Diary of Narcissa Melissa Lawton: Summer Oaks Plantation, Georgia, 1862
Alternative Title
Diary of Narcissa Melissa Lawton
Subject
American Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865
Description
A transcription of the diary of Narcissa Melissa Lawton (1817-1883), who lived much of her adult life on the Summer Oaks Plantation in Thomas County, Georgia, with her husband, Alexander Benjamin Lawton (1809-1861). Together, the couple had seven children: Alexander Cater Lawton (1841-1921), Winborn Theodore Lawton (1843-1892), Clara J. Lawton (b. 1845), Robert W. Lawton (b. 1847), Benjamin F. Lawton (ca. 1848-ca. 1853), Thomas J. Lawton (b. 1851), and Emma Lenora Lawton (1853-1907). Lawton also had three stepchildren from her husband's previous marriage to Elizabeth Brisbane Lawton (1808-1839): Mary Jane Lawton (b. 1832), Martha S. Lawton (b. 1834), and Eusebia Lawton (ca. 1836-ca. 1850). Much of the diary is about Lawton's thoughts of her sons, Alex and Winny, joining the Confederate Army to fight in the American Civil War.
Source
Original 75-page typed transcription of original diary by Narcissa Melissa Lawton, 1962: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
1862
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 75-page typed transcription of original diary by Narcissa Melissa Lawton, 1962.
Rogers, William Warren. Thomas County, 1865-1900. Tallahassee: Florida State University Press, 1973.
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Original Format
75-page typed transcription of original diary
]]>https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7489The Florida Historical Quarterly, interviewed Rebecca Sharpless, Associate Professor of History at Texas Christian University, about her article titled "The Servants and Mrs. Rawlings: Martha Mickens and African American Life at Cross Creek."]]>2016-07-21T21:19:10+00:00
This podcast is about a special issue devoted to literature in Florida. Dr. Connie Lester, Editor of The Florida Historical Quarterly, interviewed Rebecca Sharpless, Associate Professor of History at Texas Christian University, about her article titled "The Servants and Mrs. Rawlings: Martha Mickens and African American Life at Cross Creek."
Creator
Cassanello, Robert
Lester, Connie L.
Source
Original 16-minute and 34-second audio podcast by Connie Lester and Robert Cassanello, 2011: The Florida Historical Quarterly, Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, Florida.