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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/
Ellen Welch
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
MSS 8288, Samuel Woodworth papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Existing collection on deposit from Clifton Waller Barrett on 16 June, 1966 and addition purchased from Brick Row Bookshop for the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 9 September, 2019.
Content Description
The collection contains an invitation to dinner (1829) and two letters describing Woodworth's family life, his poor health, charity benefits on his behalf, and his opinions on politics (Whigs), death and religion. (1837, 1839) Included is a letter from scholar Nelson Adkins to collector Frank Pleadwell discussing Woodworth's 1839 letter. (1945).
There is an addition to this collection which contains an early manuscript fair copy by Samuel Woodworth of his poem, "The Old Oaken Bucket," first published in The Republic Chronicle (June 3, 1818). Business card or bookplate of John Wesley Jarvis, 8 Lispenard Street, New York, on page [1], and the ink notation "Song Jarvis" on page [2]. Text of the poem appears on pages [3] and [4].
Container List
Samuel Woodworth writes to Benjamin F.Thompson in Hempstead Long Island about how he is getting along with age, money, and family. He also mentions the victory of the Whig party.
Samuel Woodworth letter to his friend Benjamin F. Thompson about their friendship, the holidays, love for his wife, and his religious faith concerning being reunited with her in death. He also mentions his exhausted mental and physical state and his hope for recovery.
An early manuscript fair copy by Samuel Woodworth of his poem "The Old Oaken Bucket," first published in The Republic Chronicle (June 3, 1818). Business card or bookplate of John Wesley Jarvis, 8 Lispenard Street, New York, on page [1], and the ink notation "Song Jarvis" on page [2]. Text of the poem appears on pages [3] and [4].