TYPED LETTER SIGNED, TO JOHN RITCHIE, JR., APRIL 7, 1913: APRIL 7, 1913.MR. JOHN RITCHIE, JR.,BACK BAY,BOSTON, MASS.MY DEAR MR. RITCHIE:-YOUR LETTER OF MARCH 14, WITH ENCLOSURE, REACHED ME ONLY THIS DAY. ACCEPT MY THANKS FOR YOUR KINDNESS. I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THE SUGGESTIONS REGARDING ARTICLE FOR THE "SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN". THIS ARTICLE WAS FORWARDED TO THE "SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN" ON MARCH 20. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO MAKE USE OF THE EXCELLENT SUGGESTIONS YOU OFFER. LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT I FULLY APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS, AND BELIEVE ME,MOST SINCERELY YOURS,RUDOLPH BLANKENBURGMAYOR.K.; [In stationer's type at head of letter: OFFICE OF THE MAYOR PHILADELPHIA RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG MAYOR]. An illustration of the seal of Philadelphia is at the top left corner of the letterhead. Underlined text denotes the signature

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By Blankenburg, Rudolph

[Philadelphia, 1913. 8" x 105". Two horizontal folds, else Very Good. Rudolph Blankenburg, the Mayor of Philadelphia, wrote an article for the Scientific American entitled, "The Municipal Need of Technically Trained Men" which was published in Vol. 108, April 12, 1913, pp. 341-343. This letter evidently pertains to that article. The recipient of Blankenburg's letter, John Ritchie, Jr., was one of the organizers of the Boston Scientific Society. He and Seth Carlo Chandler, Jr., devised a telegraphic code that substantially improved the transmission of numerical scientific data. We do not warrant the genuineness of the signature.

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TYPED LETTER SIGNED, TO JOHN RITCHIE, JR., APRIL 7, 1913: APRIL 7, 1913.MR. JOHN RITCHIE, JR.,BACK BAY,BOSTON, MASS.MY DEAR MR. RITCHIE:-YOUR LETTER OF MARCH 14, WITH ENCLOSURE, REACHED ME ONLY THIS DAY. ACCEPT MY THANKS FOR YOUR KINDNESS. I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THE SUGGESTIONS REGARDING ARTICLE FOR THE "SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN". THIS ARTICLE WAS FORWARDED TO THE "SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN" ON MARCH 20. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO MAKE USE OF THE EXCELLENT SUGGESTIONS YOU OFFER. LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT I FULLY APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS, AND BELIEVE ME,MOST SINCERELY YOURS,RUDOLPH BLANKENBURGMAYOR.K.; [In stationer's type at head of letter: OFFICE OF THE MAYOR PHILADELPHIA RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG MAYOR]. An illustration of the seal of Philadelphia is at the top left corner of the letterhead. Underlined text denotes the signature

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Blankenburg, Rudolph

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[Philadelphia

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1913