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Letter to Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Orange Johnson in Washington D.C. 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 Orange Johnson in Washington D.C.. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.
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Letter to Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Orange Johnson in Washington D.C. is text, with genre letter and correspondence. Its dimensions are 8.5 in. x 11.. It is 2 pages long.
It was created on Sunday, April 28, 1844.
Worthington Historical Society is the Contributor. Mary Sessions (née Johnson), 1823-1919 and Orange Johnson, 1790-1876 are the Correspondents.
In this letter written to Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Orange Johnson, her father, in Washington D.C., Johnson relates the details of his journey from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C. He is attending a Whig meeting in Pittsburgh and possibly meeting with Whigs in Washington.
Orange Johnson (b. February 7, 1790 - d. November 28, 1876), was a comb maker by trade from Connecticut. Johnson migrated to Ohio in 1814, attracted to the Worthington Manufacturing Company, friends and family.
Mary was daughter of 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.
It covers the topic Orange Johnson House.
It features the people Orange Johnson, 1790-1876 and Mary Sessions (née Johnson), 1823-1919.
It covers the city Worthington.
You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.
This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg2000.
The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 2012.0005.149.
The Worthington Memory identification code is whs1069_001.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on January 20, 2018. It was last updated February 2, 2022.