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lege, where for two years he filled the chair of the theory and practice of medicine and patho- logical anatomy. He was subsequently professor in the Transylvania college, Lexington, Ky., in the University of Maryland, and in the Univer- sity of New York. In 1852 he was appointed to the chair of materia medica and medical juris- prudence in the College of physicians and sur- geons. New York, holding the position until the year of his death. From 1843 to 1852 he lec- tured at the Vermont medical college. Among his published works are the following: " His- tory, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Typhoid and Typhus Fever" (1842) ; " History, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Fevers of the United States" (1847); "Inquiry into the Degree of Certainty in Medicine " (1848) ; " Brief Sketch of the Life of William Charles Wells" (1849); " Discourse on Times, Character, and Writings of Hippocrates" (1852), and "Simple Settings in Verse for Six Portraits and Pictures in Mr. Dickens's Gallery " (1855). He was also editor of the Monthly Journal of Medical Literature in LoweU. He died in the house in which he was born, July 18, 1855.

BARTLETT, Homer Newton, musician, was born at Olive, Ulster county, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1846; a direct descendant of Josiah Bartlett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He early showed an aptitude for music, and at five years he could play the violin, and when eight years old performed in quartette concerts. He soon began to compose, and before he was foiirteen years of age he had written several pieces for the violin and piano, as well as some songs and duets. His musical education was acquired under Amer- ican instructors. Among the more noteworthy of his compositions are : ' ' The Last Chieftain, " ' ' O Lord God, Hear My Prayer," " On Wings of Liv- ing Light," " The Fountain and Autumn Violets " ; a book for Masonic work, containing odes and an- thems for ritual, festival and other occasions ; sev- eral works for orchestra and military bands ; an oratorio entitled "Samuel"; an opera, called "Juca Manco," and " La Vallifere," an opera in three acts. His numerous pianoforte works in- chide the popular compositions : ' ' The Grande Polka de Concert"; "Polka de Salon"; "Polon- aise"; "La Grace"; "LeReve"; "Dance of the Gnomes"; "Valse Impromptu"; "Grande Ga- votte"; "L'Aurore," and "Reverie Poetique." Anton Seidl played his instrumentation of Chop- in's "Military Polonaise" several times. As an organist and teacher, Mr. Bartlett attained success and po](ulra-ity.

BARTLETT, Ichabod, lawyer, was born at Salisbury, N. H., July 24. 1786. He was grad- uated at Dartmouth in 1808, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1811, and commenced

practice in Durham, N. H. He removed to Ports- mouth, N. H., in 1816, and rapidly rose to distinc- tion, being frequently successful in cases in which Daniel Webster or Jeremiah Mason was the opposing covmsel. He held a number of pub- lic offices; was clerk of the state senate (1817- '18) ; state representative (1820-'21) ; speaker of the state house of representatives (1821); state solicitor for Rockingham county (1819-"21): a representative in the 18th. 19th, 20th, and 21st national congresses ; and again a state represen- tative in 1830, 1851, and 1852. In 1825 he declined the appointment of chief justice of the newly established New Hampshire court of common pleas, and in 1832 he was defeated in the election for the governorship on the Whig ticket. He was a member of the convention wliich in 1850 revised the state constitution. His death oc- curred at Portsmouth, N. H., Oct. 19, 1853.

BARTLETT, John, publisher, was born at Ply- mouth, Mass., June 14, 1820. He acqiiired a good education and in 1836 entered a publishing establislmient in Cambridge, Mass. In 1849 he became manager of the business and conducted it for ten years. In 1862 he was appointed vol- unteer j)aymaster in the United States navy. In 1865 he entered the Boston publishing house of Little, Brown & Co., of wliich he became senior member in 1888. In 1871 Harvard con- ferred upon him the honorary degree of Master of Arts, and he was made a fellow of the Amer- ican academy of arts and sciences. Mr. Bartlett prepared " Familiar Quotations " ; " New Method of Chess Notation"; "The Shakespeare Phrase Book"; a "Catalogue of Books on Angling." and a " New and Complete Concordance of Shakespeare's Works."'

BARTLETT, John Russell, author, was born in Providence, R.L. Oct. 23, 1805. He received a plain business education, and while still in his boyhood was placed in a banking house in his native city, where he rose through the several grades to the posi- tion of cashier. His leisure was em- ployed in scientific study, to which end he became associ- ated with the Franklin society ; and was actively instrumental with others in establish- ing the Providence Athenceum. He subsequently engaged in the book business in New York city under the firm name of