66 BUI.LETIN OF THE ESSEX INSTITUTE. 



220 Penn'a Ave., Aurora, III., 



Monday, Feb. 21, 1898. 

 Henry M. Brooks, Esq., 



Secretary, Essex Institute, 

 Salem, Mass. 



Dear Sir : — 



The card of invitation to be present on March 2d was 

 received on Saturday p. m. 19th. I should like to be there, but it will 

 not be convenient, so I return the card as requested. 



Next Monday, 28th inst., will be ray birthday, and I shall then be 

 eighty -two years old. 



Yours truly, 



Edward S. L. Richardson. 



John Noble accepts with great pleasure the invitation of the Essex 

 Institute for March 2d. 



Boston, Feb. 21, 1898. 

 Court House, 



Pbmberton Square. 



Bradford Library, 

 Feb. 22, 1898. 

 Mr. Henry M. Brooks. 



Dear Sir : 



I wish to thank you most cordially for your 

 kind invitation to be present at the fiftieth anniversary of the Essex 

 Institute and regret that it is impossible for me to accept it. I know 

 I should enjoy it very much. 



Yours respectfully, 



Kate E. Johnson, 

 Librarian. 



The President of the Faculty of Andover TheologicarSeminary re- 

 grets that he is unable to accept the invitation^of the Essex Institute 

 to be present at the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary, on March 

 the second. 

 Andover, February the twenty-third. 



