1775-1862
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Abstract
这本文集由布兰丁家族的论文组成 Rehoboth, Mass., including family correspondence; diaries, account books, and medical notes of physician and naturalist William Blanding (1773-1857); maps and deeds; receipts and accounts; and other papers.
Biographical Sketches
威廉·布兰丁(1748-1830)，马萨诸塞州里霍伯斯的一位绅士农民., married Lydia Ormsbee (1750-1835)，也在里河伯斯，于1772年7月5日. 这对夫妇一生都生活在里河伯斯 and had nine children.
William Blanding, Jr. (1773-1857)，威廉和莉迪亚的长子，成为了一名医生. He 在里河伯斯学习医学，并以A级毕业.B. 毕业于罗德岛学院(后来的布朗大学) University) in 1801. 他是马萨诸塞州阿特尔伯勒的一名医生. from 1804-1807; Camden, S.C. from 1807-1832; Philadelphia, Pa. from 1832-1846; and moved back to Rehoboth, where he died in 1857. He was granted his A.M. and Ph.D. from Brown University in 1821. Blanding was an avid student of 并于1826年成为自然科学院的一员. He was also an 马萨诸塞州医学会名誉会员. 布兰德和苏珊娜·卡朋特结婚 Rehoboth in 1805; she died in 1809 in Camden, S.C., and he married Rachel Willett of Philadelphia in 1811.
亚伯拉罕·布兰丁(1775-1839)，老威廉的第二个孩子., and Lydia, graduated from Brown University with an A.B. in 1796 and earned his A.M. and Ph.D. in 1838. He moved to Camden, S.C. 1806年前后，他在那里从事法律工作，直到1814年. He then moved to Columbia, S.C., where he lived until his death in 1839.
莉迪亚·布兰丁(1778-1833)于1898年嫁给了里河波斯的罗伯特·皮尔斯(1777-1832). They had 八个孩子，最大的是奥蕾莉亚·鲍威尔. 1798).
詹姆斯·布兰丁(1781-1870)于1811年与里霍伯斯的伊丽莎白·卡彭特结婚. They had eight 儿童，包括南希·奥古斯塔(b. 1816)和亚伯拉罕·奥姆斯比·布兰丁(1823-1892)，后者后来成为 a physician.
Susan Blanding (b. 1790年，她嫁给了马萨诸塞州塞孔克的艾伦·亨特少校. in 1814. They had seven children, the eldest being Maria (b. 1816).
莱菲·布兰丁(1793-1823)一生中大部分时间都生活在里河波斯，但她花了一些时间在那里教书 Providence, R.I., circa 1820.
Shubael Blanding (b. 1750)和埃比尼泽·布兰丁是威廉·布兰丁的兄弟， Sr.
Ruth Ormsbee Keich (b. 1756年)是莉迪亚·奥姆斯比·布兰丁的妹妹. She married Philip Keich (or Keach) of Killingly, Conn. in 1780.
Collection Description
马萨诸塞州里霍伯斯的布兰丁家族的文件. 包括医生之间的通信 以及马萨诸塞州里霍伯斯和阿特尔伯勒的博物学家威廉·布兰丁(William Blanding, 1773-1857)., Camden, S.C., and Philadelphia, Pa.; his first wife Susannah Carpenter and second wife Rachel Willett; father William (1748-1830), a farmer, and mother Lydia Ormsbee Blanding; brothers Abraham, an attorney of Camden, S.C., and James Blanding; sisters Lydia Blanding Pearce, Susan Blanding Hunt, and R州普罗维登斯的教师莱菲·布兰丁说.I.; and others. Correspondence includes 描述家庭事务，日常活动，健康，与朋友共度的时间，社交 events, education, and careers.
藏品还包括零星的日记，1807年至1838年，帐簿，1802年至1806年，和 医学记录，包括有关天花的记录，由威廉·布兰丁(1773-1857)保存; poetry and penmanship books kept by Lephe Blanding; manuscript maps of Vermont, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Delaware, North America, and South America; deeds for land in Rehoboth, Mass. and Camden, S.C., 1775-1841; receipts and loose accounts, 1795-1841, kept by 许多家庭成员，包括许多显示在罗德岛学院的教育费用 (Brown University); and tax rolls for Rehoboth, Mass., 1808.
威廉·布兰丁(1773-1857)的日记，保存在马萨诸塞州，南卡罗来纳州和 从1795年到1839年的费城(有明显的空白)记录了每天的事件，天气，阅读的书籍和 购买，账目，包括与他的教育有关的费用. Entries describe his medical training in Rehoboth, Mass.; his attendance at Rhode Island College, now Brown University (Class of 1801); and his travels, including voyages to New York State and Quebec in 1823, Catawba Springs, N.C. 1829年，芝加哥和伊利诺斯州，1838年. Blanding was also an avid 博物学家，几本日记包括详细的自然历史观察和绘画. The 收藏中还包括布兰丁的妹妹苏珊(Susan)于10月16日至24日写的一篇简短日记. 1808, of a trip from Providence, R.I. to Charleston, N.C.
Acquisition Information
佛罗里达大学的礼物，2010年10月. 1985.
Box List of the Collection
Preferred Citation
布兰丁家族文件，马萨诸塞州历史学会.
Access Terms
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