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"The Travellers Guide or Pocket Gazetteer of the United States" book by Jedidiah Morse and Richard C. Morse (belonged to Colonel John Fowle), 1823

 File — Box: 16

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series X. Fowle and Durant family (circa 1775, 1823-1863) consists of objects relating to college founders Mr. and Mrs. Durant’s grandfather, Captain John Fowle, and his time serving in the Revolutionary War, including three bullets from a supply of ammunition stored in a colonial meeting house in Lincoln, Massachusetts, the Insignia of the Order of the Cincinnati, and a framed invitation to attend the Standing Committee meeting of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. Series also consists of personal objects of Pauline Adeline Fowle Durant, including her wedding handkerchief, a locket with a picture of her son Henry “Harry” Fowle Durant Jr., a jewelry box, a brooch, embroidery by relative Mary Cooke Fowle, cousin Mrs. Bissell, and portraits of family members including her parents, her husband Henry, and herself in wedding garb. Series also includes objects of Pauline Adeline Fowle Durant’s father, Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) John “Jack” Fowle, such as his pocket guide of the United States, a “Little Housewife” doll made for him by Pauline, a mourning pin containing a lock of his hair, a book by Revered Charles Caleb Colton.

Dates

  • Creation: 1823

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research, but contains some material which has been restricted as per the Wellesley College Archives Access Policy: https://www.wellesley.edu/lts/policies/archivesaccess. To make an appointment to view unrestricted materials, please contact the Archives staff by email at archives@wellesley.edu or by phone at (781) 283-3745.

Biographical / Historical

Note reads: "Major John Fowle USA from his friend Henry Smith, U.S. Army. Louisville Ky. Oct 17 1825"

Extent

From the Collection: 54.6 Linear Feet (24 boxes, 45 oversize boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Chinese

From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

From the Collection: German

Custodial History

Previously housed in the Durant Memorial case.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from daughter Pauline Adeline Durant (née Fowle). No date information.

Physical Description

Book has some ripped pages.

Dimensions

4 x 6 x 1.75 (Length x Width x Height in inches)

Repository Details

Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository

Contact:

781-283-3745