John Nisbet Papers, 1770-1887 (bulk 1770-1830)
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Nisbet, John, 1738-1817.
- Abstract:
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John Nisbet, a Revolutionary patriot and merchant, moved with his parents and five siblings to Iredell County, N.C., from New Jersey, circa 1750.
The collection contains business papers of three generations of the Nisbet family. Papers to 1830, which constitute more than half of the collection, are bills, invoices, receipts, accounts, and correspondence of John Nisbet and his son Alexander, with Philadelphia, Charleston, Fayetteville, Wilmington, and Petersburg dealers, including two ledgers, 1771-1773 and 1787-1792. Later items are papers of Alexander's son, James King Nisbet, a physician, mostly accounts of family and professional purchases. Also included are a few letters of relatives who moved to Alabama, Missouri, and Louisiana.
- Extent:
- 475 items (1.0 linear feet)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Library Catalog Link:
- View UNC library catalog record for this item
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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John Nisbet, a Revolutionary patriot and merchant, moved with his parents and five siblings to Iredell County, N.C., from New Jersey, circa 1750.
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains business papers of three generations of the Nisbet family. Papers to 1830, which constitute more than half of the collection, are bills, invoices, receipts, accounts, and correspondence of John Nisbet and his son Alexander, with Philadelphia, Charleston, Fayetteville, Wilmington, and Petersburg dealers, including two ledgers, 1771-1773 and 1787-1792. Later items are papers of Alexander's son, James King Nisbet, a physician, mostly accounts of family and professional purchases. Also included are a few letters of relatives who moved to Alabama, Missouri, and Louisiana.
- Acquisition information:
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Gifts 1945
- Processing information:
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
- Sensitive materials statement:
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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
Access and use
- Restrictions to access:
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No restrictions. Open for research.
- Restrictions to use:
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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
No usage restrictions.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], in the John Nisbet Papers, #943, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Location of this collection:
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Louis Round Wilson Library200 South RoadChapel Hill, NC 27515
- Contact:
- (919) 962-3765