Collection Contents
Manuscripts and Ephemera
Manuscripts
Will of John Norton, 1661, Jan. 14. HM 63620
Land Deed of John Smith, 1675, Feb. HM 63621
Land Deed of George Harley, 1690, June 3. HM 63622
Will of John Sanders, 1739, Nov. 17. HM 63623
Property Agreement of Jonas Sanders, 1798, Apr. 20. HM 63624
Warrant for Highway Repairs, Sharon, New Hampshire, 1819, Apr. 21. HM 63625
Walton, Charles. 1 letter to Jeremiah Fiske, 1846, May 9. HM 63626
List of Passengers of ship Argonaut, 1849, Oct. 31. HM 63627
Norton, William. 1 letter to “Parents,” 1850, Jan. 24-27. HM 63628
Norton, William. 1 letter to “Parents,” 1853, June 3. With envelope. HM 63629
Norton, William. 1 letter to “Parents,” 1854, Sep. 8. With envelope. HM 63630
Norton, William. 1 letter to Charles T. Norton, 1855, Mar. 23. With envelope. HM 63631
Norton, William. 1 letter to Charles T. Norton, 1855, June 9. With envelope. HM 63632
Spurr, George G. 1 letter to William Norton, 1891, Oct. 25. HM 63633
-----. Talk regarding William Norton Collection, [c.1979]. HM 63634
Ephemera
Appointment of Charles Walton to Fourth Sergeant in Company K of the Sixth Regiment of Volunteers of New Hampshire, 1861, Nov. 30.
Badge for “Society of California Pioneers ’49 of New England.”
Check from Alliance Bank, London, 1889, July 29.
Discharge Papers of Simon M. Nudd, 1863, Aug. 25. Discharge Papers of Charles Walton, 1863, Mar. 4.
Drafts (negotiable instruments) from Welles, Fargo & Co., 4 items.
- 1860, Jan. 28, Columbia, Cal., for $50.00
- 1860, Apr. 2, Columbia, Cal., for $350.00
- 1861, June 14, Columbia, Cal., for $50.00
- 1865, Apr. 12, Victoria, Vancouver Island, for $100.00.
Knowlton, G. W. Genealogical Notes [after 1892].
Highway Tax Form, Sharon, New Hampshire, 1844, Apr. 19.
Label for painting of ship “Argonaut” (HM 63635) by Clark Oliver.
“List of Members of the Society of California Pioneers of New England:” booklet, 1890, Sep. 9.
Lock, with inscription: “Wm. Norton 46 Exchange St. Lynn, Mass.”
Pension Certificate for Simon M. Nudd, 1917, May 23.
Pension Certificate for Charles Walton, 1891, Oct. 13.
Pension Voucher for Charles Walton, 1896, Sep.
Pocket Compass
Receipt of Returned Army Coats, 1862, Oct. 10.
Reward of Merit for Sarah Fiske, 1829, Feb. 15.
Special Orders No. 3, 1862, Sep. 30.
“Thirteenth Annual Meeting and Dinner of The Associated Pioneers of the Territorial Days of California:” booklet, 1888, Jan. 9 and 18.
Trade Card for Norton Clasp Shoe Co., Lynn, Mass.
Oversize Items
Society of California Pioneers of New England Membership Certificate of William Norton, 1888, Oct. 24, 71 x 55 cm. HM 63635
Painting of ship “Argonaut” by Clark Oliver. HM 63636
Sketch of ship “Argonaut” by Clark Oliver. HM 63637