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"Whereas, by letter dated December 21, 1914, Nathaniel L. 

 Britten and Elizabeth G. Britten have offered to donate to the 

 Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, for its corporate 

 purposes, the old colonial cottage with about one half acre of 

 land, situated at the southern corner of New Dorp Lane and 

 Cedar Grove Avenue, near New Dorp Beach, Staten Island, 

 to be preserved by the Association as an example of old colonial 

 cottage architecture : 



"Resolved, that subject to approval of terms and conditions 

 of the gift by a committee consisting of the president of the 

 Association, Howard R. Bayne, Dr. John Q. Adams and Mr. F. 

 Winthrop White, the generous offer of Nathaniel L. and Eliza- 

 beth G. Britton be and hereby is accepted on behalf of the Asso- 

 ciation, with the cordial appreciation and thanks of this Board." 

 A copy of the above preamble and resolution was transmitted 

 to Doctor Britton, and yesterday the following communication was 

 received in reply : 



2965 Decatur Avenue, 



New York City, 

 January 13, 191 5. 

 Dr. Arthur Hollick, Secretary, 



Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, 

 New Brighton, Staten Island, 

 New York. 

 Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter of January 11, convey- 

 ing preamble and resolution adopted by the board of trustees of 

 the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences at their meet- 

 ing of January 9, 191 5. I am transmitting this letter, together 

 with a copy of our letter of December 21, 1914, to you, together 

 with purchase documents and deeds of the Cubberly House, to 

 our attorneys, Messrs. Lord, Day & Lord, of 4.9 Wall Street, 

 with the request that they take steps to transfer this property to 

 the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, and to pre- 

 pare a deed of gift which shall be satisfactory to the committee 

 of the Association mentioned in your letter of January 11, 1915- 

 Yours truly, 



N. L. Britton. 



