Thomas Sewall

[1] In 1819, he was arrested, charged, and found guilty of multiple counts of body snatching in Ipswich.

[citation needed] Forced to leave the state, he moved to Washington, D.C. around 1820 to re-establish his career.

[2] In 1821, Sewall was appointed a professor of anatomy and physiology, as well as doctor at Columbian College (which later became George Washington University).

[2] In May 1841, Sewall was appointed by President John Tyler as inspector of the Penitentiary in Washington, D.C.[3] Sewell is remembered today for his eight graphic drawings of "alcohol diseased stomachs".

Colored lithographs of these were made and widely distributed to promote teetotalism and the temperance movement.

Grave of Sewall at Oak Hill Cemetery