Papers of the Gilman and Bowen families, 1791-1920.

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Papers of the Gilman and Bowen families, 1791-1920.

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The collection documents the careers and families of two Unitarian ministers active in the United States in the 19th century: Samuel Gilman and his son-in-law, Charles J. Bowen. Samuel Gilman, Unitarian minister and author of “Fair Harvard,” was born on February 16, 1791, to Frederick and Abigail (Somes) Gilman in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Charles James Bowen, Unitarian minister, was born on May 20, 1827, in Providence, Rhode Island to Henry and Harriet Amanda (Munro) Bowen. The collection also contains three late 18th century items pertaining to Joseph Priestly, a founder of Unitarianism in England, and to the Birmingham Riots (also known as the Priestly Riots) that occurred in 1791 in Birmingham, England.

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