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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008131
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
The papers of Augustus S. Nicholson, marine officer, were given to the Library of Congress by Richard Hollerith, Jr., in 1995.
The papers of Augustus S. Nicholson were arranged and described in 1996. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Augustus S. Nicholson is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Augustus S. Nicholson are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Augustus S. Nicholson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Augustus S. Nicholson (1830-1911) span the years 1861-1934 and consist of financial records, wills, deeds, correspondence, and obituaries. Nicholson was a career military officer in the United States Marine Corps. A veteran of both the Mexican and Civil wars, Nicholson ended his forty-seven-year career as adjutant and inspector at the Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., when he retired in 1894. The papers reflect his various duty assignments as well as his concerns regarding promotion and retirement. There are also papers dealing with the settlement of the estate of his daughter-in-law, Charlotte G. Nicholson, with her heirs in London, England.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
| Container | Contents | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOX 1 | Financial records | ||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | General, 1888-1911 | ||||||||||||
| (2 folders) | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | Nicholson, Charlotte G., estate of, 1891-1910, undated | ||||||||||||
| (3 folders) | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | Military records | ||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | Obituaries, 1911 | ||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | Official correspondence, 1870-1895 | ||||||||||||
| (2 folders) | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | Promotion file, 1861, 1879-1913, 1934, undated | ||||||||||||
| (2 folders) | |||||||||||||
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