Caroline O'Reilly Nicholson Papers, . 1848-1894

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Caroline O'Reilly Nicholson Papers, . 1848-1894

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Caroline O'Reilly Nicholson (born circa 1812) was the wife of A. O. P. Nicholson (1808-1876), United States senator and chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. The collection contains typescript (43 pages), written circa 1894, by Caroline O'Reilly Nicholson, and one letter. The reminiscences cover social activities, religious life, and town events in Columbia, Tenn., and Nashville, Tenn., 1820s-1840s; politics and elections in Tennessee, 1830s-1840s; social life in Washington, D.C., 1840s; and A. O. P. Nicholson's political activities, including his personal and political friendship with James K. Polk. The recollections end about 1850. The letter is from A. O. P. Nicholson to James K. Polk, 1848, recommending a young man for an appointment as midshipman. Reminiscences of an Octogenarian (Mrs. A. O. P. Nicholson),

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Nicholson, Caroline O'Reilly, b. ca. 1812.

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Caroline O'Reilly Nicholson (born circa 1812) was the wife of Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (1808-1876), United States senator and chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. From the guide to the Caroline O'Reilly Nicholson Papers, ., 1848-1894, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Wife of A. O. P. Nicholson (1808-1876), U.S. senator and chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. From the description of Caro...