Susan Davis Nye Hutchinson (1790-1867) Papers, PC.1387

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Susan Davis Nye Hutchinson (1790-1867) Papers, PC.1387

Descriptive Summary

Title
Susan Davis Nye Hutchison (1790-1867) Papers
Call Number
PC.1387
Creator
Hutchison, Susan Nye, 1790-1867
Date
1815-1841
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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Access Restrictions

This collection is available for research but certain use restrictions apply. See use restrictions note.

Use Restrictions

These materials are loaned to the State Archives and have not been accessioned into the Archives' custody. They are available to researchers and may be copied for reference purposes, but requests for publication, loans, or any other use, should be referred to the Registrar.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PC.1387, Susan Davis Nye Hutchison Papers, Private Collections, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

Journal (Apr.-Aug., 1815) by Susan D. Nye of Amenia, N.Y., describing her journey by sea and stage to Raleigh via New York, Wilmington, and Fayetteville; and social events during her first weeks in charge of the Female Department of Raleigh Academy. Reference to families of Rev. William McPheeters, Rev. Josiah Crudup, Judges William Shaw and Henry Potter, Justice John L. Taylor, and Joseph Gales; also Col. William Polk, William Gaston, Dr. Battle, Mr. Newcomb, Mr. Devereux, and Mr. Glendenning. School examinations, and encounters with slaves and the poor in Raleigh are also described. An abridged typescript of this volume includes extracts from diaries kept in Augusta (1826-1834) after her marriage to Adam Hutchison of Georgia and in Amenia, Salisbury, and Charlotte as widow and teacher (1836-1841). For fuller extracts from diaries of 1826 to 1841, see Mf.P. 96.3 folders.

Contents of the Collection

  • •  Susan Davis Nye Hutchison Papers: Folder 1, Journal
    PC.1387 Folder 1
  • •  Susan Davis Nye Hutchison Papers, Folder 2: transcription
    PC.1387 Folder 2
  • •  Susan Davis Nye Hutchison Papers, Folder 3: transcription
    PC.1387 Folder 3

Subject Headings

  • Hutchison, Susan Davis Nye
  • Nye, Susan Davis
  • McPheeters, William
  • McPheeters Family
  • Crudup, Josiah
  • Crudup Family
  • Shaw, William
  • Shaw family
  • Potter, Henry
  • Potter Family
  • Taylor, John L.
  • Taylor family
  • Gales, Joseph
  • Gales Family
  • Polk, William
  • Gaston, William
  • Battle, _____ (Dr.)
  • Newcomb, _____
  • Devereux, _____
  • Glendenning, _____
  • Hutchison, Adam
  • Raleigh Academy
  • Raleigh Academy. Female Dept.
  • Clergy
  • Judges
  • Colonels
  • Physicians
  • Voyages and Travels
  • Travel
  • Manners and customs
  • Stagecoaches
  • Coaching
  • Nonpublic Schools
  • Women teachers
  • Slaves
  • African Americans
  • Poor
  • Indigents
  • Examinations
  • Cities and towns
  • Teachers
  • Widows
  • Raleigh (N.C.)
  • Amenia (N.Y.)
  • New York
  • Wilmington (N.C.)
  • Fayetteville (N.C.)
  • Augusta (Ga.)
  • Salisbury (N.C.)
  • Charlotte (N.C.)

    • Acquisitions Information

    Loaned by Mr. Robert S. Hutchinson, Charlotte, 1968, July 29.

    Processing Information

    Collection re-boxed and re-foldered some time prior to 2022 by Fran Tracy Walls.