Papers of Rush and Haller Nutt, 1805-1933 (bulk 1817-1862).

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Papers of Rush and Haller Nutt, 1805-1933 (bulk 1817-1862).

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Personal, professional, and business correspondence and papers of Dr. Rush Nutt and Dr. Haller Nutt. Included are materials dealing with cotton cultivation and trade, plantation management, slaves, medicine, the construction of the Longwood House, the Civil War, religious life and scientific interests.

Approx. 1000 pieces.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Nutt family.

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Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884

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Nutt, Rush, 1781-1837

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Dr. Rush Nutt, planter, physician and scientist of Jefferson County, Mississippi. A native of Virginia, he studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Benjamin Rush. (He changed his first name from Rushworh to Rush in honor of his teacher). In 1805, he moved West, settling on a large plantation, Laurel Hill, near Rodney, Miss. He taught and practiced medicine, and was one of the founders of the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Alcorn, Miss. Dr. Nutt was partic...

Nutt, Haller, 1816-1864

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Haller Nutt (1816-1864) inherited and purchased several plantations including Araby, Evergreen, and Winter Quarters in Louisiana and Cloverdale and Laurel Hill in Mississippi. From the description of Nutt, Haller, account book, 1849-1850. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 301958433 Student from Rodney, Miss.; M.D. University of Pennsylvania;contributor to foreign and American literary magazines and reviews; planter in Natchez, Miss. From the de...