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"Manuscript of Original Compositions," December 1843

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

Contains a "Manuscript of Original Compositions," composed in December 1843 while in high school, which consists of four works: "Autobiography of a Broomstick," "Sam Patch's Last Leap," "Scene in a Washingtonian Hall," and "A Sketch of Moorish Spain." Also includes ten journals, each spanning about one month's time, written during the years 1847 through 1849. There is also a journal kept by Benjamin Foster, Charles' brother, from 1851-1852 while both brothers were freshmen at Bowdoin.

Dates

  • Creation: 1843-1852

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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