Testimonials, submitted to the consideration of the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

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[1818?]
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Credit: Testimonials, submitted to the consideration of the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Extract of a letter from HENRY BREVOORT, Esq. to JOHN HARE POWELL. DURING my attendance of a course of lectures on Cliymistry in the winter of 1813, delivered in the College of Edinburgh, Dr. Hope, the Professor, in describing the construction of your brother's blow- pipe, mentioned his name in the terms following : For the invention of this very ingenious ma- chine, we are indebted to Mr. Robert Hare, jun. of Philadelphia; a gentleman whose merits claim a dis- tinguished rank amongst the successful promoters of Chymistry, in the United States of America. [Signed] HENRY BREVOORT. New York, Feb. 29th, 1816. Letter from Professor MITCHELL to General CADWALADER. New York, March 23d, 1816. Sir, I HAVE not answered your letter of the 14th inst. earlier, on account of a violent attack of the croop, which has incommoded me excessively. You honour me very much by asking my opinion con- cerning the qualifications of Mr. Hare to teach Chy- mistry as a Professor in the University of Pennsyl- vania. This gentleman has been known to me for ten years or more. I have perused some of the pages he has published on Chymical subjects. I have uni-
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