Isaac P. Noyes memoir (RLC.Ms.545)

Biographical note

Isaac P. Noyes (1840-1900) was born on April 13, 1840, in New York, New York, the son of Captain John Updyke (1807-1878) and Frances Scott (Updyke) Noyes. In 1846, the family moved to Providence, Rhode Island. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), Noyes served as a private in Battery H of the First Rhode Island Artillery. He mustered out of service on June 28, 1865, and by 1870 was living in Washington, D.C. For many years, Noyes worked as a clerk at the library office of the Surgeon General, but in 1870 he devoted more of his time writing. Noyes wrote poems and pamphlets on various subjects including meteorology, theology, fine arts, architecture, drama, and his own reminiscences. Isaac P. Noyes died on September 20, 1900, in Washington, D.C.