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Poem Written for Mary Johnson from Unknown Writer Titled "Sweetest Mary" 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 Poem Written for Mary Johnson from Unknown Writer Titled "Sweetest Mary". Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.
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Poem Written for Mary Johnson from Unknown Writer Titled "Sweetest Mary" is text, with genre poetry and correspondence. Its dimensions are 7 in. x 6 in..
It was created around 1823-1846.
Worthington Historical Society is the Contributor. Mary Sessions (née Johnson), 1823-1919 is the Addressee.
This is a poem that was written for Mary Johnson from an unknown person, possibly a family friend. In the poem, the poet describes Mary's features and questions her sadness. The poet then promises to always remember with love should they part. There is no date or signature on the poem.
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 history, Orange Johnson House and poetry.
It features the person 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/jpeg.
The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 2012.0005.77. The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0990.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on May 30, 2017. It was last updated November 17, 2017.