| Scope and content |
This collection includes papers from the Dixon, Murphy, and Taylor families, who were related by marriage in lived primarly in Craven, Lenoir, and Greene counties in North Carolina. The contents of the correspondence reflect the close religious and familial bonds that existed, but also include discussions of various aspects of schoolwork, primarily in Bethany, Va., and various locations in eastern North Carolina. Other topics mentioned include agricultural production and marketing, the hiring of a slave, payment of Confederate taxes in Lenoir County, and passing references to effects of the Civil War. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Murphey Family Papers (#545), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Lenoir County Historical Association. |
| Biographical note | The Dixon, Murphey, and Taylor families were related by marriage and lived in Craven, Lenoir, and Greene counties in North Carolina. One of the Dixon daughters, Nannie, married into the Murphey family and one of her children married into the Taylor family. |
