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Showing posts with label Sylvanus Lowell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sylvanus Lowell. Show all posts
Monday, February 12, 2024

“Command of a vessel without arms, and with but one eye”

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Aside from having several children , what did Sylvanus Lowell do after being so badly injured at the Marblehead smallpox hospital in 17...
Sunday, February 11, 2024

The Families of Sylvanus Lowell

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Looking at the vital records from various Massachusetts towns helps to fill in the details of the life of Sylvanus Lowell , the ship’s capta...
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Saturday, February 10, 2024

“Of these injuries he was confined some time”

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You may have noticed that the two newspaper articles I’ve quoted about Sylvanus Lowell ’s injuries and recovery didn’t state his full name...
Friday, February 09, 2024

“His left arm was blown off and never found”

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Last month I left ship’s captain Sylvanus Lowell lying near death at the smallpox hospital in Marblehead harbor in early December 1773....
Saturday, January 20, 2024

“Doctor HALL JACKSON has had the Care of this Lad”

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Yesterday we left sea captain Sylvanus Lowell near death after he was caught at the wrong end of a cannon on Cat Island in Marblehead ’s ...
Friday, January 19, 2024

“We have not yet heard of his being dead…”

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In late 1773 and early 1774, Marblehead and surrounding towns were concerned and then convulsed with the new private smallpox hospital on ...
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