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27 May 1866

Your letter of the 19th Sat will of Inst will receive due Consideration. The many [illegible] calls upon our attention of the commencement of our operations must be our apology for not answering your letter before! - We would feel gratified of your reporting any special cases for [illegible]tion [illegible] would be pleased to send your part to be a member. The Annual dues are $10.

Yours Respectfully,

Wm Coventry H Waddell

Secy

[illegible] Bacon
145 So N[illegible]
Brooklyn E. D.

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27 May 1866

S Cockroft Esq
171 Broadway

Sir

We are obliged by your communication of the 19th Inst, and although we have been unable from the scanty information [afforded?] to make an example of that case we shall always be happy to recieve full Reports of all 'Crualties to Animals' and will endeavour to redress the wrong. We shall be pleased to send your name as a member- Annual dues $10. -

Yours [Respefully?]

[obsured by page fold] Waddell
Hon