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| Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 475 items) |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Creator | Nisbet, John, 1738-1817. |
| Language | English |
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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.
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Scope and Content
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.
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John Nisbet Papers, 1770-1887 (bulk 1770-1830).
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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.
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