John Norton & Sons.

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The House of John Norton & Sons, a prominent tobacco consignment merchant was based in London and Yorktown, Va. John Norton (1719-1777) represented the firm at its London offices, and his eldest son, John Hatley Norton (1745-1797), performed a similar responsibility in Virginia. His son, Dr. Daniel Norborne Norton (b. 1794), was a physician, mineralogist, and horticulturalist, known particularly for his experiments in viticulture. He resided at Magnolia Farm, near Richmond, Va.

From the description of Papers of John Norton & Sons, 1757-1836 (bulk 1760-1796). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122551904

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creatorOf John Norton & Sons. Papers of John Norton & Sons, 1757-1836 (bulk 1760-1796). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
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associatedWith Brock, R. A. 1839-1914 person
associatedWith Norton, Daniel Norborne, b. 1794 person
associatedWith Norton family. family
associatedWith Norton, John, 1719-1777 person
associatedWith Norton, John Hatley, 1745-1797 person
correspondedWith Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813 person
associatedWith Savage, Nathaniel Lyttleton, fl. 1766-1784 person
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Great Britain
Virginia
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Agriculturists
Merchants
Tobacco industry
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Active 1836

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