Newton, Sir Isaac. Document signed, 7 September 1720....

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Newton, Sir Isaac. Document signed, 7 September 1720. Document signed ("Isaac Newton"), consisting of four membranes of vellum stitched at the foot (35.5 x 28.25 in.; 902 x 718 mm.), 7 September 1720, being an indenture between Paul Calton Senior, Paul Calton Junior, his son and heir and Sir Isaac Newton for the purchase by the latter of property at Milton in Berkshire, England. Light soiling in areas; overall, fine. Sir Isaac Newton purchases land in his waning years. In the present document, the great mathematician and physicist purchases land from the Calton family in Milton, a village and a parish in Berkshire. The village stands near a small affluent of the river Thames. Newton boldly signs the document with a particularly large signature in keeping with the oversized indenture. Newton never lived on the parcel of land. Toward the end of this life, Newton lived at Cranbury Park, near Winchester, England, with his niece, Catherine Bancroft Conduitt, and her husband, John Conduitt. By this time, Newton had become one of the most famous men in Europe. His scientific discoveries were unchallenged. He also had become wealthy, investing his sizable income wisely and bestowing sizable gifts to charity.