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Bachellor, William, 1749-? to Captain Hudson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.802 Author/Creator: Bachellor, William, 1749-? Place Written: Haverhill, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 July 1777 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 42.5 x 27 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the chemistry Dr. Boerhaav and determines there is "No process in which the purging Salts are made that is practicable at this Time." Transcribes a long passage from a book explaining how to make salt cartharticum.

Bachellor, William, 1749-?

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