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Eliza Southgate Bowne
Eliza Southgate Bowne ( – ) was an American letter writer whose letters were published after her death and have been frequently quoted and anthologized. Eliza Southgate Bowne was born on in Scarborough, Maine. She was the daughter of Dr. Robert Southgate, a prominent physician, landowner, and judge, and Mary King Southgate, sister of the politician Rufus King. Bowne was educated at finishing schools in Boston and at Susanna Rowson's Young Ladies’ Academy in Medford, Massachusetts. On a trip to Saratoga Springs, New York, she met businessman Walter Bowne. They married in 1803, lived in New York City, and had two children, Walter Bowne, Jr., and Mary King Bowne. She died of tuberculosis in Charleston, South Carolina on February 20, 1809. After her death, Walter Bowne became the 59th Mayor of New York City in 1829. Bowne wrote a series of letters to her cousin Moses Porter from March 1801 until July 1802, when Porter died while still a law student. The letters were prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarborough, Maine
Scarborough is a New England town, town in Cumberland County, Maine, Cumberland County on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Maine. The town is a coastal resort area. Located about south of Portland, Maine, Portland, Scarborough is part of the Portland, Maine, Portland–South Portland, Maine, South Portland–Biddeford, Maine, Biddeford, Maine Portland metropolitan area, Maine, metropolitan statistical area. The population was 22,135 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the most populous town (not city) in Maine. History In about 1630, John V. Stratton opened a trading post on Stratton Island in Saco Bay (Maine), Saco Bay off Scarborough's shore. In 1631, the Plymouth Council for New England granted the "Black Point Patent" to Captain Thomas Cammock, nephew of the Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Earl of Warwick. Cammock built a house and began residence in 1635 on the tract of land, which extended from the Spurwink River to Black Point—today ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
