Biographical pamphlets - [Henry F. Bigelow, George Livermore, Charles Sumner, William Jackson, Stephen Colwell and Edward Hammond Clarke] -
Description:
These are extended eulogies written as sermons, funeral tributes or memorial speeches for prominent New England men, some from Newton, Massachusetts. Volume 3 Henry F. Bigelow, - died 1866 Prominent physician in Newton Corner involved in Newton schools and Newton Cemetery. George Livermore, 1809-1865 Merchant and antiquarian. Charles Sumner, 1811-1874 Statesman and abolitionist from Massachusetts. Hon. William Jackson, 1783-1855 Representative to the General Court and civic leader in Newton. Stephen Colwell, 1800-1871 Railroad company director, trustee of universities. Edward Hammond Clarke, 1820-1877 Physician and "professor of material medica" at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. -