Emma Pauline Nicholson Alexander papers, 1828 ; 1856-1874 ; 1935 (bulk 1856-1870).

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Alexander, Emma Pauline Nicholson, d. 1880. Emma Pauline Nicholson Alexander papers, 1828 ; 1856-1874 ; 1935 (bulk 1856-1870).

Emma Pauline Nicholson Alexander papers, 1828 ; 1856-1874 ; 1935 (bulk 1856-1870).

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Chiefly letters, 1856-1870, to Emma Pauline Nicholson Alexander of Enfield, N.C., wife of Sydenham Benoni Alexander (1840-1921), from friends and relatives, particularly cousins, in various locations in North Carolina, including Tarboro, Hillsboro, Warrenton, and New Bern, and in Richmond, Va., Galveston, Tex., and Demopolis, Ala. Many of these letters are from friends who attended school with Emma either at the Salem Female Academy or at boarding school in Hillsboro, N.C. Writers of these letters tend to reminisce about school events, discuss classmates, or give news of their activities since leaving school. There are also many letters from Emma's cousins and other relatives. These letters chiefly discuss routine family affairs. There are a few letters that relate to the Civil War, including two 1864 letters from Emma's brother Edward A.T. Nicholson, who served as aide to Brigadier General Robert D. Johnston and was killed in the charge on Fort Stedman in 1864, about the conduct of the war and about an expedition into the Valley of Virginia; a letter, 8 November 1864, from Eugene B. Wiggins at Camp Manly to his cousin Emma; a 4 March 1865 letter from former classmate Mary H. Whitaker in Tarboro about rumors of Northern troops in the vicinity; and a 7 July 1865 letter to Emma about the death of her brothers. Also included are Emma's scrapbook containing poems, some of them clipped from newspapers and others handwritten, 1850s-1874, about fallen heros of the Civil War and the virtues of women, a few printed tracts, and other items.

ca. 55 items (0.5 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill