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The Home Secretary of the 
National Acaden^ of Sciences 
Dr. A. Wetmore 
2101 Constitution Avenue 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
It is true that I have accepted to vrite a short biographical 
memoir about Bancroft with the help of Nichols. I can write another 
one for the National Academy. The thing I fear is that there will 
not be a lot of difference between the two. Did you think of that? 
If not please consider this point. In case, after doing so, you 
still decide that I should write the memoir for the Academy, I will 
be ready to take over. 
Sincerely yoxirs. 
P. Debye 
