I have not 

 sooner acknowledged this honor; but that I was so involved in the 

 work of preparing aud publishing my volumes on the Palaeontology 

 of New York and other collateral work that I have been compelled to 

 neglect everything else. 



I have lately sent to your Institute a package of apologies for my 

 short-comings. 



I am very Sincerely and Respectfully Yours, 



Jamks Hall. 



