Wallcut, Thomas, 1758-1840
Variant namesThomas Wallcut (1758-1840), son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Marshall Wallcut, was educated to become an Indian missionary at the Indian Charity School in Hanover, N.H. In 1774, he passed the exams for Dartmouth College, but instead went to live with the St. Francis Indians near Montreal. During the Revolution, he worked in hospitals at Albany and Boston. Wallcut was devoted to antiquarian research and the collecting of books and pamphlets. He was one of the ten original members of the Massachusetts Historical Society and its first Recording Secretary. In 1812, he was a corporator of the American Antiquarian Society. He earned his living for almost forty years as a clerk at the State House in Boston.
From the description of Papers, 1640-1833. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207176894
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| creatorOf | Newell, Timothy. A journal kept during the time Boston was shut up in 1775 [manuscript transcription], 1775-1776. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Samuel Holten Papers, 1630-1843, (bulk 1744-1843) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Stratford, Charles J., b. 1795. Reminiscences, ca. 1866. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Wallcut, Thomas, 1758-1840. Thomas Wallcut papers, 1671-1866. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Wallcut, Thomas, 1758-1840. Papers, 1640-1833. | American Antiquarian Society |
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| associatedWith | Holten, Samuel, 1738-1816. | person |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts. General Court. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts Historical Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts Peace Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts Philanthropic Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newell, Timothy. | person |
| associatedWith | Plymouth Company (1749-1816) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stratford, Charles J., b. 1795. | person |
| associatedWith | Wallcut family. | family |
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| Marietta (Ohio) | |||
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| Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) | |||
| Massachusetts | |||
| Nantucket (Mass.) | |||
| Massachusetts--Sandwich | |||
| Nantucket (Mass.) | |||
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| United States |
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| Account books |
| Antiquarians |
| Book collecting |
| Botany |
| Boundaries, State |
| Election districts |
| Names, Geographical |
| Indians of North America |
| Penobscot Indians |
| Public works |
| Voyages and travels |
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Person
Birth 1758
Death 1840
