Manuscripts

Brock Collection: Papers of John Norton & Sons, (bulk 1760-1796)

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Description: Miscellaneous documents and correspondence of various members of the Norton family and the House of John Norton & Son. These papers contain material on colonial shipping, the export of tobacco, and many inventories of goods imported from England.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1757-1836.
Call number: mssBR Boxes 18 & 19
Creator: John Norton & Sons(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: Included are: letters addressed to John Norton from Nathaniel Lyttleton Savage and other Virginia agents (1766-1784); correspondence of John Hatley Norton, including his letters to Edmund Randolph; papers of Daniel Norborne Norton, including his account book (1823-1828)

Brock Collection: Papers of John Cunliffe

Manuscripts

Business records and correspondence of John Cunliffe regarding trade in tobacco, salt, rum, sugar, and coal

mssBR Box 49

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Will of John Norton

Manuscripts

The collection includes some 17th and 18th century items regarding Norton's ancestors in Massachusetts; correspondence by Norton regarding his voyage to California and his time in the gold mines; several items pertaining to Norton's membership in the Society of California Pioneers of New England; a painting and sketch of the ship "Argonaut," both by Clark Oliver; and military records of Charles Walton of the 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment and Simon M. Nudd of the 24th Maine Infantry Regiment. Also included is a pocket compass and lock that belonged to William Norton.

HM 63620

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HM 63634

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William Norton collection

Manuscripts

The manuscripts include a variety of material including several 17th and 18th century land deeds and wills related to William Norton's ancestors in Massachusetts. There is one letter from Norton's voyage on the ship "Argonaut" and four letters from his years spent living in California. In these letters Norton gives details about specific mines in California, the towns in which he lives, and his fellow miners. There is also a list of passengers of the ship "Argonaut." The oversize items include William Norton's membership certificate for the Society of California Pioneers of New England, and a sketch and painting of the ship "Argonaut," both by Oliver Clark. The ephemera is made up of both printed material and realia and includes military records, such as discharge papers and pension certificates for Simon M. Nudd and Charles Walton, both of whom fought in the Civil War; a booklet for a meeting of the Associated Pioneers of the Territorial Days of California; a list of the members of and badge for the Society of California Pioneers of New England; and a lock and pocket compass which both belonged to William Norton.

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Brock Collection: Papers of Micajah Crew

Manuscripts

Chiefly business papers and correspondence of Micajah Crew dealing with wheat, corn, and tobacco trade. There are a few letters relating to the affairs of the Society of Friends and hiring of slaves. Also included correspondence about the estate of Robert Pleasants, including the fate of his former slaves, and a letter regarding a decision of the Superior Court of Chancery to restore a slave to her freedom (1809)

mssBR Boxes 42 & 43

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Brock Collection: Papers of Department of Virginia (United States Army), (bulk 1865-1867)

Manuscripts

Routine correspondence and documents (reports of inspections, inventories, orders, discharge papers, etc.) generated by the Department and its offices, particularly the District of Central Virginia and Sub-District of South Anna.

mssBR Boxes 122-124

Brock Collection: Papers of John Norton & Sons, (bulk 1760-1796)

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