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MAY I ask you to correct an error in the “Notes” of your number for April 25th, relating to the collection of the late Dr. P. P. Carpenter. This collection was permanently placed by him in the museum of this university; and, mounted under his direction on glass tablets, it now occupies a separate fire-proof room erected for it by the university, and constitutes one of the principal scientific treasures of this university and of Canada. Your correspondent was probably misled by the fact that one of the best duplicate sets was reserved by Dr. Carpenter for his own use in his private residence. This has not been publicly offered for sale, but I believe has been privately offered to certain persons and institutions considered likely to value it.
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DAWSON, J. Dr. P. P. Carpenter's Collection. Nature 18, 116 (1878). https://doi.org/10.1038/018116c0
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