Beneficial Effects of the Plaster of Paris, Etc.
Document 1785Lincoln repeatedly thanks Pickering for concern and attention given to him in letters of December 25th and 30th. The illegibility of the majority of the document makes it difficult to decipher much of Lincoln's words, but Lincoln does clearly thank Pickering for the recommendation of plaster of paris for some purpose.
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Dear Sir I have been honored with the receipt of your favors by one of the 28th [&] [the?] 30 Ulto of the last instant —
The [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[&] other articles came safe to hand —
[&] their arrival was opportune; indeed
I [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] attention to me — [undecipherable]
It shall be [undecipherable] for you, [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] get done it.
you have [undecipherable] drawn on me at short
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] it should be [undecipherable]
or the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to Philadelphia —
I thank you for the [undecipherable]
you gave me of the [undecipherable] effects of the
plaster of [undecipherable: probable reading "Einsman"] [undecipherable]. I shall be
exceedingly obliged by a more particular
[undecipherable] of the matter [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]. The next [undecipherable] I shall [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] that I am not [undecipherable] any [undecipherable]
this mill building has [undecipherable: probable reading "engrossed"] [undecipherable] of
my time —
I have [undecipherable] many [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]. I hope by [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
better to be [undecipherable: probable reading "convinced"], by experiments of
my own or to be so established in the
truth of my propositions on [the?] subject
as to be possessed of such facts as will
lead you to join me
I have the honor to be
My Dr Sr
with great [undecipherable]
Your [undecipherable]
[E. [undecipherable] / Aug 21, 179[undecipherable]]
Col. Pickering
&
Philadelphia
Type
Autograph Signed Draft
Description
Lincoln repeatedly thanks Pickering for concern and attention given to him in letters of December 25th and 30th. The illegibility of the majority of the document makes it difficult to decipher much of Lincoln's words, but Lincoln does clearly thank Pickering for the recommendation of plaster of paris for some purpose.
Date
01/21/1785
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1785012160001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Benjamin Lincoln
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
plaster of paris
farming
mill