Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 / With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology

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In the month of January last, I received the following letter:
Paris, December 24th, 1845.
Monsieur Alexandre Vattemare,
Sir,
The undersigned young men, citizens of the United States of America, now in Paris, have heard so much about the successful realisation of your scheme of international exchanges between France and their native land, that they are induced to take the liberty of requesting from you a narration of the results of your indefatigable exertions in the cause of science during the past twelve months. They avail themselves of the occasion to testify their gratitude for your desinterested toil and the high respect with which they have the honor to subscribe themselves,
Your very obedient and humble servants,
Benj. Perley Poore, of Massachusetts. W. C. Allan, of Kentucky. F. S. Ainsworth, M. D., of Massachusetts. J. Hunt, of Massachusetts. Benj. Apthorp Gould, of Massachusetts. Edward Monroe, of New-York. James M. Hoppin, of Rhode-Island. Geo. H. Hall, of North-Carolina. Benj. Champney, of Massachusetts. Henry Willard, of Massachusetts. W. J. Parkerson, of Massachusetts. H. H. J. Gibson, of New-York. Samuel Wanslow, New-York. Geo. C. Mason, Rhode-Island. Jno. C. Martin, New-York. Flelcher Derby, New-York. J. Sumner, Massachusetts. Henderson Pope, So. Carolina. J.-S. Harris, Mississipi. Thomas Dustin, Indiana. E. Hartshorn, Pennsylvania. John S. Miller, Pennsylvania. J. C. Cross, Kentucky. Norwood Penrose, New-Jersey. Morton Stille, Pennsylvania. Geo. Catlin, New-York.