Rejoice Newton correspondence, 1817-1852.

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Rejoice Newton correspondence, 1817-1852.

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Seven folders of correspondence (1817-1852) to and from Rejoice Newton primarily regarding the business affairs of his legal practice, focused on finances, billings, and specific case proceedings. Fellow attorneys that appear frequently in Newton's correspondence include his partner William Lincoln and Elijah Morse.

1 manuscript box.

Worcester Historical Museum

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Worcester Historical Museum

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Lincoln, William, 1801-1843

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Newton, Rejoice, 1782-1868

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Rejoice Newton was a prominent Worcester attorney and Massachusetts state legislator. He was born of father Isaac Newton on 11 Oct. 1782 in Greenfield, Mass., and died on 4 Feb. 1868 in Worcester. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1807 and completed his legal studies in Northampton shortly after. Newton opened a successful practice in the city of Worcester and was appointed county attorney in 1818, a post which he held for six years. A law partnership with his brother-in-law William Lincoln...

Morse, Elijah Adams, 1841-1898

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