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Newhall family. Papers, 1677-1883.

Title: Papers, 1677-1883.

Correspondence, deeds and property records, receipts, scrapbooks, lectures, account book, and other papers, chiefly relating to John Newhall, Sr., John Newhall, Jr., and Nathaniel Newhall.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Newhall, J. B. (John Bailey), 1806-1849. J.B. Newhall correspondence and publication, 1841-1849.

Title: J.B. Newhall correspondence and publication, 1841-1849.

This collection includes 3 letters and a copy of A glimpse of Iowa in 1846. The earliest letter (Feb. 11, 1841) was sent to Newhall by Bernhart Henn, the editor of Burlington's Iowa State Gazette. The letter concerns a local land transaction involving Newhall's brother, Isaac. The second letter (August 27, 1843) was sent by Newhall to Henn during a lecture tour in England and provides accounts of his travels for publication in the Iowa State Gazette series, "Letters from Europe." The final letter (February 15, 1849) was sent by Newhall from Burlington to his wife. This letter describes the excitement being generated by the gold rush, expresses Newhall's desire to seek his fortune in California and lays out the logistics for the trip. This letter also mentions a religious revival of sorts that was going on in Burlington at the time as evidenced by increased church attendance and the popularity of the Reverend William Salter's sermons at the Burlington Congregational Church.

ArchivalResource: 3 letters, 1 volume (106 p.)

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