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West Boston Society (Boston, Mass.). Records, 1805-1908; bulk: 1805-1894.

Title: Records, 1805-1908; bulk: 1805-1894.

Records of Boston's West Boston Society (West Church), including a small volume containing a list of taxes on pews (1819-23) and a volume containing the minutes of the agents appointed to oversee the construction of a new meeting house, 1805-9. The new building was designed by architect Asher Benjamin. The minutes describe the progress of construction and include accounts for construction, subscriptions, and the sale of pews. The collection also includes papers relating to the dissolution of the church in 1892-93, including records of the disposition of funds, treasurer's final accounts, pew valuations, etc. and a typescript index to the church's vital records, which are not part of the collection. Correspondents include the church's treasurer, Otis Norcross, clerk Alexander F. Wadsworth, and pastor Cyrus A. Bartol.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15909695 View

Wadsworth, Alexander, 1806-1898. Plan of building lots on the Head estate proposed by John H. Thorndike, December, 1839.

Title: Plan of building lots on the Head estate proposed by John H. Thorndike, December, 1839. December, 1839.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map on 4 sheets ; each ca. 56 x 77.2 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166645736 View

Wadsworth, Alexander, 1806-1898. [Plan of lots on Pine Street, Boston, between Washington and Front Streets] / Alex. Wadsworth, surveyor.

Title: [Plan of lots on Pine Street, Boston, between Washington and Front Streets] / Alex. Wadsworth, surveyor. 1861.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. plan ; on sheet 20 x 31 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317730312 View

Wadsworth, Alexander, 1806-1898. Plan of the village in old Cambridge / by Alex. Wadsworth.

Title: Plan of the village in old Cambridge / by Alex. Wadsworth. 1833.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map on 2 sheets : col. ; 99 x 128 cm., sheets 100 x 67 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56781744 View

Wadsworth, Alexander, 1806-1898. Plan of the village in old Cambridge / by Alex. Wadsworth, Boston, Jan. 1833 ; copied for the Memorial Society by H.R. Patterson.

Title: Plan of the village in old Cambridge / by Alex. Wadsworth, Boston, Jan. 1833 ; copied for the Memorial Society by H.R. Patterson. 1905.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map on 3 sheets : col. ; 98 x 128 cm., sheets 109 x 50 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56635463 View

Wadsworth, Alexander, 1806-1898. Plan of the Brattle Estate in Cambridge / Alex. Wadsworth, surveyor.

Title: Plan of the Brattle Estate in Cambridge / Alex. Wadsworth, surveyor. 1839.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : mounted on cloth ; 36 x 48 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56619278 View

Wadsworth, Alexander, 1806-1898. [Plan of property bordered by School and Province streets]

Title: [Plan of property bordered by School and Province streets] March 25, 1853.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map ; 55 x 38 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761956252 View

Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915

Title: Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915

Papers of the Palfrey family of New England. The material of this collection encompasses over 150 years of American history and many items of interest besides those documenting the life and works of John Gorham Palfrey, who is its central figure. A few of these may be briefly mentioned here. The papers of William Palfrey include letters between John Wilkes and the Sons of Liberty and William Palfrey's personal correspondence with Wilkes at the time of the latter's imprisonment in 1769-1770, including Palfrey's description of the Boston Massacre. William Palfrey's business account and financial papers are extensive and range in subject from accounts of trade with Virginia in 1763 to the disposition of funds of the Continental Army during the time Palfrey was Pay Master General. His close association and correspondence with John Hancock should be noted. Several interesting items pertain to the dispute between Hancock and the Boston printer, John Mein, which resulted in Thomas Longman's suit against Mein and the latter's imprisonment. The papers of John Palfrey deal mainly with his business affairs and the management of his plantation at Attakapas. However, several letters by his sons, Edward, William Taylor, and Henry William give first-hand accounts of battles in the war of 1812. Letters to John Gorham Palfrey from over 1000 corespondents form the largest single section in the collection. Of special importance are 377 letters from Jared Sparks and 148 letters from Charles Sumner.

ArchivalResource: 60 linear feet (130 boxes and 9 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00387/catalog View

Bradlee, Nathaniel Jeremiah, 1829-1888,. [Architectural drawings of Nathaniel J. Bradlee] [graphic] / N.J. Bradlee, archt.

Title: [Architectural drawings of Nathaniel J. Bradlee] [graphic] / N.J. Bradlee, archt. 1853-1875.

An archive of architectural drawings by the prominent Boston architect, Nathaniel J. Bradlee. The archive contains presentation drawings, working and construction drawings, elevations, sections, details, etc. for a wide variety of building types (e.g., residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, civic). Most of the drawings are for structures in Boston and surrounding towns. The archive is unusual in documenting a significant architectural practice over the course of twenty-two years and provides an unparalleled visual chronicle of material and stylistic changes in the architectural profession and in architectural draftsmanship. The archive also contains architectural drawings by Bradlee & Winslow, a partnership between Nathaniel J. Bradlee & Walter T. Winslow formed in 1872. Archive includes a volume of land surveys related to the firm's building sites; most of the surveys were executed by Alexander Wadsworth.

ArchivalResource: 32 v. (5,620 architectural drawings) : graphite, pen and ink, wash, watercolor ; full sheets 50 x 70 cm. + v. of land surveys.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/302282744 View