Papers, 1777-1879.

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Papers, 1777-1879.

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Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of the family of Jacob Bigelow, physician and botanist. Most of the letters are to or from Bigelow's wife, Mary Scollay Bigelow, the daughter of Colonel William Scollay. Correspondents include Colonel Scollay; William Scollay, Jr.; Anne Scollay; Catherine Bigelow Parkman, the daughter of Dr. Bigelow and wife of historian Francis Parkman; their daughters Grace Coffin and Catherine Coolidge; Eliza A. Dwight; and Abigail Brooks Adams. Although most of the letters concern family matters, there are occasional references to political matters, such as an account of the death of Alexander Hamilton and a description of Washington, D.C. during the Civil War, including the Bigelows' visit with Abraham Lincoln in 1862. Also included is a journal of Dr. Bigelow's trip to Europe in 1831-32, meeting schedules of the Wednesday Evening Club, a journal of a tour of Niagara Falls in 1825, and a journal of life in India ca. 1811-1812.

5 boxes and 1 v.

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