Place of Origin

United States ➔ Massachusetts ➔ Boston

Date of Composition

1842-1855

Description

Edward Wigglesworth (1804-1876) graduated from Harvard in 1822 and studied law at Judge Prescott's office. He helped Dr. Lieber in the publication of the Encyclopaedia Americana, 1829, and served as trustee and president of Massachusetts General Hospital, among other organizations. In 1835, he married Henrietta May Goddard, with whom he had five children. Wigglesworth's seventeen memoranda and commonplace-books, written between 1842 and 1855, consist primarily of poems, quotations, household recipes, and personal and spiritual reflections. Occasional entries note Wigglesworth's legal practice, particularly his interest in real estate, personal accounts, and his role as a trustee and president of Massachusetts General Hospital.

The books are located in II. Bound Volumes, ca. 1700-1901; A. Diaries and memoranda books, 1771-1898.