Manuscripts

Spurr, George G. 1 letter to William Norton

Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1891 October 25
Call number: HM 63633
Creator: Norton, William(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Ruth E. Bacon, Helen N. Bacon, and Eunice Bacon Pippart, February 20, 1986.

Norton, William. 1 letter to Charles T. Norton, with envelope

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 63632

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