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to the Dixon and Welling family collection of family papers and objects passed down from James and Elizabeth L.C. Dixon, Dr. James Clarke Welling and preserved by their daughters, granddaughters and digitized by a great grandaughter so that others may retrace their footprints and have a glimpse into their lives from a new vantage point.
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Mrs. Elizabeth L. C. Dixon Visits Soldiers in Virginia
This photograph from the private family collection is a friendship keepsake of Elizabeth L.C. Dixon and her daughters, Bessie and Clemmie. Written on…
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PUBLIC MUSEUM COLLECTION
Items in this collection were at one time part in our private family collection but because of the historic or cultural value were donated to public…
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An oval portrait of J. Dalton on ivory circa 1800
An oval portrait watercolor portrait of an officer in a red uniform, sash bearskin hat with plumme, background is robin's egg blue. Written on verso J…
Harriet Malvina Wilson letter, 7 August 1869, Natick, to Mrs. Elizabeth L.C. Dixon
Harriet Wilson, the wife of vice-president Henry Wilson, wrote to Mrs. Dixon to discuss her family's happiness as well as present sickness Wilson was…
Chief Justice John Marshall Bill of Sale – Slave Dicey from John B. Johnson to Jaquelin Ambler dated 3 July 1787
Handwritten on the page; I do hereby bargain, sell & convey in absolute property to John Marshall for seventy pounds which I have this received…