Box 1

Contains correspondence to Rev. Atkinson. Most is related to his work with the Episcopal church and his position as Bishop of North Carolina.

Contains a marriage application, three religious texts, and three sermons given by Atkinson, including one at St. James Church in 1861.

Contains three photographs of Rev. Thomas Atkinson.

Contains correspondence related to various Atkinson family members.

Contains correspondence to Reverend David Hillhouse Buel, mostly related to his work with the Episcopal Church and at the Ravencroft Theological Training School near Asheville, North Carolina. Rev. Buel's wife, Mary Mayo Atkinson Buel, was Rev. Atkinson's daughter.

Contains correpsondence related to various Buel family members.

Contains correspondence to and from Colonel John Wilder (J.W.) Atkinson, son of Rev. Thomas Atkinson and brother to Mary Mayo Atkinson Buel. Includes Atkinson's newspaper obituary, as well as a letter to Atkinson from Robert E. Lee, Jr. from 1904, asking if Atkinson had any recollections of his father, General Robert E. Lee, to share.

Contains correspondence to and from J.W. Murchison. Of note is the draft of a letter proposing marriage to Loulie. The letter he ended up sending can be found in Loulie's correspondence, dated December 19, 1879. Also includes a "Wish you were here" postcard J.W. sent to his sister Fannie from Wrightsville Beach in 1907 and a news clipping with the obituary of Flora "Nunny" Chesnut, a Black woman who worked for Rev. Atkinson and then for 26 years with the Murchison family.

Contains correspondence to Loulie, largely from her brother, Captain William Mayo (W.M) Atkinson while working in the U.S. merchant marine service. A newspaper article refering to his rescue after being shipwrecked is also included. Of note is a December 19, 1879 letter from J.W. requesting Loulie meet him for a ride so he could ask her a very important question. An initial draft of this letter where he proposed can be found with J.W.'s correspondence.

Contains deeds and official documents, such as estate, tax, and insurance papers, of J.W. Murchison, his wife Loulie, and their children.