Wall family.

This collection contains papers of the family of Caleb Wall ( -1846), who moved to Worcester from Leicester, Mass. in 1836. The family members represented in this collection are Wall's wife Sarah Farnum Harkness Wall ( -1853) and their children Caleb Arnold Wall (1820-1898), his sister Sarah Elizabeth Wall (1825- ), and brothers Joseph Southwick Wall (1817-1842) and Thomas Wall (1808- ) as well as the latter's wife Roxana F. Wall ( - ). Caleb A. Wall was employed by the Worcester Spy from 1837 to 1898 in such capacities as editor, reporter, and composing room manager. He was at one time an owner of the newspaper. Wall was also one of the participants in the founding of the Free Soil and Republican parties in Massachusetts. The Walls were members of the Society of Friends.

From the description of Papers, 1833-1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207176820