Many copies of the New guide to health and the Thomsonian materia medica contain, as does this one, certificates attesting to the holder's right to use Thomsonian preparations as a member of the Friendly Botanic Society. By 1840, Samuel Thomson had sold over 100,000 patents for his botanic system. Patent certifying Elijah Trescott to use Thomsonian preparations
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