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Dixon family papers, 1848-1863
The collection consists of papers relating to the Dixon family of Meriwether County, Georgia including correspondence of John L. Dixon at Collinsworth Institute, Joshua L. Render and his wife Mary Jane (Dixon) Render, and John Tillman Dixon.
More About This Collection
Creator
Dixon family
Date of Original
1848/1863
Subject
Dixon family--Correspondence
Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 28th
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia--History
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Location
United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675
Medium
correspondence
Type
Text
Description
The collection consists of papers relating to the Dixon family of Meriwether County, Georgia including correspondence of John L. Dixon at Collinsworth Institute, Joshua L. Render and his wife Mary Jane (Dixon) Render, and John Tillman Dixon. One letter mentions the Charleston Convention (1860). Of particular interest are three letters from John Tillman Dixon, serving with the 29th Georgia Infantry Regiment, to his sister Mary Jane, while stationed at Richmond during the Civil War. Includes an 1853 tax list that itemizes number of enslaved persons plus items of land, cattle, sheep, hogs, wagons, and carriage.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library
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