Papers, 1779-1887.

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Papers, 1779-1887.

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A scrapbook of mementoes of Mary (Ingersoll) Bowditch, compiled in 1887 by her son Henry I. Bowditch. Contains poetry written by Mary Bowditch, including several poems on the evils of slavery in the British Empire; poetry written by others; newsclippings which M.I.B. saved; and short notes and letters written to Nathaniel and Mary Bowditch by Mehetabel Higginson of Salem. There is also some written commentary by Henry I. Bowditch, and an exchange of letters about the volume between H.I.B. and his sister Elizabeth (Bowditch) Dixwell. Also, notebooks of miscellaneous poems and proverbs, a notebook of mathematical exercises, and poems and meditations written by William Bowditch in 1795 and 1799.

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Higginson, Mehetabel, 1764-1846.

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Bowditch, Mary Ingersoll, 1781-1834.

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Dixwell, Elizabeth Boardman Ingersoll Bowditch, 1823-1888.

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Bowditch, Henry I. (Henry Ingersoll), 1808-1892

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Henry Ingersoll Bowditch, the son of Nathaniel Bowditch and Mary Ingersoll Bowditch, was a physician, author and abolitionist from Salem, Massachusetts. From the description of Life in the woods for a fortnight : or a trip to Katahdin & Moosehead Lake in the summer of 1856. 1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 704274320 U.S. specialist in diseases of the chest. From the description of Henry Ingersoll Bowditch letter, 1882, Apr. 7, Boston, to Dr. S. McMurtry. ...

Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838

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American writer on navigation. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Salem, to an unidentified recipient, 1810 Nov. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270910812 From the description of Letter signed : Boston, to William Vaughan in London, 1837 May 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270910815 Astronomer, mathematician, and insurance executive. From the description of Nathaniel Bowditch correspondence, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 794511...

Bowditch, William, 1776-1799.

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