William Henry Perkin Letter to Grand children
Hello, I am you Grandfather William Perkin. I know you must be wondering who I am and why you are receiving this letter. I am your mother’s Father. I gave her this letter to give to you in case I died before you were born. I wanted to let you know who I was as a person and what my life was like. To start off I was born on March 12, 1838 in England. I was a very curious kid. I liked to paint and mess around with different things. I once tried to build an engine. My father George, who was a builder and contractor, hoped I would become an architect when I got older, but that all changed when a friend of mine introduced me to the wonderful world of chemistry. He showed me chemical experiments that crystallized substances into definite forms. When I learned about the wonders of chemistry I was attending school at the City of London School. Here I was able to take different lessons on different chemistry topics. Thomas Hall was my teacher and he saw my passion for chemistry. When I was fifteen he told me I was ready to attend the Royal College of Science. This is where I met a German chemist named August
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Approximate Word count = 836
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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