Letter - John Robert Newton
2026.054.0028.PC
from the collection of
Title
Letter from John R. Newton 1878Creation Date
July 19 1878Materials
Dimensions
10" H x 7.5" W
folded
Description
A letter in Victorian English cursive written by Joh R. Newton to his aunt or maybe it is just homework or a pledge not to drink alcohol. The letter tells a little about Worthington and goes on to pledge not to drink beer, wine. Dated July 19, 1876 or 1878. Temperance
Letters like this from the late 19th century were often written using dip pens, which created thin upstrokes and thicker downstrokes.