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the full restoration of those close ties of friendship which 

 now happily unite the great English speaking nations 

 on both sides of the Atlantic, no less than to feel the high 

 appreciation in which his character and work is held 

 in both countries two centuries after his birth. 



With very hearty wishes for the successful commem- 

 oration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth 

 of Franklin from all the Fellows of this Society, 



I remain. Sir, 



Yours faithfully, 



Richard Bentley, 

 President of the Royal 

 Meteorological Society. 



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