Dill, Joseph G., 1828-1886
Person
Biographical Note
Joseph G. Dill was born about 1828 in Virginia. Dill owned a Vigrinia-based tobacco company first founded in 1848. It continued operation through the war and was eventually incorporated into U. S. Tobacco. He never married, though census records in the 1880s suggest he was the head of the family, as several of his siblings and their families lived with him. Dill died in 1886.
Citation:
Ancestry Library EditionFound in 1 Collection or Record:
Joseph G. Dill Letter to Daniel C. E. Brady
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-044
Abstract
The collection consists of a letter from Joseph G. Dill to Daniel C. E. Brady, written from Richmond, Virginia, on May 30, 1862. Dill writes Brady on a variety of topics including recent war news, the challenges of sending mail through conflict zones, a recent fishing party, the warther, and the price of goods.
Dates:
1863