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Bidwell, Barnabas, 1763-1833

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1763 - 1833

Biography

Barnabas Bidwell (1763-1833) was an author, teacher, and politician in Massachusetts.

Citation:
Wikipedia, viewed 28 October 2018 (Barnabas Bidwell; born August 23, 1763; died July 27, 1833; author, teacher, politician in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, active in Massachusetts and Upper Canada; eduated at Yale; practiced law in Mass.; served in the state legislature as representative and senator; in the US Congress as spokesman for the administration of Thomas Jefferson; fled to Upper Canada)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Edwin Brewer letter to Adonijah S. Bidwell

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239251363]
Identifier: MSS 9341
Content Description

Letter from Edwin Brewer to Adonijah S. Bidwell, dated May 1, 1816, relating to Barnabas Bidwell, who is an uncle of Edward Partridge, first bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Letter is written by a cousin of Edward Partridge (Edwin Brewer) to another cousin of Edward's (Adonijah S. Bidwell).

Dates: 1816 May 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Edwin Brewer letter to Adonijah S. Bidwell

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