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Annie R. Disosway family papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Annie R. Disosway family papers | |
| Creator: Disosway family | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1822-1940 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet 1 box | |
| Collection Number: ms3184 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Annie Ryerss Disosway was the daughter of Cornelius Ryerss Disosway and Eliza Wilkins Disosway. The family includes Annie, sisters Louise and Mary, and brother William Wilkins. Annie married Henry Kingsland Adams and had two daughters, Louise and Winnona. In 1902, Louise married Frank Trenholm Haskell Coffin and they had a son, Kingsland Coffyn.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of papers of Annie Disosway, her relatives and descendants. Correspondence is addressed to Annie in New York City; and Kingsland Coffyn in Maine, New Hamphsire, and New York City. A letter to Annie Disosway from "R." in Olney, Maryland, describes in detail the Confederate troops coming to the family home. Diaries kept by Annie Disosway describe her move to New York, attendance at female seminary, and her family; contain her thoughts on the American Civil War; and describe her brother's enlistment in the First New York Mounted Rifles, his serious illness, and her travels to the camp of the Lincoln Cavalry (Camp Meigs) to care for him. A third diary kept by Annie contains reminiscences of past Christmas seasons. A fourth diary kept by Louise Disosway describes various family matters. Further writings include a school composition book of Winnona Adams, a handwritten newsletter edited by Louise Adams, and lessons and lecture notes written by Annie Disosway Adams regarding mental healing, the Iliad, French history, and her husband's death. The collection also includes wills of Achsah Wilkins, Cornelius Ryerss Disosway, and Israel Disosway; and the Commission of Cornelius R. Disosway, Chaplain of 10th Regiment.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Annie R. Disosway family papers, ms3184, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2019.