Joseph Hopper Nicholson letters, 1820 January 9-1969 July 26

This collection includes correspondence to and from members of the family of Judge Joseph Hopper Nicholson. Correspondents include Judge Joseph Hopper Nicholson (1770-1817), his wife Rebecca Lloyd Nicholson (1771-1847), and their son Joseph Hopper Nicholson, Jr., (1806-1872). Topics of discussion primarily include marriage and family life, as the letters are written between family members. Only one item in the collection is not a letter -- an undated and handwritten page titled, "An Incident in the Life of Joseph H. Nicholson," from Scharf's "History of Maryland."