Isaac Newton Jr. family papers, 1829-1932.

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Isaac Newton Jr. family papers, 1829-1932.

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This collection consists of articles, business records, correspondence, notes, legal records, military papers, and pamphlets of Isaac Newton and the Newton family. The majority of the records within this collection consist of Newton's military and personal papers. Newton corresponded frequently with the Monitor's designer, John Ericsson, as well as other familiar military figures: Admiral David D. Porter, General George McClellan and Chief Engineer Alban Stimers. This collection contains not only the informative war-time correspondence and military orders of Isaac Newton, but insights into his life after his resignation from the war, as well as his family history.

6 boxes 1 oversize file folder.

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