The pharmacopoeia of the United States of America. 1820 / By the authority of the medical societies and colleges.

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1820
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Credit: The pharmacopoeia of the United States of America. 1820 / By the authority of the medical societies and colleges. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    . the convention in their district; and when the forma- tion of a Pharmacopoeia is agreed on, that the afore- said committee transmit to each society, &c. the names of the several places in their district, and the times which have been mentioned, and point out what time and place have the most votes, and submit to the se- veral societies, &c. if such time and place would be most convenient. That this society would propose the first day of June, A. D. 1819, and the city of Philadelphia, as a convenient time and place, for the meeting of the con- vention, in the district known by the name of the middle states. The committee appointed by the New York me- dical society, on the 4th of March, 1818, issued cir- culars to the several corporate bodies and individuals designated in their commission. In reply to their first circular, information was received early in November, 1818, that the design of forming a National Pharma- copoeia had met the approbation of a majority of the medical associations in the United States, and that they had appointed delegates to attend the district conventions. ‘This intelligence was announced in a. second circular, inviting the said associations to desig- nate a time and place for the meeting of each of the district conventions: and in conformity therewith, the following places were designated, viz. Boston, Phila- . delphia, Columbia, S. C. and Lexington, Kentucky. The Vermont medical society at their annual meeting held in October, 1818, approved the forma- tion of a National Pharmacopoeia, and appointed Se- o) p
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