Bancroft, Edward
physician, author, was born Jan. 9, 1744, in Westfield, Mass. He was a physician who resided chiefly in London, where he was supposed to have been a spy of the English government during the American revolution. He was the author of Natural History of Guiana; Researches Concerning the Philosophy of Permanent Colors; Charles Wentworth: a Novel; and several political works. He died Sept. 8, 1820, in England. BANCROFT, MRS. FLORENCE ΜΑΙ, poet. She is a successful writer of Lexington, Neb.; and the author of a number of meritorious poems.