Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 [Appointment of Richard Harlan as professor of comparative anatomy at the Philadelphia Museum]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01808 Author/Creator: Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 23 March 1821 Pagination: 1 p. ; 36.1 x 32.1 cm Order a Copy
Appointment signed by museum directors Butler, Robert Patterson, Zacchaeus Collins, Coleman Sellers, and Rubens Peale. Written in Latin.
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