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Boston. [Massachusetts]
1 Hamilton Place

Nov. 4, 1865

Hon Increase A. Lapham LL.D.

Dear Sir,

The committee of nomination of offi-
cers for the New Eng. Historic. Genea- [New England Historical and Genealogical Society]
logical Society are desirous of
offering your name as one of
its Vice. Presidents for the year 1866.

Permit me to express the
earnest hope of the committee,
as well as my own, that