About this Book

This collection contains seventeen handwritten drafts for Thomas' almanacs for the years 1794, 1828-1837, 1839, two for 1841, 1844, and two for 1846. There are also receipts and business correspondence to John West (1770-1827), Melvin Lord (1791-1876), and Eleazor Tyng Fox Richardson (1787-1829), partners in the Boston printing firm of West, Richardson, and Lord. These letters contain Thomas' requests for books and printing supplies and information about the publication of the almanacs. There are also two contracts between Thomas and his printers. The first concerns Thomas and the Boston firm of Belknap and Hall for the years 1793-1799; the second contract is between Thomas and John West for the years 1800-1823. There is also an undated petition regarding the problem of juvenile thievery in West Boylston, Mass.