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Nisbet, Eugenius Aristides, 1803-1871. Papers, 1804-1934.

Title: Papers, 1804-1934.

Correspondence, legal notebooks, bankbooks, family albums, genealogical charts, memorabilia, and other items, of Nisbet and of his family. The bulk of the collection consists of largely routine legal correspondence of Nisbet, of his son, James Taylor Nisbet, lawyer and editor, and of his brother, James Alexander Nisbet. Other papers relate to social life and customs in 19th century Georgia, political events after the Civil War, soldiers' views of the Spanish-American War, the education of girls in the early 20th century, and Nisbet family genealogy. Includes personal correspondence of Junius Wingfield Nisbet and a diary (1873-1879) of John W. Nisbet. Correspondents include Charles L. Bartlett, H.B. Battle, William Horn Battle, Allen D. Candler, W.C. Dawson, Charles H. Herty, Walter B. Hill, Malcolm Johnston, Alexander R. Lawton, John M. Kell, Wilson Lumpkin, Howard E. Rondthaler, William Schley, Hoke Smith, and James M. Smith.

ArchivalResource: 15,909 items.

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Nisbet, Eugenius Aristides, 1803-1871. Eugenius A. Nisbet letters, 1823-1841.

Title: Eugenius A. Nisbet letters, 1823-1841.

Typed transcripts of two letters from Eugenius Nisbet in Litchfield, dated 4 September 1823 and ? 1823 to his future wife, Amanda M.F. Battle, in Hancock County, Powelton, Georgia; and a letter from E.A. Nisbet to his wife, Mrs. Amanda M.F. Nisbet in Macon, Georgia, dated from Washington 15 July 1841.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

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Nisbet family. Nisbet family papers, 1752-1936 [manuscript].

Title: Nisbet family papers, 1752-1936 [manuscript].

The collection consists mainly of correspondence and genealogical and historical writings of Nisbet, as well as family and business correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, and three manuscript plays he wrote. Nisbet kept diaries and/or commonplace books at Macon, 1869 and 1875-1883; at the University of Georgia, 1873; and while in Washington, D.C., as clerk of a committee of the United States House of Representatives, 1884-1885. Also included is some correspondence, 1840s to 1890s, of Junius Wingfield Nisbet's father, James Taylor Nisbet (1828-1894), lawyer, and of his grandfather, Eugenius Aristides Nisbet (1803-1871), jurist and United States Representative, both of Macon, Ga., mostly relating to the practice of law. A scrapbook, correspondence, and other papers relate to Nisbet's father-in-law, John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900), officer of the Confederate privateer Alabama.

ArchivalResource: About 2,200 items (4.5 linear feet).

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LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901. Joseph LeConte letter, 10 September 1852.

Title: Joseph LeConte letter, 10 September 1852.

The collection consists of one letter from Joseph LeConte to Judge Eugenius A. Nisbet regarding LeConte's desire to apply for Dr. Jones' professorship at the University of Georgia as Dr. Jones is retiring.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 linear feet.

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Nisbet, Eugenius Aristides, 1803-1871. Eugenius Aristides Nisbet papers, 1819-1849.

Title: Eugenius Aristides Nisbet papers, 1819-1849.

The collection consists of approximately 250 letters from E.A. Nisbet to Amanda Battle before and after their 1825 marriage. There are a few letters from their children and their friends. Although Nisbet's letters deal mainly with family matters, he also discusses politics and fellow politicians, especially while in Washington, D.C. The collection also includes two framed oil portraits and a pecan desk chair. One of the paintings is of Amanda Battle, dated 1841, and with the frame is 36 1/2" x 32," the other is of E.A. Nisbet and is 20 1/4" x 17". The chair, which has a carved back with four spindles and an upholstered seat, belonged to Amanda Nisbet.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 linear feet (250 letters).1 chair.2 paintings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/477218745 View

Nisbet, Eugenius Aristides, 1803-1871. Eugenius Aristides Nisbet papers, 1822-1848.

Title: Eugenius Aristides Nisbet papers, 1822-1848.

The collection mainly consists of letters from Eugenius Aristides Nisbet to his wife, Amanda Battle Nisbet from 1822-1848. Includes letters written while Nisbet was serving in the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and while serving in the Georgia Supreme Court. The letters mainly concern family matters, only a few talk of state and national political matters. The collection also contains Nisbet's resignation (1841) from the U.S. House of Representatives, a brief note (1846) from Judge Hiram Warner, and obituaries of Nisbet's death.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476466 View