ALS : Concord, [Mass.], to Rev. Saml. [Samuel] Stearns, Bedford [Mass.], 1805 Dec. 23.
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Stearns, Samuel, 1741-1809
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Samuel Stearns (1741-1809) was born in Bolton, Mass., and died in Brattleboro, Vt. He was a physician and astronomer who settled in Paxton, Mass., from 1771 to 1784, and issued annually a North-American Almanack. Because the "Sons of Liberty" dubbed him a Tory, his practice declined and in 1780 he was jailed in Worcester on the charge of passing counterfeit bills. He escaped to the protection of the British in New York, practicing on Long Island until the end of the war. In 1782, he published th...
Charitable Library Society (Concord, Mass.)
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Society formed May 25, 1795, in Concord, Mass., "for the promotion of useful knowledge" and the encouragement of virtue. Established under the name Charitable Society in Concord; by 1801, referred to in the records as Charitable Library Society in Concord. Similar to a subscription library (that is, a library the members of which pay dues entitling them to use the library collection), but with an added, constitutionally-stated benevolent function. The Society provided books from its...
Hurd, Isaac, 1756-1844
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Physician, resident of Billerica, Mass. From the description of Notebook, [17--]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58758289 ...
