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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"Ricker Mount Holyoke Weather records Wood Bishop & Co. Gardening Furber & Metcalf Hugh Ross Samuel C."

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"It has drop shoulders, and full "bishop" sleeves, defined here as a sleeve gathered at the bottom with a button enclosure."

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"Right Reverend Bishop Louis Sebastian Walsh asked the Sisters of Mercy for volunteers to visit the homes of the sick."

Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"Harlow Wood & Bishop, stove & iron dealers Luther Cary Dora Spencer Joseph H. Garmon B.N. Thomas Heminway & Hersey Pendleton & Ross Ship Chandlers…"

Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"… facilities in the Portland area, prompted Bishop Walsh to enlist the help of the Sisters of Mercy."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4

"… organdy summer dress with drop shoulders, bishop sleeves and closely cartridge pleated crinoline skirt would not be out of place among the cloud of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"Boston: W. F. Stanwood, 1864. Bishop, Chris and Drury, Ian. 1400 Days The Civil War Day by Day. New York: Gallery Books, 1990. Print."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… formally dedicated on March 18 and 19, 1943 by Bishop McCarthy. The additional space was soon put to use: by 1946 Mercy Hospital was operating at…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… When Mother McAuley responded to American bishops’ requests for Sisters, she selected her dearest friend and companion, Sister Frances Xavier…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… Mexico to start his life with Farnum and Fannie Bishop and their three sons Kola, Nelson, and Edward."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… in 1866, and worked various places -- Wood Bishop & Co. foundry, National Insurance Co., and probably other businesses in the area."