Dickson family papers, 1802-1914 (bulk 1839-1877) [manuscript].

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Dickson family papers, 1802-1914 (bulk 1839-1877) [manuscript].

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Correspondence, chiefly 1839-1877, of members of the Dickson family of Charleston, S.C., and Asheville, N.C. Included are letters from John Dickson (1795-1847), Congregational minister, teacher, and physician in Asheville, to his son, John A. Dickson (b. 1825) at school; letters from Samuel Henry Dickson (1798-1872) of the Medical College of South Carolina at Charleston to relatives in North Carolina; and from Joseph F. O'Hear in Charleston to his sister, Louisa O'Hear Dickson, wife of John Dickson. Papers mostly concern family matters with occasional references to national and North Carolina politics, medical education, and the estate of John Dickson.

190 items (0.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Dickson, Louisa O'Hear, fl. 1839-1871.

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O'Hear family.

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Dickson, John A., b. 1825.

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Dickson, Samuel Henry, 1798-1872

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Epithet: MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000355.0x0003e6 Physician and educator. Samuel Henry Dickson was born in Charleston, South Carolina and received his M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1819. Dickson practiced in Charleston and became dean of the Medical College of South Carolina. In 1847 he moved to New York, and in 1857 he became a professor at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelph...

O'Hear, Joseph F., fl. 1840-1849.

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Dickson, John, 1795-1847.

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