Alphabet File page 293
In spite of all opposition she accepted the position with the understanding that she was to live in the home of her grandfather.
Miss Poitevent's success was evident from the first and under the combined management of Col. Holbrook and herself the paper put before the public a finished product.
She was married to Col. Holbrook in 1867 and five years later he sold the paper to a publishing company. It was then that Pearl Rivers began making the collection of her earlier works. In 1873 appeared "Lyrics" the only volume published. This publishing company failed in two years and Col. Holbrook was again head of the "Picayune" with a large indebtedness.
He died in 1876 and the gentle refined Pearl Rivers proceeded to clear the paper of debt.
In 1878 she was married to George Nicholson, a business manager of the paper, and together they carried on the business. Of this marriage two sons were born, Leonard Kimball Nicholson and Yorke Poitevent Nicholson, both of whom became active in management of the "Times-Picayune". Mr. Nicholson died in 1896 and Mrs. Nicholson ten days later.
Because of her untimely death at the age of 47 the collection of her poems was not completed. Shortly after her death appeared the only portion of the collection she had planned to make which was ever printed. It was a small pamphlet called "Two Poems", containing reprints of "Hagar" and "Only a Dog".
Mrs. Nicholson was the founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the S.P.C.A. (WPA 1937 - VF MJS V 00400)
The HCHS printed a small booklet of Pearl Rivers' poems called "Pearl Rivers, Selected Works by Eliza Nicholson" (CHG)
The HCHS has an 8X10 photo of the old Poitevent Home in Pearlington (CHG)
Poitevent, J., master of the steamer PEARL RIVERS. See entry under Boat File: PEARL RIVERS.
Poitevent, Miss Mamie, daughter of Captain John Poitevent, president of the Poitevent & Favre Lumber Co., and Mr. Gorden S. Orme, of New Orleans, were united in Holy Matrimony on December 26th. The happy couple left Tuesday on their wedding tour. (SCE 12/31/1892)
Pine Lumber Manufacturers' Assoc., was organized in New Orleans last week, Capt. John Poitevent, President; A. S. Otis, Secretary and Treasurer. The price of lumber was advanced $1 per 100 feet. (SCE 3/25/1893)
Poitevent, Mamie - Poitevent, Miss Mamie, daughter of Captain John Poitevent, president of the Poitevent & Favre Lumber Co., and Mr. Gorden S. Orme, of New Orleans, were united in Holy Matrimony on December 26th. The happy couple left Tuesday on their wedding tour. (SCE 12/31/1892)
Poitevent, W. J., vice president of Poitevent and Favre, was appointed a member of the Hancock County Bank in 1902. (SCE 5 Sep 1903 pg 13).
In a horse race Jan. 10, 1846 at Pearlington, C. A. Folsom, Postmaster at Gainesville, pitted his Black Hawk against lumberman and sawmill operator W. J. Poitevent's Sleepy Jim. The little bay, Sleepy Jim won. (PC&C p 22)
Gainesville industrialist, Capt W. J. Poitevent, Loses Barge Load of Bricks and Large Boom of Logs in Storm. Some weeks ago Capt. W. J. Poitevent of Gainesville suffered a heavy financial loss. A large barge loaded with brick in tow of his little steamboat "DUCK' sank near Pointe-auxHerbes in Lake Pontchartrain during a heavy blow, and the steamboat herself was beached and badly injured. At about the same time, he lost a large boom of expensive logs by its breaking through in the gale. He estimates his loss at about $12,000. From the Bay St. Louis Gazzette, May 20 1871. (PC&C p. 36)
Poitevent, Mr. W. J. - A grand thanksgiving supper will be given in the town hall (Pearlington) Thursday evening, under the auspices of Mr. W.J. Poitevent and Mr. S. Favre. Quite a number of spirited speeches are expected. (SCE 11/26/1892)
Pol, Mr. M.L., who has had charge of the telegraph office at the Front street crossing, left yesterday for Scranton to remain. (SCE 04/22/1893)
Polatsek, the family is here in the Bay. (SCE 6/24/1893)
Polatsek family - 114-116 S. Beach, BSL (SM1893)
Police Station, Main (Ph 48-49) (No street #)
Police Station, 100 N. Beach (Ph 50, 55, 1968 )
Polk, Mr. traveling agent of the New Orleans Delta, was in our city this week on business. (SCE 11/5/1892)
Pollard, Ada - AARP (American Association of Retired Persons installed officers. Mrs. Marie Ryann of Biloxi was installing officer. Joseph Servat, president; Mrs. Urban Stork, first vice-president; Charles Mommus, second vicepresident; Agnes Cuevas, recording secretary; Ada Pollard, treasurer; Joseph Murrow, Assistant Treasurer; Mrs. A. M. Thomas, president of the Blue Jeans Garden Club; Mrs. Prima Wusnack, administrator of the library; Mrs. Beulah Peterson club treasurer; and Mrs. Rose Everd looked on. (Photo, Hawk, 1/22/76)
Polloade, Grace r 344 Kellar (Ph 49-50)
Pollock, L., passenger aboard the steamer CAMELIA on her maiden voyage. See also entry under Marine File: CAMELIA (N.O. Times - Monday, April 16, 1866 p 2 MJS 00228)
Pollock, Mr. - #8 J. A. Cuevas List Son-in-Law of Mr. Peters who was Collector of Customs N.O. & Lighthouse inspector. (VF MJS III 00350)
Pollock, residence:
POLLOCK, OLIVER
"A Naval History of the American Revolution" - 2 volumes by Gardner W. Allen.
Public Vessels cruising under Continental authority comprised not only the Continental navy, strictly speaking, including vessels fitted out in France, but also the fleets organized by Washington in Massachusetts Bay in 1775 and later in New York; by Arnold on Lake Champlain in 1776; and by Pollock in 1778 on the Mississippi River. (p 20)
Rovert Morris as Superintendent of Finance directed naval affairs as Agent of Marine through the Revolutionary War. (p 37-38)
France provided help from July, 1776, with Silas Deane as first American agent aided by Benjamine Franklin and Arthur Lee in December, and John Adams until 1778 spring. Benjamine Franklin becoming Minister to France in February, 1779, has sole charge of naval affairs abroad until the end of the war.
Besides this office in France the naval interests of the United States in the West Indies were entrusted to agents William Bingham at Martinique, and Oliver Pollock at New Orleans.
They performed many functions, such as buying, building, manning, and fitting out vessels and providing naval stores, commissioning officers, directing cruises, disposing of prizes, exchanging prisoners, and commissioning privateers. see: Paullin's "Navy of the American Revolution" Chapter IX Wharton's "Diplomatic Correspondence of the Revolution" Hale's " Franklin in France"
OLIVER POLLOCK had, with Spanish Gov. Galvex' aid, been supplying George Rogers Clark in his winning of French support in the upper Mississippi Valley to defeat the British and their Indian allies at Vencennes, Kaskaskia, Detroit. As Commercial Representative for Virginia, Pollock sent powder, guns, clothing, and all needed military supplies up the Spanish controlled Mississippi River providing the tools for victory for the American cause in this western area. (Approx. 1779) V. F. POLLOCK
U. S. FIRST GULF OF MEXICO WAR VESSEL. WEST FLORIDA MEETS AT SHIP ISLAND WITH SPANISH GOV. GALVEZ AND THE SPANISH FLEET TO ATTACK MOBILE AND PENSACOLA -- PLAN INTERRUPTED BY GALE
JANUARY 20. 1780
"New Orleans Genesis" Genealogical research society of New Orleans. Vol. XV #57 January 1976 - p. 4