George Nicholson family papers, 1824-1897.

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George Nicholson family papers, 1824-1897.

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Papers include a U.S. land certificate (1824); a certificate issued to Nicholson by the Louisiana Medical Board of Examiners (1835); Nicholson's last will and testament (1852); notes of personal loans; papers related to land sales in Mississippi; the appointment of Nicholson as justice of the peace of Homesville (1871); tax receipts; a NEW ORLEANS PRICE CURRENT (1853); certificates pertaining to Masonry; and subscription papers of the Ladies Mount Vernon Association. Correspondence includes a letter to Nicholson from Irvine Quin concerning the Know Nothing Party and politics in Mississippi; and personal letters to George and Salena Nicholson from members of the Bridges, Crawford, Costello, and Quin families. Letters mention farming conditions during Reconstruction in Mississippi, freedmen laborers, social and economic conditions in New Orleans, and education. Manuscript volumes include an invoice book of George Nicholson & Co. (1860-1884) and an anonymous ledger (1831-1832). Printed items include an issue of the MAGNOLIA HERALD (1878); copies of a small ALMANAC (1866, 1872); and a pamphlet entitled THE FAMILY FRIEND.

337 items.5 v. (3 pr. v., 2 ms. v.)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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George Nicholson was a medical doctor of Homesville, Pike County, Mississippi. He was married to Salena A. Nicholson (née Quin) and was associated with the Bridges, Crawford, and Costello families. From the description of George Nicholson family papers, 1824-1897. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 298990437 ...

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