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Letter Written to Orange Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from H.J.H. of Worthington 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 Written to Orange Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from H.J.H. of Worthington. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.
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Letter Written to Orange Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from H.J.H. of Worthington is text, with genre letter and correspondence. Its dimensions are 8 in. x 11 in.. It is 2 pages long.
It was created on Sunday, March 1, 1840.
Worthington Historical Society is the Contributor. Orange Johnson, 1790-1876 is the Correspondent.
This letter was written to Orange Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from a man only identified as H.J.H. in Worthington, Ohio. In the letter, H.J.H. states that he is writing Johnson because he has heard that a Mr. Cells has been pursuing Johnson's daughter, Mary Johnson. He warns Johnson about letting his family get involved with Cells and continues to provide Johnson some background on Cells. According to H.J.H., Cells owes many debts and lives off his brother despite his claims of wealth. H.J.H. concludes the letter by informing Johnson that if he wants to find out his name that he can inquire with the landlord where he had been staying for a time.
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.
It covers the topic Orange Johnson House.
It features the people Mary Sessions (née Johnson), 1823-1919 and Orange Johnson, 1790-1876.
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 2012.0005.127.
The Worthington Memory identification code is whs1062_001.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on January 18, 2018. It was last updated February 2, 2022.