Letter to Samuel West in Philadelphia from Benjamin West in London

Collection — Folder: 1

Call Number: MS P344

Overview

Friendly family letter, from Samuel West (active 1738-1793), to his brother, in Philadelphia, enclosing book containing his recent speech. Mr Churchman of Chester county has brought Benjamin family news. Address: Samuel West, Esq. in the Delaware State Pennsylvania to the Care of Peter Thompson, Philadelphia. By favor of the Rev. Mr Ducke. Seal torn away.

Dates

Creation: March 7, 1793

Creator

West, Benjamin, 1738-1820 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Item is fragile; handle with care.

Extent

1 folder : 1 leaf, folded (2 pages and address).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

MS P344

Immediate Source of Acquisition

George, J. Hood, 1961

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Benjamin West Collection
Subtitle: Letter to Samuel West in Philadelphia from Benjamin West in London
Author: Finding aid prepared by alh, 1970; revised by ksc, 2006. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006.
Date: 2006
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink: http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8703071724
Preferred citation: Letter from Benjamin West, Department of Special Collections, MS P344, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas