Newton Family Papers (Ms.Newton)
Brown University Library
Box ABrown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
Collection Overview
| Title: | Newton Family Papers |
| Date range: | circa 1780-1856 |
| Creator: | Newton, Miriam, 1765-1852 |
| Extent: | .25 linear feet (ca. 50 items) |
| Abstract: | Manuscript copies of 18th and 19th century broadside verse, made by members of the Newton family, chiefly Mrs. Miriam Newton and Miss Nancy Newton, with an occasional original piece; accounts, genealogies, verse and prose; copies of sermons; excerpts from religious books; biographies of famous people; accounts of local weather; newsworthy local events. Compiled mostly in Southboro, Massachusetts, and Marlboro, New Hampshire. |
| Language of materials: | English . |
| Repository: | John Hay Library , Special Collections |
| Collection number: | Ms.Newton |
