Letter : to Dr. William Withering, 14 May 1775.

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Letter : to Dr. William Withering, 14 May 1775.

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A short letter regarding his recent purchase of a large number of German books. He refers to some books of alchemy he hopes to acquire, to an experiment by Dr. William Small and to the passage through Parliament of a bill granting James Watt an extension on his steam engine patent.

1 folded leaf ; 21 cm.

Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library

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Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library

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