LETTERS OF FRIEDRICH WOHLER 113 



gen-silicium having the same behaviour as nitrogen. 

 Probably you have heard of little Engelhardt's 1 de- 

 parture for America as assistant to Professor Clark, 

 who coaxed him over. 



Farewell. Best greetings to the Eastwicks and 

 kindly remember, 



Your 



WOHLEB. 



In case you have an opportunity to see Herr Booth 

 at the mint, an old pupil of mine, give him my best 

 greetings. I took care that he received my letter of 

 thanks for the beautiful minerals, which you were kind 

 enough to help unpack. Please also remember me to 

 Gillingham, Magee and Garrigues. Be sure to ask the 

 latter to procure for me a few more specimens of the 

 beautiful graphite on quartz, of which he let me have a 

 small piece, and also to tell me the locality they come 

 from. The graphite without the quartz would be of 

 little interest to me. It is especially important for me 

 to have crystallized graphite, which is said to occur in 

 North America. 



WHLR. 



I am anxious to hear in your next letter whether the 

 Messrs. Eastwick's business remains unaffected by the 

 great financial crisis. 



GbrriNOEN, 9 March 1858. 



DEAR GOSSMANN, 



Permit me to recommend to you most particularly 

 the bearer, Heir Stephani. He has been working in my 



1 Francis E. Engclhardt, Dr. Goessmann's successor at Syracuse. 



