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Size | 16 items |
Abstract | Emily Hines Nisbet Polhill was the daughter of Alfred Moore Nisbet (1797-1874), banker and editor of Athens, Ga., and Sarah Stillwell Edwards Nisbet. She married Benjamin M. Polhill, son of John G. Polhill of Milledgeville, Ga., in 1856. The collection includes scattered letters and papers of John G. Polhill of Milledgeville, Ga.; of his son Benjamin M. Polhill of Macon, Ga.; and of relatives of the Polhills. Most items are antebellum family letters discussing relatives, neighborhood news, and personal activities. |
Creator | Polhill, Emily Hines Nisbet. |
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, July 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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Emily Hines Nisbet Polhill was the daughter of Alfred Moore Nisbet (1797-1874), banker and editor of Athens, Ga., and Sarah Stillwell Edwards Nisbet. She married Benjamin M. Polhill, son of John G. Polhill of Milledgeville, Ga., in 1856.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered letters and papers of John G. Polhill of Milledgeville, Ga.; of his son Benjamin M. Polhill of Macon, Ga., who married Emily Hines Nisbet of Athens, Ga., in 1856; and of relatives of the Polhills. Most items are antebellum family letters discussing relatives, neighborhood news, and personal activities.
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Original finding aid |
Papers, 1823-1874 |