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Cincinnati Nov 1st 1846

I. A. Lapham Esq

Dear Sir

Absence from the city
for three months, has prevented me acknol=
=edging your valuable contribution to our
library. The other works you speak
of forwarding will be extremely valuable
to us.

[Permit?] me to call your attention
to the 4th, 5th and 6th sections of the [Printed?] Circular
of the Society. We hope to be able before
many months to publish a map of the U.S.
showing the [illegible] [mounds?], [Ancient?] [works?],
and their nature, also the list of works,
we hope for aid, from you,

Respectfully yours,

A. Randall
Car,Sec, LC&C