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I also beg to inform you, that every preparation sent out 
from my Laboratory is invariably manufactured according 
to the formula of the London Pharmacopoeia, and war- 
ranted as such, unless expressly ordered to the contrary. 
It may not be out of place to mention, that a valued friend 
of mine, who arrived in England from Philadelphia a few 
days ago, assured me, personally, that my Chemicals and 
Pharmaceuticals were more esteemed in your country than 
those of any other manufacturer. 
If you think proper, I will, with pleasure, send to you 
direct, specimens of all or of any of the products of my 
Laboratory for your examination and report thereon. 
Waiting your instructions, believe me, with distinguished 
consideration, to remain 
Yours, very respectfully, 
W. Bailey. 
To Constantine Adamson, Esq. 
Presd't of College of Pharmacy, New York. 
New York, June 11th, 1845. 
Sir, — In reply to your favor of 18th April, I beg leave 
to say, that it arrived on the day after the stated meeting 
of the Board of Trustees in May, and consequently could 
not be submitted until Thursday of last week, the next 
stated meeting, when the following resolution was passed. 
" That the President be requested to communicate to Mess. 
Cumming, Main & Co. the contents of Mr. W. Bailey's 
letter, and then reply to him as he may judge proper." In 
conforming with this resolution, I waited upon the gentle- 
men above mentioned, and received from Mr. Cumming 
the assurance that the Blue Pill Mass in question did most 
certainly come from you, being purchased by their house 
in London, whose firm was Riach, Cumming & Co., and is 
now Riach, Main & Co. ; and that the fact of it being in- 
tended for exportation to New York could scarcely, with 
any chance of probability, be unknown to you ; moreover, 
that it was not ordered of any particular strength ; that you 
