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The fanftion of The aromatic vinegar, like all other articles in general de- 

 an eminent phy- jri r -V.^ . >'. , . J: . . 

 fician given to mand > nas bee " a frequent fubjeft of imitation. But it is not 



a fubfequent of this that I complain ; for in confequence of unremitting at- 

 tention, our preparation has maintained a decided fuperiority 

 over all others, both as to quality and extent of fale. The 

 occafion of this appeal to your readers is, that one of thefe 

 imitations has been fan&ioned by the name of a refpe&able phy- 

 fician, who, though not exprefsly yet by implication, confers 

 on another the credit of that invention, which in juftice is due 

 to my father. (See a letter from Dr. Trotter, phyfician to hh 

 ma j e fty'$ fleet x contained in the advertisement of a London drug- 



Subsequent pro- From the recommendatory letter alluded to, it is fufficiently 

 ceeumgsj &c, evident that Dr. Trotter was unacquainted with any prior claim 

 to the invention of the aromatic vinegar ; and he was there- 

 fore furnifhed by my father, in the mofl refpeclful manner, 

 with the facts that have been laid before you. To this letter 

 the doctor has never replied, though he declared verbally, to 

 a medical gentleman, that my father's preparation had never 

 fallen in his way ; and that if it had, he fhould with equal 

 readinefs, have given teftimony in its favour. The advertife- 

 ment, however, ftill continues to be regularly inferted ; and 

 I therefore deem it expedient to appeal thus publicly, againfl 

 the injuftice of fuch a proceeding ; efpecially in behalf of a 

 man, who has imitated the original, only in atTuming, with 

 the cooleit effrontery, an advertifement drawn up by myfelf. 



I believe there are few of your readers, who will not decide, 

 that the ordinary forms of civility required Dr* Trotter to have 

 taken l'ome notice of the letter that was addreflfed to. him ; 

 that fuch an attention ought to have been paid to one of the 

 oldeft practitioners of medicine in this country ; and that more 

 refpect was due to a man (whom I truft it is not unbecoming 

 me to characterize, in terms already publicly applied to him, 

 viris laudatis *) <• refpectable in fcience and literature/' and 

 " diftinguimed by ingenuity, honour, and the ftricteft integrity." 

 I am, Sir, 



your obliged friend and fervant, 

 WILLIAM HENRY. 

 Manchejter, March 13, 1803. 



* Dr, Aikin and Dr. Percival. 



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