<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:coverage>United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983</dc:coverage><dc:creator>Wilson, Arthur G.</dc:creator><dc:date>1985-11-20</dc:date><dc:description>Abraham Nichols (c. 1771-1829) was a New Englander who came to Savannah at the turn of the 19th century. He was a mariner who began sailing from this port. He eventually settled in Savannah and became a leading citizen.· He was at various times Harbor Master, Port Warden, and Commissioner of Pilotage for the port of Savannah. He was a merchant in the city dealing in ship supplies, and eventually married a woman from the local area. He was involved in the defense of Savannah during the War of 1812. Nichols became a valuable part of the community, well respected by many of the cities' top citizens. He was a civic minded individual who added much to the cities' history.</dc:description><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:subject>Biography--Georgia--Savannah</dc:subject><dc:title>Abraham Nichols: The Savannah Years</dc:title><dc:type>Text</dc:type></oai_dc:dc>