John Newton: Correspondence with John Thornton

Scope and Content

MS.Add.7826/1/A. Letters, 1770-1783, from John Newton to John Thornton and his wife, 77 items. MS.Add.7826/1/B. Letters, 1772, from John Thornton to John Newton, 4 items.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Presented by John Thornton, 1970.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Alternative Form Available

Microfilm available

Related Material

Cambridge University Library holds further correspondence between John Thornton and John Newton, 1772-1778, MS.Add.7674/1/A and B.