Collection
Summary
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| Title |
Longevity of Somerset County Residents Article
Collection |
| Dates |
1788 |
| Extent |
1 folder |
| Language |
Materials are in English. |
| Collection ID |
2010.071 |
| Abstract |
This collection contains a reproduced article
originally from the Mar. 13, 1788 Virginia Gazette and
Weekly as well as the Wilmington Gazette. The article
lists people of or past the age of 59 within Somerset
County. The article also briefly suggests ways to
prolong an individual's longevity by eating and sleeping
habits, as well as working hours. A negative photocopy
of the original Wilmington Gazette article is also
provided. |
| Repository |
Archives at the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for
Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University |
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Historical
Note
Somerset County, MD is one of the most southern counties in
the state, named after the wife of Sir John Somerset.
Somerset was initially founded in 1666; however, there have
been multiple readjustments in borders producing neighboring
Wicomico and Worcester Counties.
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Scope
and Content Note
This collection
contains a reproduced article originally from the Mar. 13,
1788 Virginia Gazette and Weekly as well as the Wilmington
Gazette. The article lists people of or past the age of 59
within Somerset County. The article also briefly suggests
ways to prolong an individual's longevity by eating and
sleeping habits, as well as working hours. A negative
photocopy of the original Wilmington Gazette article is also
provided.
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Organization
and Arrangement
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for
research.
Use Restrictions
The collection is the physical
property of the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva
History and Culture. Nabb Research Center holds literary rights only
for material created by Nabb Center personnel working on official
behalf of the Nabb Center, or for material which was given to the
Nabb Center with such rights specifically assigned. For all other
material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the
authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for
publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.
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Related
Material
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Index
Terms
These records are indexed under the following headings in
the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and
Culture catalog. Researchers wishing to find
related materials should search the catalog under these index
terms.
Personal Names:
Corporate Names:
Geographic Subjects:
Somerset County
Topic Subjects:
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Administrative
Information
Acquisition
and Custody Information
Unknown, found in
archive.
Preferred
Citation
Longevity of Somerset
County Residents Article Collection, Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva
History and Culture, Salisbury University.
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1 | 1 A
reproduction of a Mar. 13, 1788 newspaper article entitled
"Longevity on the Inhabitants of Somerset County on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland"
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