Thomas Beddoes to the Editor of The Morning Chronicle, late July 1796
Mr Editor,
I beg leave by your favour to apprize the subscribers to the Pneumatic Institution, that there is every reason to hope that the plan will at length be carried into execution. Numerous facts concur to render it probable that by the medicinal powers of factitious airs, a certain quantity of good may be accomplished, or, if you please, a certain quantity of evil obviated.
New subscriptions, amounting to some hundred pounds, have been received; and it may be hoped that many benevolent persons, who have not yet subscribed, considering the immense importance of the design, will speedily contribute.
The new subscriptions will soon be advertised in the Morning Chronicle, and I purpose to draw up the to disperse a statement of my own views with regard to the means of putting the project in practice. Ingenious men will favour me with their suggestions; and as soon as a proper plan can be arranged, I hope we shall proceed to set the establishment on foot.
If those who have not yet paid their subscriptions could transmit them to Mr Coutts, banker, in London, it would expedite the design.
I am, Sir, with great regard,
Yours
Thomas Beddoes
Published: The Morning Chronicle, 23 July 1796, p. 3