Newton Family Papers, circa 1780-1856


John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title: Newton Family Papers
Date range: circa 1780-1856
Creator: Newton, Miriam, 1765-1852
Extent: .25 linear feet (ca. 50 items)
Abstract: Manuscript copies of 18th and 19th century broadside verse, made by members of the Newton family, chiefly Mrs. Miriam Newton and Miss Nancy Newton, with an occasional original piece; accounts, genealogies, verse and prose; copies of sermons; excerpts from religious books; biographies of famous people; accounts of local weather; newsworthy local events. Compiled mostly in Southboro, Massachusetts, and Marlboro, New Hampshire.
Language of materials: English
Repository: John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number: Ms.Newton

Scope & content

Items for the period 1780 to 1856 collected by the Newton family of
Southboro, Massachusetts, and
Marlboro, New Hampshire. Included are manuscript copies of eighteenth and nineteenth century broadside verse, and notebooks containing accounts, genealogies, transcripts of sermons, biographies, and records of noteworthy local events.

Access Points

Subject Names Subject Topics Occupations Document Types Subject Topics

Arrangement

The collection is divided into two series:

  • Series 1. Broadside verse titles in booklets
  • Series 2. Broadside verse on separate sheets

Items within each series are arranged alphabetically by verse title.

Biographical/Historical note

Manuscript copies of 18th and 19th century broadside verse, made by members of the Newton family, chiefly Mrs. Miriam Newton and Miss Nancy Newton, with an occasional original piece. Six home-made manuscript booklets containing accounts, genealogies, verse and prose; copies of sermons; excerpts from religious books; biographies of famous people from Adam to Timothy Dwight; accounts of local blizzards, gales, storms, etc.; newsworthy local events. Compiled mostly in Southboro, Massachusetts, and Marlboro, New Hampshire. Little is known about the Newton Family with the exception that they resided in Southboro, Massachusetts, and Marlboro, New Hampshire.

Access & Use

Access to the collection: There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested..
Use of the materials: Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation: Newton Family Papers, Ms. Newton, Brown University Library.
Contact information: John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: Gift of Mr. Benjamin Tighe in 1968. Accession number: HA23554 [1-50].
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Jayati Chaudhuri.
Encoding: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-04-01

Additional Information

Inventory

Series 1. Broadside verse titles in booklets

Container Description Date
Box 1, Page 4 Alas! Poor Maria Cornell
Box 1, Page 29 The beauties of May
Box 1, Page 15 The black joke
Box 1, Page 39 British taxation of North America
Box 1, Page 25 Catey Morey
Box 1, Page 20 Come all young ladies draw near
Box 1, Page 17 Cowper, William. Verses written by Alexander Selkirk on the island of Juan Fernandes
Box 1, Page 20 Cries Celia to a Revrend dean
Box 1, Page 8 The cruel step-mother
Box 1, Page 30 [The death of an Indian Chief]; A death song of an Indian chief
Box 1, Page 35 The death of the brave General Wolf
Box 1, Page 1 The death of Washington
Box 1, Page 43 The farmer
Box 1, Page 6 Few happy matches
Box 1, Page 6 Foreign missionaries
Box 1, Page 32 Handsome Harry: or the deceitful young man
Box 1, Page 10 Henry Clay
Box 1, Page 15 An heroic poem
Box 1, Page 1 The lamentation of America for her son
Box 1, Page 2 The last judgment of Sodom
Box 1, Page 37 Let us all be unhappy together
Box 1, Page 57 A love letter and The answer
Box 1, Page 13 The major's only son, and his true love's overthrow
Box 1, Page 32 Marian
Box 1, Page 7 Missionary hymn
Box 1, Page 28 The modest maid's reply
Box 1, Page 22 The moors
Box 1, Page 5 A much approved song made on the taking of Burgoyne and his army
Box 1, Page 12 [Murder of Joseph White...] Mr. Joseph White of Salem who was found murdered in his bed...
Box 1, Page 4 Music triumphant
Box 1, Page 3 The musical society
Box 1, Page 14 O England proud England: where girls in their teens
Box 1, Page 51 The old horse
Box 1, Page 27 The old bachelor's last prayer
Box 1, Page 49 The old maid's prayer
Box 1, Page 19 Omni vencit amor
Box 1, Page 19 On the taking fort william henry
Box 1, Page 59 Once I was great but little am I grown
Box 1, Page 22 [Perry's victory]
Box 1, Page 21 A poem on death
Box 1, Page 24 A poem on the resurrection
Box 1, Page 38 Polly Gould
Box 1, Page 26 Polly Gould
Box 1, Page 8 A poor man a poor man
Box 1, Page 56 A rept for chig f...s
Box 1, Page 23 The scornful damsel
Box 1, Page 53 The scornful damsel
Box 1, Page 27 A short discourse on eternity
Box 1, Page 30 The silly husband
Box 1, Page 3 The soldiers return
Box 1, Page 5 A song in praise of liberty
Box 1, Page 1 A song of praise for the comforts of life
Box 1, Page 38 This pleasant girl with all her charms, has fell into the tyrant's arms
Box 1, Page 45 This world is a stage
Box 1, Page 11 Those lines were composed concerning Mrs. Hamilton that was murdered by Clough
Box 1, Page 14 Twas morning when Mary arose
Box 1, Page 63 Twas on one flowry morn in May
Box 1, Page 6 Verses concerning the times

