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J. Kent McGaughy wrote: > So many of you proved very helpful when I had students researching > papers on cancer and child-birthing in the late 18th century, I thought > I would try again. This time I need some help with a student who is > interested in researching a prominent 18th-century American who > struggled with mental illness. She is planning to be a Psychology major. There's a lot of literature on the case of James Otis, Jr., of Massachusetts. I think Jonathan Sewall, also of Massachusetts and then New Brunswick, might have suffered from bipolar disorder. Sarah (Shelton) Henry of Virginia, wife of Patrick Henry, is another somewhat well documented figure. J. L. Bell Boston1775@earthlink.net Unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution at <http://www.boston1775.net> --
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