The friend of man & of Science Our invaluable friend is no more—within an hour he has been taken from us—The loss of Dr Wistar leaves a breach never to be repair’d to us, or to the public—He has been the focus, round which the votaries of Science & public good collected, he animated them by his counsel & his exemple—Our Society, the Medical School, & almost every useful institution, where knowledge was to be extended or benevolence exercised, found in him a warm & enlightend supporter—

But what can I say to you, that you do not know better than myself—In our feeling & regrets we are equal—He has for years been the greatest source of my comfort & enjoyment & how could it be otherwise when I was gratified by his Society two or three times in every Week whilst he was in Philada & assisted him in many of his useful & philanthopic plans—But I must close my heart is too full to proceed—Yours as ever—