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Dr. Jabez Bowen

An 18th-century physician who treated Curwen's victims.

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Also known as old Dr. Jabez Bowen, Dr. Bowen

First appearance: ii an antecedent and a horror

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CACaptain Abraha…JMJohn MerrittJCJoseph CurwenATAnn TillinghastEWEzra WeedenDJDr. Jabez Bowen

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