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Who Wrote Dixie Claims by Emmett in New York Tale
Our New York letter outlines Kit Clarke’s claim to settle the Dixie authorship, naming Daniel Decatur Emmett as the true writer in 1859 while with Bryant's Minstrels. Emmett discusses the creation process, publication disputes, and a museum-like diary copy now in possession.
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Dixie
Kit Clarke
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Clarke
Will S. Hayes
Virginia
Wheeling
Stephen Collins Foster
Collamore House
Broadway
Spring Streets
Foster
Emmett
Mr. Toodles
Dan Emmett
Bryant
Mechanics’ Hall
New York
Dan Bryant
Dave Reed
Nancy Fat
Mr. Emmett
Dan Bryan
Dan
Billy Newcombe
Buckley’s
Serenaders
Werling
New Orleans
Peters
Peter
Firth, Pond & Co
Fifth Avenue
Mason and Dixon
South
H W. Finlayson