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

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[1818?]
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    [COPY.] Testimonial from Professor SILLIMAN. New Haven, June 22, 1818. Professor ROBERT HARE, now of the college at Williamsburgh, Virginia5 has been personally and intimately known to me since November, 1802. In my opinion, he possesses a mind distinguished for energy, invention, and active scientifick curiosity. His acquisitions are various and extensive in many departments of knowledge ; but he excels in mecha- nicks, natural philosophy, and chymistry, to all which he has devoted much attention, and evidently needs nothing but the entire and professional devo- tion of his time to them to attain the highest excel- lence, especially at a period of life combining both ardour and maturity. 1 have been much occupied with him as a fellow labourer in practical Chymis- try, and have seen abundant evidence of his unwea- ried industry, and fertility of resource. He has also devoted a good deal of time with me to the study of mineralogy and geology. [Signed] BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, ..Professor, /Sec. &,c. in Yale College. i