Papers, 1770-1888.

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Papers, 1770-1888.

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Personal and business correspondence, account book, deeds, promissory notes, and other papers, of Dixon and of the Lyon family of Edgecombe Co., N.C. The Civil War letters, belonging to the Lyon family, concern soldiers' pay and regimental histories; postwar letters refer to the scarcity of money and to hard times in the South. Dixon's papers pertain to the purchase of slaves, teaching activities, and the Disciples of Christ and the Free Will Baptist Church at Hookerton, N.C. The account book contains records relating to the guardianship of minors from 1848-1855. The collection also includes Dixon's will and an inventory of his personal property.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6965492

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Disciples of Christ

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Dixon, Winsor, 1802-1858.

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Schoolteacher and businessman, of Greene Co., N.C. From the description of Papers, 1770-1888. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19536424 ...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Free Will Baptists

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Lyon family.

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