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Abstract | 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 "Reminiscences of an Octogenarian (Mrs. A. O. P. Nicholson)," 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. |
Creator | Nicholson, Caroline O'Reilly, b. ca. 1812. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, April 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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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.
Back to TopThe collection contains "Reminiscences of an Octogenarian (Mrs. A. O. P. Nicholson)," 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 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.
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Papers, 1848-1894Includes original finding aid. |