Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Dixon Family Papers, Manuscript #MS 1992.3, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Gift, 1992

Biographical/Historical Information

John Dixon was a printer in Williamsburg

Scope and Content

Photocopies of will, estate appraisals and an indenture relating to Williamsburg printer, John Dixon, and his family. Original letters (1874-1876) of Mary R. Williamson, Williamsburg, who resided in the Pitt-Dixon house, to a relative in California. Also includes much other material on Dixon, Royal and related families. Names mentioned include John Dixon, Rosanna Dixon, John Dixon, Jr., and Henry St. John Dixon.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Dixon, Henry St. John
• Dixon, John
• Dixon, John Jr.
• Dixon, Rosanna
• Williamson, Mary R.-Correspondence

Corporate Names:

• George Pitt House (Williamsburg, Va.)

Subjects:

• Probate records-Virginia-Williamsburg

Geographical Names:

• Williamsburg (Va.)