PBA Galleries

Collection of 11 items attributed to W. B. Nichols, including:

• 4 deeds, printed and filled out in ink.
• 2 promissory notes, paid in full, by May 22. 1883. 9.5x24.8 cm (3x8¾").
• Tenement lease, signed by lessor, Anton Klaus. 
• Bill of sale, signed by Kershaw in May 1883. 
• Power of attorney, with embossed seal. 
• Receipt from the Treasurer's Office, Foster County, of 25 dollars collected in property tax. 15.7x41cm (5x12¾").
• Memorandum of agreement, signed by Allen N. Dodge in April 1883. 27.3x44.7cm (8½x14").

An interesting compilation of documents, all in adherence to William Bates Nichols, banker, born in Vermont in 1859. Nichols was formerly engaged in mining in Canada, Nova Scotia, South America, and Mexico and owned lands in the Dakota Territory. He went to California in 1892 engaging himself in fruit growing until he went on to become the president of First National Bank of Dinuba, CA.