Oliver Hillhouse Prince papers, 1810-1871

Summary

Creator:
Prince, Oliver Hillhouse, 1782-1837
Date:
1810-1871
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet 1 document box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Oliver Hillhouse Prince papers, ms2327, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence, small account books, legal documents, and other miscellaneous items. The correspondence includes letters to and from Prince and his wife, Mary H. Prince, and their children; letters from family and friends including David P. Hillhouse, Thomas Hillhouse, and David Buel; and letters from Jane Green in Louisville (Ga.) to her husband Dr. William M. Green. Some of the Prince correspondence pertains to his involvement with the Georgia Journal, and some discuss Georgia politics.

Biographical / historical:

Oliver Hillhouse Prince (1782-1837) was both a Georgia and U.S. senator, lawyer, Georgia Railroad Company director, and editor of the Milledgeville (Ga.) newspaper Georgia Journal. He was born in Connecticut, moved to Wilkes County, Georgia in 1796, eventually retiring to Athens, Georgia. Both he and his wife died in a shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina.

For more information, see the article Oliver H. Prince in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Oliver Hillhouse Prince papers, ms2327, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.