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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. : Height: 36.1 cm, Width: 32.1 cm Order a Copy

Appointment signed by museum directors Butler, Robert Patterson, Zacchaeus Collins, Coleman Sellers, and Rubens Peale. Written in Latin.

Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822

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