Newcomb family papers, 1769-1863 (bulk 1771-1854).

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Newcomb family papers, 1769-1863 (bulk 1771-1854).

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Personal and professional correspondence of Daniel Newcomb, Patty Newcomb Johnson Garrett, Marlin Johnson, Henry N. Johnson, and other family members, including a few letters by Henry Stearns Newcomb and Charles King Newcomb. Also included are: a letter from a friend of Daniel Newcomb's describing his service at Valley Forge (Apr. 1778), a few letters reflecting Dr. Marlin Johnson's interests in collecting minerals, two Civil War letters from a friend of Henry N. Johnson's written from Athens, Alabama in July of 1862, and a letter from the commander of the East Gulf Blockade Squadron Theodorus Bailey to the widow of Henry S. Newcomb, Jr. with the account of his death (1863).

111 pieces.2 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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