Dixon family papers, 1848-1863

Summary

Creator:

Dixon family

Date:

1848-1863

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Dixon family papers, ms2739, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

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

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Correspondence

Names:

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 28th
Dixon family -- Correspondence

Places:

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

Dixon family papers, ms2739, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.