West family correspondence
Abstract
Collection of miscellaneous letters, mostly relating to family and affairs of Samuel West, a Quaker merchant of London and Maidenhead, England. Of particular interest is a letter from Henry Tuke concerning proposed admission of a patient to The Retreat, a home for the mentally ill in Leeds.
Dates
- Creation: 1782-1841
Creator
- Tuke, Henry, 1755-1814 (Contributor, Person)
- Gurney, John, 1749-1809 (Contributor, Person)
- Foster, Thomas, 1759 or 1760-1834 (Contributor, Person)
- West, Samuel, 1750-1827 (Contributor, Person)
- West, William, 1792-1851 (Contributor, Person)
- West family (Family)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is available for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel West (1750-1827) was a Quaker merchant of London and, subsequently, Maidenhead, England. He and his son, William West, were active in the concerns of the Society of Friends and corresponded with prominent Quakers including John Gurney, Thomas Foster, and Henry Tuke.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (.1 linear feet (15 items (1 folder)))
Language
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Purchased as a collection of Quaker autographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Tolles Fund. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1997.
Alternate Form Available
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Subject
- York Retreat (Organization)
Topical
- Description rules
- Archives, Personal Papers, And Manuscripts (Appm)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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