Descriptive Summary | |
Title: Meigs and Rodgers families papers | |
Creator: Meigs family | |
Creator: Rodgers family | |
Inclusive Dates: 1825-1866, 2001 | |
Language(s): English | |
Extent: 1 Linear Feet 2 boxes | |
Collection Number: ms1777 | |
Repository: Hargrett Library |
Charles Delucena Meigs (1792-1869), physician, son of Josiah and Clara Meigs. Married Mary Montgomery in 1815. Their son Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (1816-1892), engineer, married Louisa Rodgers, daughter of John and Minerva Denison Rodgers.
The collection consists of correspondence of the Meigs family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Rodgers family of Washington, D. C., dating 1825-1866. Correspondents include Charles C. Meigs, Mary Montgomery Meigs, Franklin B. Meigs, Montgomery C. Meigs, Louisa R. Meigs, Minerva Denison Rodgers, and Ann Minerva Rodgers. Correspondence mostly discusses family matters and social life. The collection also includes Alix Ross's thesis, May 2001, titled Life in the lines: uncovering a portrait of home and family life in the letters (1842-1853) of Louisa Rodgers Meigs.
Arranged roughly in alphabetical order by correspondent.
Meigs and Rodgers families papers, ms 1777, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding aid prepared on: 2020.
Photocopying of Life in the lines is not permitted.