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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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Civil War Officers and Ladies on Porch
Back of photo “Guests of Gen. Robert O. Tyler at Fairfax Courthouse. Mrs. James Dixon, her daughters, Miss Ramsey, Miss Trumbull, Miss Barry - Staff…
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OBJECTS
Items within this collection include details and research findings of specific items located in both public and private that were originally owned by…
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1799 Letter from Geo Washington to Wm Thornton
On October 9, 1799 President George Washington wrote a letter to William Thornton asking him to show the City of Washington to Col. John Walker…
Smithsonian Ephemera by Tiffany
Leather bound folder given to the widow and family of James Clarke Welling, with a handwritten acknowledgment by the Smithsonian Regents to honor of…