Series 2. Broadside verse on separate sheets

Container Description Date
Box 1 Adam and Eve
Box 1 [All is well]
Box 1 The batchelders lamentation
Box 1 The Castile lady
Box 1 Chevy Chace
Box 1 The cruel step-mother
Box 1 Daniel Shays verses
Box 1 The dawn of hope
Box 1 Disappointment
Box 1 [The dying address of the three Thayers, who were executed for the murder of John Love] (In remembrance of the murder of John Love of Boston...)
Box 1 Early one morning as I was walking
Box 1 The female auctioneer
Box 1 A few lines of the devils management with the old and the young ancient and modern
Box 1 A few lines suggested on the death of our cat
Box 1 Flight of fidelity
Box 1 The fortunate lovers or Sweet Williams of Plymouth
Box 1 Friendship
Box 1 The gloom of autumn
Box 1 I call the attention of each merry blade
Box 1 I'll sing to thee O goddes, pray aid my feeble tongue; The life of a beau (On verso of The dawn of hope)
Box 1 Lines addressed to Rev. Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Herrick by Miss Nancy Newton now in her 80th year
Box 1 Lines composed by D. Gage Manchester for Mr. & Mrs. Ezekiel's golden wedding hymn
Box 1 Lines composed by Emily Newton in the 14th year of her age, on the death of her mother who died May 25, 1832, aged 42 1/2
Box 1 Lines wrote on the death of Loring Newton by Nancy Newton
Box 1 Lord Thomas
Box 1 The man that dare presume to sing the praises of tyrant king Marion (On conjugate leaf of The dawn of hope)
Box 1 A merry jest
Box 1 Michael Powers, the murderer of Timothy Kennedy
Box 1 The missionary sermon
Box 1 My dearest friends in bonds of love
Box 1 My mother
Box 1 O when shall I see Jesus and reign with him above
Box 1 [The] old horse
Box 1 On what tends to promote happiness
Box 1 The parting of friends
Box 1 [Peck John. Short poem on the universal plan] Pecks poem or Universalism displayed
Box 1 Perry's victory
Box 1 [A poem, occasioned by the death of David Mayo, jun. who was drowned in a well, in Warwick...]
Box 1 Shall e'er cold water be forget When we sit down to dine; Temperance ode (On verso of Early one morning); This world and its glory & all we hold dear (On verso of Shall e'er cold water...)
Box 1 Toasts drank in 1826
Box 1 Twas on one flowr'y morn in May
Box 1 Twas the loveliest season of life
Box 1 The vernal flowers their beauties spread; The voice of my country (On verso of Shall e'er cold water...); What sound is this? a song through heaven resounding (On verso of All is well)
Box 1 When Joseph his brethren beheld