Box 1

Materials in this series consist of letters that are categorized as either personal or business. The letters in the personal file are written to and from such family members as Sarah West, W.W. West, Floyd West, and Bill West. These letters are mainly about how everyone is doing and what has been going on with their lives. The business letters discuss various property interests, livestock, and tobacco. There are numerous letters written by W.W. West to a W. H. Thompson in regard to a piece of property he was trying to buy. These letters allow researchers to see the various transactions that take place on a farm. Correspondence is arranged chronologically by year, alphabetically thereafter.