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1 Title:   Dixon family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Dixon family  
  Dates:   1848-1863  
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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 for 84 enslaved people plus land, cattle, sheep, hogs, wagons, and carriage.
 
  Identifier:   ms2739  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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