MSS8288Woodworth, Samuel, papersSamuel Woodworth papers MSS 8288Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

2023-07-31

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:

Combined addition to existing in Barrett Box. Shadowed Virgo. update ARVAS. 00592

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:44:40 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Samuel Woodworth papers MSS 8288 Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1576 0.024 Cubic Feet 6 legal size folders circa 1818-1838; 1945 Good. English Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 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.

 Preferred Citation

MSS 8288, Samuel Woodworth papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

 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].

 Dinner invitation from Samuel Woodworth to Mr. BradishArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2441440.03 Cubic Feet1829 MarchEnglishBarrett Box Authors Clement Wood-Constance F. Woolson24Samuel Woodworth letter to Benjamin F. ThompsonArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2441450.03 Cubic Feet1837 November 25EnglishBarrett Box Authors Clement Wood-Constance F. Woolson25Scope and Contents

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 Benjamin F. ThompsonArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2441460.03 Cubic Feet1838 January 4EnglishBarrett Box Authors Clement Wood-Constance F. Woolson26Scope and Contents

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.

Nelson Adkins letter to Captain Pleadwell about Woodworth's letter to Benjamin Thompson (1838)Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/2441471945 March 26EnglishBarrett Box Authors Clement Wood-Constance F. Woolson27A lithograph of Woodworth Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/244149Addition: Manuscript of Samuel Woodworth's, "The Old Oaken Bucket"Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/244148EnglishBarrett Box Authors Clement Wood-Constance F. Woolson28Scope and Contents

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].