Addison Newell correspondence, 1855-1856.

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Addison Newell correspondence, 1855-1856.

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12 manuscript letters from Addison Newell of Sacramento, and later Pleasant Valley, California, to his brother Charles in Maine and in New York, speaking of mining, agriculture, a projected railroad project, the State Legislature, and general business conditions in California.

Letters in file folder; 14 3/4 x 9/12 x 3/8 in.

California state library

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California state library

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Sacramento Valley Railroad

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Newell, Charles J.

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Charles Newell was Business Agent of United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America [UE] Local 601 (Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh) in the late 1930s and early 1940s. He was born in Ireland circa 1906. After emigrating to America, he attended and was graduated from the University of Washington. He also trained and worked as a machinist and toolmaker. Newell's connection with the UE went back to the union's earliest days. He was an organizer for UE in Bridgeport, Conne...

Newell, Addison.

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Addison Newell was born in Alna, Maine on May 8, 1812 and came to California around 1853 to mine gold. He moved to Sacramento in 1855 and raised cabbage; later that year he moved to Pleasant Valley in Mariposa County and again tried gold mining. In 1857 Newell moved to Santa Cruz, where he prospered, and died on May 3, 1892. Newell Creek in Santa Cruz County is named after him. From the description of Addison Newell correspondence, 1855-1856. (California State Library). WorldCat reco...