Eugenius Aristides Nisbet papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Hargrett Manuscripts |
| Creator: | Nisbet, Eugenius Aristides, 1803-1871 |
| Title: | Eugenius Aristides Nisbet papers |
| Dates: | 1822-1848 |
| Quantity: | 0.2 Linear feet (1 half box) |
| Abstract: | The collection mainly consists of letters from Eugenius Aristides Nisbet to his wife, Amanda Battle Nisbet from 1822-1848. Includes letters written while Nisbet was serving in the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and while serving in the Georgia Supreme Court. The letters mainly concern family matters, only a few talk of state and national political matters. The collection also contains Nisbet's resignation (1841) from the U.S. House of Representatives, a brief note (1846) from Judge Hiram Warner, and obituaries of Nisbet's death. |
| Coll. Number: | ms987 |
Biographical/Historical Note
Eugenius Aristides Nisbet (1803-1871), lawyer, Georgia House of Representatives (1827-1829), Georgia Senate (1830-1835), U.S. House of Representatives (1837-1841), Georgia Supreme Court (1845-1853), born in Greene County, Georgia, married Amanda Malvina FitzAlan Battle in 1825.
For more information, see the article "Eugenius A. Nisbet (1803-1871)" in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Index Terms
General Notes
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.
Administrative Information
Eugenius Aristides Nisbet papers. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.