Talk:Josiah Bartlett

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Medical practice[edit]

The basic story of his medical career comes from a book by Rev. Charles A. Goodrich; "Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence"; New York: William Reed & Co., 1856. His outline has ben adopted with some changes.

The 'epidemic' of 1754 and 1735 are backed up in the Kingston Town Records, typed transcription for 1732-1808 in the New Hampshire Historical Society at Concord.
Bartlett's discovery and tretment are backed up by his letters and orders for drugs, in microfilm of his correspondence.
Goddrich also provied an item I have discarded. He sites Bartlett's urgent need to treat his own child as something that impelled his search for a cure. Since Josiah and Mary's first child (also Mary) wasn't born until December 28, 1754 I discarded his description as fiction. It made his narrative more interesting than my write up, but given the other dates, it can't be true.

Lou I 20:30, 8 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

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He was a slave-owner.[edit]

I was so impressed when I read “his wife Mary had managed the farm, seen to the completion of rebuilding their house, cared for nine children, and given birth to Hannah”, imagining she had done all this by herself, but then I learned they were a slave-owning family so she probably didn’t have it as tough as I thought. Why is there no mention at all of Josiah Bartlett being a slave-owner? It doesn’t appear to be a secret from the rest of the internet. Minicarmen (talk) 01:50, 3 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Date of birth[edit]

All the sources that I can find that go deeper than he was born in 1729 state that he was born in November or on November 21. That includes public records, books, and his grave. My take, since what is commonly reported and in public records is November 21, is to use that date.

I must confess, I am not up on the old-style and new-style dates, I am guessing it's based upon the type of calendar in use at the time... but I have always used the dates from reliable secondary sources, and if I am trying to sort a date out, check public records. Any help here is much appreciated!–CaroleHenson (talk) 22:56, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]