SPENCER, JOSEPH
\spˈɛnsə], \spˈɛnsə], \s_p_ˈɛ_n_s_ə]\
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(1714-1789), was appointed brigadier-general in the Continental army in 1775. He served at Boston and New York and commanded the unsuccessful Rhode Island expedition. He represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress in 1779.
By John Franklin Jameson
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].