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Restoration of Dr. Parkman’s Skeleton, 1850

Designed by Rowse from a sketch Dr. Jeffries Wyman and engraved by Taylor and Adams. Below: Fragments of the Lower Jaw—inside of the right half.

Trial of Professor John W. Webster, for the murder of Doctor George Parkman. Reported exclusively for the N.Y. Daily Globe... 76 pp. (New York, 1850).

About the Case

The 1849 murder of the wealthy and prominent Dr. George Parkman was the subject of many pamphlets. Dr. John Webster, a chemistry professor at Harvard Medical College, borrowed money from Parkman and couldn’t pay it back. Parkman went missing and was last seen entering the College for an appointment with Webster. Read more…


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