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Letter to Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Evaline P. Smith of Trenton, New Jersey from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Letter to Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Evaline P. Smith of Trenton, New Jersey. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.
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Letter to Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Evaline P. Smith of Trenton, New Jersey is text, with genre letter and correspondence. Its dimensions are 8 in x 11 in. It is 3 pages long.
It was created on Monday, July 1, 1844.
Worthington Historical Society is the Contributor. Mary Sessions (née Johnson), 1823-1919 and Evaline P. Smith, 1819-1902 are the Correspondents.
This letter was written to Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Evaline P. Smith of Trenton, New Jersey. Smith was once a resident of Worthington, Ohio, teaching music at the Worthington Female Seminary. Her sister Harriette Smith Kidder was the principal of the Female in Seminary before her wedding to Rev. Daniel Kidder. In the letter, Smith talks about a trip she took in the company of Mary Johnson's parents, Orange and Achsa. She asks about other news from Worthington, and inquires about several old acquaintances from the Worthington Female Seminary. She asks Johnson to send her regards to several people. She also requests the Trustees, presumably at the Seminary, pay a note she left in the care of Mr. Johnson at the time of her departure. At the conclusion, she asks Johnson to write to her.
Mary was daughter of one of Worthington's founders, Orange Johnson and wife Achsa (Maynard) Johnson. She married Francis Sessions on August 18, 1847. The Sessions were interested in promoting art and art instruction in Columbus. The Sessions art collection formed a basis for the Columbus Museum of Art collection.
It covers the topics Orange Johnson House, history and Worthington history.
It features the people Evaline P. Smith, 1819-1902 and Mary Sessions (née Johnson), 1823-1919.
It covers the city Worthington.
You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.
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The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 2012.0005.60.
The Worthington Memory identification code is whs1033_001.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on November 21, 2017. It was last updated September 5, 2023.