| Codex 1 |
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Surgical notes and observations made in different
cities of Europe particularly in Paris and
London.
Contents Note: Ten pages summarizing observations about hospitals in
Italy during the first nine months of 1819. Ninety pages
of journal entries in Paris, October 4 through November
26, about one-third describing hospitals, the remainder
surgical notes. Sixteen pages of journal in London,
December 10-22, five pages a list of lecturing
physicians, the remainder surgical notes. 8vo leather
blank book.
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1819 |
| Codex 2 |
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Diary and cash account, January through
December.
Contents Note: Very brief entries. 12mo leather diary in folding
purse.
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1831 |
| Codex 3 |
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Diary, January through December.
Contents Note: 8vo diary.
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1835 |
| Codex 4 |
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Journal of trip to Illinois, September 16 to
November 5.
Contents Note: Account of travel by rail, lakeboat and horseback.
Includes descriptions of Detroit, Toledo, Chicago,
Indianapolis, and Cincinnati. Extensive notes on land
investing in Chicago. Five 8vo paper notebooks,
approximately 100 pages of text.
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1836 |
| Codex 5 |
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Diary, January through December, except for
period of Illinois trip.
Contents Note: Usual brief entries, with some detail of financial
preparations for trip. 8vo leather blank book.
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1836 |
| Codex 6 |
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Diary, January through December
Contents Note: 8vo leather blank book.
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1837 |
| Codex 7 |
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Diary, January through October
Contents Note: 8vo leather blank book.
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1843 |
| Codex 8 |
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Journal of trip to Europe, November 1 to December
31
Contents Note: Account of ocean crossing and stay in Paris. Includes
over 30 pages of surgical notes. 8vo leather covered
notebook, 100 pages.
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1843 |
| Codex 9, 10 |
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Diary, January through December
Contents Note: Concludes European trip, arriving in Boston on April 21.
Surgical notes from Paris, London, and Glasgow. Two 8vo
blank books.
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1844 |
| Codex 11 |
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Diary, January through December
Contents Note: 8vo leather blank book.
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1845 |
| Codex 12 |
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Diary, January through December
Contents Note: 8vo leather blank book.
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1846 |
| Codex 13 |
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Diary, January 1847 through December
1848
Contents Note: 8vo leather blank book.
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1847-1848 |
| Codex 14 |
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Diary, January 1849 through December
1850
Contents Note: 8vo leather blank book.
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1849-1850 |
| Codex 15 |
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Diary, January through December
Contents Note: 8vo leather blank book.
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1851 |
| Codex 16, 17 |
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Journal of trip south, April 18 to May
14.
Contents Note: Fairly good detail on North Carolina and coastal Georgia
countryside; some description of slave labor. Notes on
AMA convention in Charleston. Some overlap with 1851
diary. 12mo paper-covered notebook, 24 pages; 8vo
leather notebook, 18 pages.
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1851 |
| Codex 18 |
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Diary, January through December
Contents Note: 8vo disbound.
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1852 |
| Codex 19 |
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Diary, January through December
Contents Note: 8vo leather blank book.
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1853 |
| Codex 20 |
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Diary, January 1854 though December
1856
Contents Note: 8vo leather blank book.
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1854-1856 |
| Codex 21 |
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Account book
Contents Note: Two of three times a year Parsons took an account of his
situation, sometimes financial, sometimes personal,
sometimes both. Included are rather detailed net worth
statements and reactions to current events such as the
early years of the Civil War. There is an 83 item
bibliography of his writing, including newspaper
articles, legislative bills, apparently anything that
was printed in any form. Large 8vo paper-covered
notebook, 48 pages.
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1857-1863 |
| Codex 22 |
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Diary, January 1857 through December
1859
Contents Note: 8vo leather blank book.
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1857-1859 |
| Codex 23 |
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Diary, January through December
Contents Note: 8vo diary.
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1860 |
| Codex 24 |
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Diary and cash account, January through
December
Contents Note: Includes reactions to Fort Sumter and early days of war.
8vo leather diary in folding purse.
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1861 |
| Codex 25 |
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Diary and cash account, January through
December
Contents Note: 8vo leather diary in folding purse.
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1863 |
| Codex 26 |
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Diary and cash account, January through
December
Contents Note: 8vo leather diary in folding purse.
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1864 |
| Codex 27 |
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Diary, January through December
Contents Note: Reaction to end of war and Lincoln's death are very
brief. 8vo leather diary in folding purse.
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1865 |
| Codex 28 |
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Diary and cash account, January through
December
Contents Note: 8vo leather diary in folding purse.
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1866 |
| Box 1, Item 29 |
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Modern manuscript copy of journal from September
24, 1812, to December 10, 1814, and letter to parents,
September 13, 1813.
Contents Note: Covers service in War of 1812 including battle of Lake
Erie. Inscription suggests this belonged to Henry
Parsons. 126 legal size sheets.
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1812-1814 |
| Codex 30 |
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Indian Names of Places in
Rhode-Island.
Contents Note: Providence, Knowles, Anthony & Co. 4to pamphlet, 32
pages.
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1861 |
| Codex 31 |
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Charles W. Parsons' manuscript account of a trip
to Worcester, Springfield and Northampton, June
2-5.
Contents Note: Descriptions of Antiquarian Hall and insane asylum in
Worcester, views of Berkshires and Connecticut Valley.
Although not signed by Charles, opening statement,
"Tuesday aftn, June 2nd, father & I rode to
Woonsocket in the chaise," is corroborated in U.P.'s
diary for 1846. 22 8vo pages, disbound.
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1846 |
| Codex 32 |
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Memoir of Usher Parsons, M.D., of Providence,
R.I.
Contents Note: Written by Charles W. Parsons. Providence: Hammond,
Angell & Co. 8vo clothbound, 72 pages.
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1870 |
| Codex 33 |
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Charles W. Parsons' manuscript
notebook.
Contents Note: Record of a visit to the Temple, London, April 17.
Account of battle with Indians (King Philip's War?)
apparently copied verbatim from unnamed source. Other
miscellaneous notes, some genealogical. Does not contain
Charles' name, but appears to be same hand as 1846 MS.
8vo leather.
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1873 |
| Box 1, Item 34 |
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Autograph letter from G.W. Call (?) to Usher
Parsons, August 3, 1835.
Contents Note: Offers Parsons a position in the medical department of
the newly founded Willoughby University. Parsons notes
receiving this letter on August 15.
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1835 |
