Letter and notes, 1855.

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Letter and notes, 1855.

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The letter dated 1855 from Nahum Capen to Jeremiah Colburn attached a leaf from a Spurzheim manuscript regarding Sabbath traditions. Also included is a printed 2 page bibliography of Spurzheim and a printed partial list of John Gray Bell's autograph catalogue, mentioning two Spurzheim autographs.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Colburn, Jeremiah, 1815-1891

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Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832

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German phrenologist. From the description of Note, undated [before 1832]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359621 George Combe was a phrenologist. From the guide to the George Combe Papers, [ca. 1822-1836], Circa 1822-1836, (American Philosophical Society) Spurzheim (Vienna, M.D. 1813) never practiced medicine but collaborated with Franz Joseph Gall between 1800 and 1813 on neuroanatomical research from which phrenology was conceived as a system ...

Capen, Nahum, 1804-1886

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Capen, born in Canton, Mass., began to study medicine at age 18; however, ill health prevented completion of his apprenticeship and in 1825 he entered into partnership in the publishing firm of Marsh, Capen, and Lyon. He wrote papers, articles, and books on history and politics, and was an advocate of free trade, federal copyright laws, popular education, and various social welfare reforms. He was postmaster of Boston from 1857 to 1861, and is credited with working out the free delivery system. ...