History of the town of Plainfield, Hampshire County, Mass., from its settlement to 1891, including a genealogical history of twenty three of the original settlers and their descendants, with anecdotes and sketches . e subscribers. Censors of the Massachusetts Med-ical Society, duly appointed and authorized, have examinedSamuel Shaw of Cummington, in the County of Hamj)-sliire, a candidate for the Practice of Physick and Surgery;and having found him qualified, do appoint and licensehim as a Practitioner in Medicine, agreeable to the law inthat case made and provided. Dated at Northampton,this 3
History of the town of Plainfield, Hampshire County, Mass., from its settlement to 1891, including a genealogical history of twenty three of the original settlers and their descendants, with anecdotes and sketches . e subscribers. Censors of the Massachusetts Med-ical Society, duly appointed and authorized, have examinedSamuel Shaw of Cummington, in the County of Hamj)-sliire, a candidate for the Practice of Physick and Surgery;and having found him qualified, do appoint and licensehim as a Practitioner in Medicine, agreeable to the law inthat case made and provided. Dated at Northampton,this 3rd day of May, A. D. one thousand eight hundredand twenty-one. Elihu Dwight, )William Hooker, >Jos. H. Flint. \ By virtue of the power in me vested, I have hereuntoaffixed the seal <jf the Massachusetts Medical Society. Jos. Fisher, M. D., , John Dixwell, M. D., Ree. Secretary. After Dr. Bryants death. Dr. Shaw in 1824 removed toPlainfield and commenced practice. His wife deceasedDec. 12, 1824, of consumption. This sad event inspiredthe beautiful poem of her distinguished brother, Wm. , entitled The Death of the Flowers. In 1830Dr. Shaw married Elizabeth Owen Clarke of Northamp-. .^$iC:^^^7^2.^<,.<^^ DR. SAMUEL SHAW. 7t ton. daughter of Joseph Clarke, a lawyer descended fromthe Cooks, Lynians, Pomeroys, and other early settlers ofthat town, and the adopted son of Major Joseph beanty, grace and lovely character, were thetheme of many a letter written by old Dr. Flint of North-ampton to Dr. Shaw, before the engagement. She diedSept. 37, 1X08. Dr. Shaw at first lived in the house latelyre-modeled by Wm. Winslow. In 1833 he built the housewhich he occupied during the remainder of his life, andwhich is still owned by his daughters, who occupy it dur-ing the summer and fall months. It was thoroughly builtand is now in an excellent state of preservation. Dr. Shawwas in active practice until 1X54. In the fall of that yearhe was call
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