L. Brooks Leavitt
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Leon Brooks Leavitt was an investment banker and antiquarian book collector who served as an overseer of Bowdoin College, to whose library he donated part of his collection of rare books and manuscrip
L. Brooks Leavitt, Bowdoin College, Class of 1899
Constitution of the Pot-8-0 Club, secret society formed by Bowdoin undergraduate Nathaniel Hawthorne and five others, circa 1824. Gift to Bowdoin College Library by alumnus L. Brooks Leavitt
Brooks Leavitt home, architect John Calvin Stevens, Wilton, ca. 1925
James J. Purman
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James J. Purman was an American soldier who fought with the Union Army in the American Civil War. Purman received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for actions
L. Brooks Leavitt
…Lovers, written in Lawrence's own hand. Leavitt was married to the former Elizabeth Burns Purman, who was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Dr. James Jackson Purman and Mary Witherow Purman of Washington, D.C. Dr Purman was the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry in the battle of Gettysburg…
James Jackson Purman
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery