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- Creator
- Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879
- Call number
- MssCol 4347
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- John Adams Dix papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
John Adams Dix (1798-1879) was an American statesman who served as senator for New York, United States Postmaster General, Secretary of the Treasury, Minister to France, and Governor of New York. The papers consist of letters written by Dix in his capacity as a Major General of the Union Army and as Secretary of the Treasury relating to official business; several brief notes to Dix from others; a proclamation by Dix to the citizens of Accomac and Northampton, Virginia, announcing the imminent arrival of the Union Army to those counties; and the transcript of a lecture given by Dix on Thomas Jefferson
Administrative information
Custodial history
Some material in the collection was originally received as part of the Astor Library, the Ford collection, and the Samuel J. Tilden papers.
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328