Collection of William Norton, 1661-1979 (bulk 1840-1890).

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Collection of William Norton, 1661-1979 (bulk 1840-1890).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122443814

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.

41 items.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6714529

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United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 24th (1862-1863)

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Norton, William D.

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William Norton left Massachusetts for California in 1849 on the ship "Argonaut." He first settled in Maxwell's Creek (also called Coulterville), Mariposa County, and later moved to Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne County. Norton returned to Massachusetts in 1855. With the money he earned in California, he started the Norton Clasp Shoe Company. Norton was a member of the Society of California Pioneers of New England. He died in 1908 at the age of 76. From the description of Collection of Willia...

United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)

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Norton family.

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Society of California Pioneers of New England

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Argonaut (Ship)

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