Atkins Family letters, 1839-1862.

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Atkins Family letters, 1839-1862.

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This collection consists of typed copies of five letters, one including a typed copy of a poem, "Our American Star," written by members of the Atkins family. In a letter to his father, William Q. Atkins writes of the land and good prospects in Albany, Georgia; his brother, John D. Atkins, also writes to their father supporting his brother's assessment of the land. An undated letter to Joseph Atkins and Mary Mills Dickinson Atkins from her brother, R.B. Dickinson, reports the news of William's death. An 1862 letter from Catlett J. Atkins to an unknown recipient gives news of his missionary work in the Creek Nation, and includes an original Civil War poem, "Our American Star." In addition, the collection includes a letter from L.A. Lyles to Mrs. Ann E. Lipscomb, thanking her for administering to his dying brother and stating that he will send money to pay for his brother's grave.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Atkins, Mary Mills Dickerson.

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Atkins, Joseph Addison, b. 1777.

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Atkins family.

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The Atkins family originated in Orange County, Virginia. John Atkins, Sr. married Susannah Brockman; together, they had a son, Joseph Atkins. Joseph married Milly James, the daughter of Samuel James (d. 1755, Orange County, Va.) and Mildred Taliafero (d. 1803). Samuel and Mildred James also had a son, Catlett James, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Joseph and Milly James had the following children: Spencer Atkins; Sarah Atkins (b. 1779); Joseph Addison Atkins (b. 1777); and Jonathan A...

Atkins, Catlett J., b. 1797.

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Lipscomb, Ann E.

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Atkins, John, -1671

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Atkins, William Q.

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