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Walcott family. Walcott family papers, 1806-1862.

Title: Walcott family papers, 1806-1862.

Transcript (handwritten) of the memoirs of Samuel West. Diaries, accounts, ledgers, and other papers. The memoirs of Dr. Samuel West (1738-1808) include coverage of West's ministry in Needham, Mass. and his participation in the Battle of Concord. Travel journals (1821-24) describe points of interest in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Canada. The diary (1846-47) of William B. Richards, a member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, includes an account of his horticultural interests in Dedham, Mass. The diaries and expense accounts (1846-62) of Henry Pickering Walcott, physician of Boston, include accounts (1862) of medical study in Berlin.

ArchivalResource: 8 v. in a box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16320490 View

West family. Genealogical papers, 1895-1924.

Title: Genealogical papers, 1895-1924.

This collection contains genealogical charts, rough notes, newsclippings, and correspondence of researchers interested in the descendants of Capt. Francis West. It also includes genealogical notes relative to the Saunderson family of Boston, which intermarried with the West family.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (17 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/298515473 View

West, Samuel, 1738-1808. Sermons : manuscript, [17--]

Title: Sermons : manuscript, [17--]

Sermons chiefly concern the Lord's Prayer.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (162 p.) ; 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612790806 View

Selected art related documents from the Lea & Febiger records

Title: Selected art related documents from the Lea & Febiger records

Letter from Benjamin West to Samuel Adams, May 12, 1788, about Mathew(?) Carey, and a letter from Samuel West to Henry Carey, 1820, about Benjamin West.

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw961033711-f1fd-4160-841b-0cf7958b39e3 View

West, Samuel, 1738-1808. Memoirs, 1807.

Title: Memoirs, 1807.

Rev. West's memoirs were written in 1807 and copied by his son Benjamin West (1776- ) following his father's death. His narrative includes descriptions of scenes and anecdotes from his early life in Martha's Vineyard and Rochester, Mass., his studies at Harvard, and details of his initial reactions to the people of Needham, and his settlement and ordination there, as well as the reasons for his removal to Boston in 1788. The text contains West's opinions of all aspects of life, including marriage, death, raising children, medicine, and many theological questions. West's reminiscences of his father Thomas and his sketches of all his brothers and sisters compose a good part of the volume and reveal much concerning the people and the times. Included are many genealogical notes based on West's recollections. The memoirs also contain West's reactions to the outbreak of the Revolution and his description of the events of 19 April 1775 as viewed from Needham. Of special interest are copies of letters from his brother Benjamin West (1746- ) who traveled from Charlestown, N.H. to Charleston, S.C. in 1778, where he was hired as tutor to the children of a plantation owner. His letters are a rich source for life in the South, including descriptions of slavery, social life, agriculture, climate, and the scenery of Charleston as well as of sections of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Benjamin also discussed his becoming a soldier and subsequently a prisoner of the British until his exchange in 1779 and his return to New Hampshire.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (548 p., 220 blank) ; octavo.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/207178312 View

West family papers 1697-1880 West family papers

Title: West family papers 1697-1880 West family papers

The West family papers are comprised of approximately 1,400 letters, letter books, documents, and financial records pertaining to Reverend Samuel West and his two sons, Benjamin and Nathan P., of Boston. The bulk of the collection (approximately 900 items) relates to business concerns, particularly to Benjamin West's sugar refining firm.

ArchivalResource: 2.25 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-1371wes?rgn=main;view=text View

Memoir of Samuel West, D.D.

Title: Memoir of Samuel West, D.D. [19--]

ArchivalResource: 71, [3] leaves, bound ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18201885 View

West, Samuel, 1738-1808. Diaries in interleaved almanacs, 1766-1805.

Title: Diaries in interleaved almanacs, 1766-1805.

15 diaries in interleaved almanacs kept by Rev. Samuel West, minister of the First Parish in Needham (1747-89) and Boston's Hollis St. Church (1789-1808), in 1766-69, 1772, 1775 (also including two pages for Aug.-Sep. 1779), 1790, 1795, 1797-1801, 1803, and 1805. Subjects covered in the brief daily entries include West's preaching, including numerous exchanges, visits, deaths and health of locals, his own health, the weather, references to visits by his father and brother, and politics, including the beginning of the Revolution, and the situation in Europe, particularly in the 1790s and early 1800s. In addition to the diary entries, the vols. also contain some of West's personal accounts, lists of deaths and marriages performed, presents received, charitable contributions, and memoranda on a variety of topics.

ArchivalResource: 15 v. in a box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33017923 View