Summons to Charles T. Jackson and others, January 1, 1850. Page 01-02.
Jackson, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1805-1880.
Lewis, Winslow, 1799-1875.
Medical jurisprudence.
Parkman, George, 1790-1849.
Webster, John White, 1793-1850.
Following the discovery of charred human bones and some artificial teeth in the laboratory of John White Webster, Harvard's Erving Professor of Chemistry, scientific experts were called in to provide anatomical and chemical analyses of the remains on December 2, 1849. The letter from Charles T. Jackson, describing some of the chemical findings, was addressed to Winslow Lewis, who headed a committee charged with making a post-mortem report which was then used as evidence in the 1850 trial of John White Webster for the murder of George Parkman. Winslow Lewis, Charles T. Jackson, and other members of the medical committee were examined as part of the proceedings on March 20 and 21.
Boston (Mass.). Municipal Court.
Lloyd E. Hawes collection of autographed letters, 1791-1967.
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Autograph letter signed : Boston, Mass., to Winslow Lewis,
[Boston, Mass.?], December 5, 1849. Page 01-03.
Jackson, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1805-1880.
Lewis, Winslow, 1799-1875.
Medical jurisprudence.
Webster, John White, 1793-1850.
Parkman, George, 1790-1849.
Following the discovery of charred human bones and some artificial teeth in the laboratory of John White Webster, Harvard's Erving Professor of Chemistry, scientific experts were called in to provide anatomical and chemical analyses of the remains on December 2, 1849. The letter from Charles T. Jackson, describing some of the chemical findings, was addressed to Winslow Lewis, who headed a committee charged with making a post-mortem report which was then used as evidence in the 1850 trial of John White Webster for the murder of George Parkman. Winslow Lewis, Charles T. Jackson, and other members of the medical committee were examined as part of the proceedings on March 20 and 21.
Jackson, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1805-1880.
Lloyd E. Hawes collection of autographed letters, 1791-1967.
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Trial of Professor John W. Webster for the Murder of Doctor George Parkman
Harvard Medical School
Webster, John White, 1793-1850
Parkman, George, 1790-1849
Floor plans
While few early photographs exist of the Harvard Medical School building on North Grove Street, considerable information about the structure and its interior can be found, ironically, in the published transcripts of the 1850 murder trial of John W. Webster (1793-1850). Dr. George Parkman, a noted Boston physician and Harvard benefactor, disappeared on November 23, 1849, and a subsequent search of the premises of the Medical School revealed parts of a human body—including artificial teeth—in the laboratory of Dr. John W. Webster, Harvard’s Erving Professor of Chemistry. Webster was convicted of the murder of Parkman and executed on August 30, 1850.
<p>This trial transcript with drawings of the facility give some idea of the small size of Harvard Medical School at this time. The plan of Dr. Webster’s laboratory shows the locations of the tea-chest, furnace, and privy where the remains of George Parkman were discovered.</p>
Stringer & Townsend
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The Parkman Murder : Trial of Prof. John W. Webster for the Murder of Dr. George Parkman
Harvard Medical School
Webster, John White, 1793-1850
Parkman, George, 1790-1849
Floor plans
While few early photographs exist of the Harvard Medical School building on North Grove Street, considerable information about the structure and its interior can be found, ironically, in the published transcripts of the 1850 murder trial of John W. Webster (1793-1850). Dr. George Parkman, a noted Boston physician and Harvard benefactor, disappeared on November 23, 1849, and a subsequent search of the premises of the Medical School revealed parts of a human body—including artificial teeth—in the laboratory of Dr. John W. Webster, Harvard’s Erving Professor of Chemistry. Webster was convicted of the murder of Parkman and executed on August 30, 1850.
<p>This trial transcript with drawings of the facility give some idea of the small size of Harvard Medical School at this time. The plan of Dr. Webster’s laboratory shows the locations of the tea-chest, furnace, and privy where the remains of George Parkman were discovered.</p>
Daily Mail Office
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Casts of the Superior and Inferior Maxillae of George Parkman
Keep, Nathan, 1800-1875
Harvard University. Dental School. Museum
Webster, John White, 1793-1850
Parkman, George, 1790-1849
These are the most historically significant specimens in the Dental Museum's collection
Keep, Nathan, 1800-1875
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Report of the Case of John W. Webster
Webster, John White, 1793-1850, defendant
Harvard University. Dental School. Museum
Reports
Keep, Nathan, 1800-1875
Parkman, George, 1790-1849
During the trial of John White Webster, Nathan Cooley Keep was called to identify the dental remains which were found in the basement of Harvard Medical School. Here Keep outlines the distinctive peculiarities of the teeth and lower jaw and associates the remains with the casts and trial plate he had made for George Parkman four years earlier.
Webster, John White, 1793-1850
Charles C. Little and James Brown
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