BARNABAS BIDWELL, born in Tyringham (now Monterey), Mass., August 23,
1763, died in Kingston, Canada, July 27, 1833, was the second son of
Rev. Adonijah Bidwell. Graduated from Yale in 1785, and was made
LL.D. by Brown University in 1805. He settled in Stockbridge, Mass.,
in 1793, and was successively Treasurer of Berkshire County,
Attorney-General of the State, and Member of Congress. His residence
in Canada resulted from his responsibility for some irregularity in
his business as a banker.
THE MERCENARY MATCH. A Tragedy. New Haven, Meigs, Bowen & Dana.
[1785]. 12mo, pp. 57.
This piece was performed by students of Yale College.