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Account of the 



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Account of the refufcitat'ion of a Mo?fe, found m a torpid fatCy 



enclofcd in a fojftl fuh/lmice, Co7nmunicated in a Utter from 



OLIVER nSKE, M, D. to Hon. ROBERT T. PAINE, 



A.A.F. 



Worccfler^ March ij, 1803, 



SIR 



> 



xLNCLOSED you will receive an authenticated flate- 

 ment of the fads refpedling the refufcitation of a moufe 



hich fome time fince was 



*» 



fubje<-l of a communication 



the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 

 The teflimony of Mr. Lincoln I could 



obtain 



r elides 



fom 



ethers of the family, can affirm all that is flated 

 taken place in 



the houfe 



as he 

 of Vermont. Mrs. Andrews, and 



having 

 Being perfonally acquainted with. 

 Mr. Andrews, who is one of our moll refpedable farmers, and 

 a verycorred man, I have not the lead hefitationin fubfcrib- 

 ing my belief that the enclofed ftatement is corredv 



1 am, Sir, moft refpedfuUy, yours, 



Hon. Robert T. Pai***-,^. 



OLIVER 



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P. S 



It may perhaps be inquired, why a matter fo 



crdinaiy was not fooner made public ? It did 



occur ta 



Ir 



^mdrews, th 



worthy of any particular 



iieighboua>, and almoft forgotten, 



a fubjed hke this would be though 



It was talked of among his 



In Odober laii, I had the 



firfl 



