Moulton (1841-1909) was a noted Wesleyan missionary in Tonga. He was born in North Shields, Yorkshire, and went to Australia in 1863. After being the first headmaster of Newington College, Sydney, he went to Tonga to take charge of the Friendly Islands district Native Training Institution in Nuku'alofa. The institution later became Tupou College. With a few breaks, he worked in Tonga for 40 years. He was responsible for a complete revision of the Tongan Bible and the creation of an extensive vernacular literature.

The papers include letters, leaflets, programmes and newspaper clippings concerning Moulton.<BR>See also PMB 3 for Moulton's 'Notes on tongan History and Tongan Legends'.