Collected Papers of Dr. Charles H. Reed (a.k.a., the Reed Collection)
Title
Collected Papers of Dr. Charles H. Reed (a.k.a., the Reed Collection)
Subject
Local history--Westborough (Mass.)
Westborough (Mass.)--Social life and customs
Description
Photographs, letters, diaries, maps, administrative documents, scrapbooks. Papers and records relating to Westborough history collected by Charles H. Reed and later his daughter, Rachel Deering. Some of the items form the core of the book collection and the Genealogies of Westborough Families collection.
Creator
Charles H. Reed and Rachel Deering
Date
1690-1973
Identifier
LH.013
Coverage
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Westborough
Collection Items
Appointment of Nathan Fisher, Esq, as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Second Regiment
Appointment of Nathan Fisher, Esq, as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Second Regiment, signed by Governor John Hancock. Nathan Fisher eventually became Westborough’s first postmaster on March 6, 1811 and was the original owner of the “Nathan Fisher…
Letter to Mrs. Mary Aldrich from Charles B. Fox
Thank you letter to members of the Ladies Benevolent Society for sending sleeping caps to men during the American Civil War.
Letter from Joseph Woods to his wife
A love letter from Joseph Woods to his wife while serving in the French and Indian War, 1757. Woods was killed in action shortly after writing this letter during the Battle of Lake George.
Receipt
Receipt for payment from William Brinsmead to Thomas Beman. Oldest known document in the collection of the Westborough Public Library.