John Adams Dix letter to Erasmus Darwin Keyes, 1862.

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John Adams Dix letter to Erasmus Darwin Keyes, 1862.

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Letter dated Fortress Monroe, September 17, [1862], from John A. Dix to Erasmus Darwin Keyes at Yorktown : "The contrabands who are at work must be furnished with food & clothing. [Y]ou can also direct the quartermaster to make them a moderate allowance for their labor which may be considered a fund for the benefit of-- & expended for such necessaries & conforts as they may require."

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Dix, John Adams, 1798-1879

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Dix was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire on July 24 1798, the son of Timothy Dix and Abigail Wilkins, and brother of composer Marion Dix Sullivan. He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, and joined the US Army as an ensign in May 1813, serving under his father until the latter's death a few months later. He attained the rank of captain in August 1825 and resigned from the Army in December 1828. In 1826, Dix married Catherine Morgan, the adopted daughter of Congressman John J. Morgan, who g...

Keyes, Erasmus D. (Erasmus Darwin), 1810-1895

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Brigadier General commanding the 4th Corps of the Army of the Potomac located, on the date of the letter, at Harrison's Bar, Virginia. From the description of Letter, July 10, 1862. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52112401 ...