An American biographical and historical dictionary, containing an account of the lives, characters, and writings of the most eminent persons in North America from its first discovery to the present time, and a summary of the history of the several colonies and of the United States / by William Allen.
- William Allen
- Date:
- 1809
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An American biographical and historical dictionary, containing an account of the lives, characters, and writings of the most eminent persons in North America from its first discovery to the present time, and a summary of the history of the several colonies and of the United States / by William Allen. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Sloane, Mr. sition Dr. Hill, Linnzus, and others he was furnishe ed with books and apparatus, which he much needed, and which greatly lessened the difficulties of his situation. He in return vain them what was new and curious in the productions of America.’ He was elected a member of several of the most eminent bociatias _ and academies abroad, and was at length appointed American’ bot- anist to his Britannic majesty,George III, in which appointment’ he continued till his death in tt short 177 7 in the pay ‘sixth = his age. | ah Mr. Bartram was an ingenious mentenin: The stone nsasysh _whiel he lived, he built himself, and several. monuments of his skill remain in it. He was often his own mason, carpentér; black- smith, &c. and generally made his own farming utensils.” eid] « His:stature was rather above the middle size; his body was erect ahd slender; his complexion was sandy; his countenance! was . cheerful, thoueh there was a solemnity in his air. His gentle -man- hers corresponded with his amiable disposition. He was modest, _Hberal;charitable; afriend to social order; and an advocate for the abolition of slavery. He gave freedom toa young African, whom he had brought up ; but he in gratitude to his master continued in his service. “ Though temperate, he kept a plentiful table and an- nually on new year’s day he made an ee ceaieD friendship and philosophy. Hy comer? ACI He was born and educated in the society of fi iends:’ The follow- ing distich was engraved by himself on a stone in the wall chee front: window of his own apartment. weobrarnte _ ?Tis God alone, the almighty Lord, ~ eres _ +s oes ‘The holy One by me ador’d. 0 mae oH » Abeerg een hy ) John Bartram, 1770.) at _. Hedleft.several children. J ohn, his youngest son, thomebetedt him ‘enipnopnienor of his botanic garden ; but it is now chiefly under the superintendence of another son, Mr. William : Bartram, who _ accompanied his father in many of his botanical tours, and -who'is _ well known by his book, entitled, travels through N. and. psivtnrenpenl ae E. and. W. Florida, &e. published in 1791. serPrey wPRorte _ Severalof Mr. Bartram’s. communications in zoology. were pub- ished dia the philosophical.transactions between the years,1743 and _ 1749..: He published observations on the inhabitants, climate, soil, &c. madein his.travels from. Pennsylvania to, Qnondago, Lendon, * ATL; description of East Florida, 4to, 1774.—Rees’ cyclopedit, e Weiler. ; ails anthology, v.231; Milier’s natrnshem, $15; ooo 367 MS “TAD te ~ BASS (Epwarp, B.D. ), first bishop of ‘Massachdaatte: was born _ at Dorchester. Nov..23, 1726, and was graduated: at. Harvard’ col- lege'in)1744. For several years afterwards he was; the teacher. of a school, From 1747 to 1751 he resided at Cambridge, pursuing his theological studies, and occasionally preaching. In 1732 atthe j a 7 ‘a . ° 2 : Pe ae £ > ae fy ‘ > ie Wek .](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b32886639_0067.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
