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

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

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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.

3 letters, 1 volume (106 p.)

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Henn, Bernhart, 1817-1865

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Newhall, J. B. (John Bailey), 1806-1849

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Massachusetts native who traveled to Iowa during its territorial period and eventually took up residence in Burlington. During the 1840s he published two emigrant guides to the state (Sketches of Iowa, or the Emigrant's guide (1841) and A glimpse of Iowa in 1846). He also lectured in the United States and Britain encouraging settlement in the American Midwest. Newhall apparently intended to journey west to seek his fortune during the gold rush but he died of cholera in May of 1849 at Independenc...

Salter, William, 1821-1910

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Pioneer Congregational minister, abolitionist, author. William Salter, one of the Iowa Band members from the Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, was ordained in Denmark, Iowa in 1843. After spending two years as a circuit rider he became the pastor at the First Congregational Church in Burlington where he remained for over sixty years. Salter publicly opposed slavery, participating in Iowa's underground railroad network and helping to organize support for the free-staters in the Bleed...