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CHARLES PORTER NICHOLS (1822-1905)John Lupia submitted the following information from the online draft of his book of numismatic biographies for this week's installment of his series.
Thanks! As always, this is an excerpt with the full article and bibliography available online. This week's subject is Massachusetts collector C. P. Nichols. -Editor
Charles Porter Nichols (1822-1905), was born on July 20, 1822, at Oxford, Massachusetts, son of Charles Porter Nichols (1792-1869) and Irena Hartwell Porter (1791-1876). He was the fifth generation of Nichols born at Oxford, Massachusetts. His grandfather was Captain John Nichols (1734-1812), who fought in the American Revolution. His great-grandfather was Lieutenant John Nichols (1704-1801), also fought during the American Revolution. He was affectionately called Major Charles P. Nichols by his peers. No later than 1840 Charles P. Nichols was working as an agent for the railroads in Springfield, Massachusetts. On January 3, 1853, he married Mary Ann Sullivan (1833-). They had two children : George B. Nichols (1855-1857), and Carrie B. Nichols (1859-1877). On June 13, 1867, he was elected a corresponding member of the ANS.  Edward Cogan correspondence with C. P. Nichols postmarked September 25, 1860 A little over two weeks prior to his death he sold a portion of his collection and medals at auction through Geoffrey Charlton Adams, on Wednesday, September 27, 1905, "The Ezekiel-Nichols Collections of Coins and Medals". He died of heart disease on November 12, 1905 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He is buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. To read the complete article, see: The entire inventory of the Lupia Numismatic Library is for sale. Individual items will be available before the remaining archives are broken up into parcels sold at philatelic auctions in the U. S. and Hong Kong. Check NumismaticMall.com frequently as dozens of new items with estimates will be posted daily until everything is sold. All inquiries will be given prompt and courteous attention. Write to: john@numismaticmall.com .  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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