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Samuel Dawson family papers

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

(1783 – 1920)

bulk 1861-1868

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2013.093
Creator(s) Dawson, Samuel
Acquisition

The Samuel Dawson family papers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by Marion Dawson Phillips Robinette daughter of Samuel Cooper Dawson in April 2013.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Leslie M. Van Veen McRoberts, April 2014.
Related Materials None
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Abstract

The Samuel Dawson family papers document the activities of Dawson of Virginia and his descendants before, during and after the Civil War from 1783-1920 with the bulk of the material dating from 1861-1868. Materials include legal judgment and the estate inventory of Samuel Dawson, a receipt for horses sold to the Confederacy by Samuel A. Dawson, a diary written by Charles G. Dawson documenting his experience in the Gettysburg campaign, a record of family slaves, a handwritten cookbook and a travel account from Philadelphia to Fauquier, Va. by Henrietta Horner Wyeth during the 1860s as well as Dawson and Cooper family histories. Also included is a handwritten constitution for the Society of the Cincinnati and an abstracts of correspondence from General Thomas Jesup from his campaigns in Florida during the Seminole Wars.

Biographical History

Captain Samuel Dawson (1790-1845) served as a patriot during the War of 1812 and was married to Sarah Anne Bayne (1804-1867) who was born in Onancock, Virginia.  

Arrangement Statement

Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Cooper Family
    • Dawson Family
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Men)
    • Diaries (Women)
    • Military History
    • Slavery
    • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Corporate Names
    • Confederate States of America
    • Potomac Bridge Company
  • Personal Names
    • Dawson, Samuel (1790-1845)
    • Wyeth, Henrietta Horner (1836-1915)
  • Location Terms
    • Fauquier County (Va.)

Inventory List

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Box 1

1.      Correspondence, From Samuel Dawson to Thomas Johnson, 1843 September 1

2.      Legal Judgment, Samuel Dawson vs. Thomas  Johnson, 1848 February 19

3.      Estate Inventory, Samuel Dawson, 1846 March 13

4.      Bill of Goods, From S.C. Luckett to Samuel Dawson, 1861 May 20

5.      Correspondence, From Green and Lock to Samuel and Sarah Dawson, 1866

6.      Estate Disbursement, From Sarah Dawson to N. and Arthur Dawson, 1868 March 24

7.      Receipt, Horses Sold to Confederacy, Samuel Dawson, 1861 June 19

8.      Diary, Charles G. Dawson, Gettysburg Campaign, 1863

9.      Transcription, Charles G. Dawson Gettysburg Campaign Diary, 2013

10.  Correspondence, From Nicholas Dawson, 1869 May 13

11.  Estate Inventory, Nicholas Dawson, undated

12.  Stock Certificate, Potomac Bridge Company, H.M. Dawson, 1868 May 6

13.  Correspondence, From Various Associates to Roger T. Dawson, 1888-1906

14.  Resolution Minute, Death of Roger T. Dawson, undated

15.  Cookbook, Martha K. Dawson, circa 1916-1920

16.  Family Record, Slaves, 1844-1863

17.  Will, Henrietta Gassaway, 1860 August 17

18.  Family History, Dawson Family, undated

19.  Family History, Order of First Families of Virginia, [photocopy], 1951 March

20.  Diary, Henrietta Horner Wyeth, 1861

21.  Military Permission Pass, Baltimore to Leesburg, Va., Henrietta Horner Wyeth, 1863

22.  Account, Travel from Philadelphia to Fauquier County, Va., 1861-1863, Henrietta Horner Wyeth, 1895

23.  Transcription, General Samuel Cooper, Military and Family History, 1940s

24.  Coat of Arms, Cooper Family, undated

25.  Research Notes, Samuel Mason Cooper, undated

26.  Constitution, Society of the Cincinnati, 1783 February 10

27.  Abstracts of Correspondence, General Thomas Jesup, Florida, 1836-1837

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