Transcripts of Valentine Nicholson papers, 1841-1895.

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Transcripts of Valentine Nicholson papers, 1841-1895.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29382979

The collection contains transcripts of materials in the Valentine Nicholson papers, M641. Scrapbooks, clippings, and non-Nicholson family letters are not included. Transcripts include letters, diaries, ledgers, and notebooks of Nicholson's family, and papers of Mary Nicholson McKay and brother-in-law Thomas M. Wales. Topics include abolition and the Underground Railroad, spiritualism, the Prairie Home settlement, religion and philosophy, family matters, an 1843 trip to New York to attend an abolition meeting, and recipes for medicine and personal grooming potions.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Wales, Thomas M., b. 1812.

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McKay, Martha Nicholson, 1843-1934

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Martha Nicholson McKay (1843-1934), a founder of the Indianapolis Woman's Club, worked for woman's suffrage. She also helped found the Unity Church of Indianapolis (later All Souls Unitarian Church). From the description of Theodore L. Steele papers, 1863-1946 (bulk 1875-1910). (Indiana Historical Society Library)...

Nicholson, Valentine, 1809-1904.

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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...

Nicholson family.

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