Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Samuel Barton (1767-1795) Papers, 1784-1798, is comprised of merchant correspondence and shipping papers. These document the partnership of Samuel Barton and Boston merchant Nathaniel West from 1784 to 1796. For a 1798 letter from West to Samuel’s mother commenting on his partnership with her son, see box 9, folder 4. Merchant correspondence includes letters to and from such notable merchants as George Crowninshield, Elias H. Derby, John Derby, and Samuel Derby. The ships’...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Samuel Barton (1767-1795) Papers, 1784-1798, is comprised of merchant correspondence and shipping papers. These document the partnership of Samuel Barton and Boston merchant Nathaniel West from 1784 to 1796. For a 1798 letter from West to Samuel’s mother commenting on his partnership with her son, see box 9, folder 4. Merchant correspondence includes letters to and from such notable merchants as George Crowninshield, Elias H. Derby, John Derby, and Samuel Derby. The ships’...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Samuel Barton (1767-1795) Papers, 1784-1798, is comprised of merchant correspondence and shipping papers. These document the partnership of Samuel Barton and Boston merchant Nathaniel West from 1784 to 1796. For a 1798 letter from West to Samuel’s mother commenting on his partnership with her son, see box 9, folder 4. Merchant correspondence includes letters to and from such notable merchants as George Crowninshield, Elias H. Derby, John Derby, and Samuel Derby. The ships’...