Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- EDITORS' INTRODUCTION -- AUTHOR'S PREFACE -- I. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY -- II. FOUNDING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL LIFE -- III. THE BOWDITCH ERA 1823 - 1838 -- IV. IN THE MOLD OF THE FOUNDERS (1838-1878) -- V. A...

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