Haller Nutt
| Haller Nutt | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 17, 1816 Laurel Hill Plantation, Jefferson County, Mississippi |
| Died | June 15, 1864 Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi |
| Cause of death | June 15, 1864, of pneumonia |
| Resting place | Longwood |
| Education | University of Virginia |
| Occupation | Planter |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Augusta Williams Nutt |
| Children | Caroline Routh Nutt Mary Ella Nutt Fanny Smith Nutt Haller Nutt, Jr. John Nutt Austin Nutt Sargeant Prentiss Nutt Julia Nutt Calvin Routh Nutt Lillie Nutt Rushworth Nutt |
| Parent(s) |
Rush Nutt Mary (Ker) Nutt |
| Relatives | David Ker (maternal grandfather) |
Haller Nutt (1816-1864) was an American Southern planter. He was a successful cotton planter and plantation owner in Mississippi. He developed a strain of cotton that became important commercially for the Deep South.
Haller Nutt was born on February 17, 1816 on Laurel Hill Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi. His father was Dr. Rush Nutt, son of Richard Nutt of Northumberland County, Virginia. His maternal grandfather was David Ker, the first presiding professor (later known as university president) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later a Judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Nutt was educated at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia from 1832 to 1835.
Nutt returned to Mississippi and helped his father manage the Laurel Hill Plantation.
He owned several plantations, including:
He mainly grew cash crops, including cotton and sugar cane. These plantations brought him considerable wealth. He made a net profit of more than $228,000 from agricultural enterprises in 1860. He owned 43,000 acres (170 km2) of land and 800 slaves. His fortune prior to the Civil War was estimated at more than three million dollars.
He suffered large financial losses during the American Civil War due to the destruction of his cotton fields and real estate. However, General Grant spared the Winter Quarters plantation because Nutt was pro-Union. Nevertheless, the expropriation of stores and supplies by the Union and Confederate armies led to the foreclosure on Nutt's plantations in Louisiana. After the war, he filed documents with the federal government that would compensate for the loss of assets due to the Union army.
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