Nicholson, Valentine, 1809-1904.

Dates:
Birth 1809
Death 1904

Biographical notes:

Nicholson, a native of Clinton County, Ohio, was an abolitionist active with the Underground Railroad. For a time he lived in a communal settlement, Prairie Home, near Urbana, Ohio. Nicholson was also interested in spiritualism and attended seances. He died in Indianapolis. A daughter, Mary, married Horace McKay.

From the description of Transcripts of Valentine Nicholson papers, 1841-1895. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29382979

Nicholson, a native of Clinton County, Ohio, was an abolitionist who was involved with the Underground Railroad and established a free town hall and academy in Harveysburg, Ohio. He also experimented in a communal settlement, Prairie Home, near Urbana, Ohio. Nicholson was interested in spiritualism, attended seances, and wrote of his experiences. He later lived in Wayne and Marion Counties in Indiana and died in Indianapolis. A daughter, Mary, married Horace McKay.

From the description of Papers, 1841-1915 (bulk 1841-1890) (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29382906

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Subjects:

  • Abolitionists
  • Antislavery movements
  • Collective settlements
  • Diaries
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Herbs
  • Traditional medicine
  • Philanthropists
  • Poetry
  • Recipes
  • Religious communities
  • Religious life
  • Spiritualism
  • Travelers
  • Travelers
  • Underground railroad
  • Voyages and travels

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  • Prairie Home (Urbana, Ohio) (as recorded)
  • Ohio (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Harveysburg (Ohio) (as recorded)
  • Prairie Home (Urbana, Ohio) (as recorded)
  • Urbana (Ohio) (as recorded)
  • Harveysburg (Ohio) (as recorded)
  • Ohio (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Ohio--Urbana (as recorded)
  • Ohio--Urbana (as recorded)
  • Urbana (Ohio) (as recorded)