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Unfinished Draft of Letter to Martha [No Last Name] of Newark, Ohio from Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio 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 Unfinished Draft of Letter to Martha [No Last Name] of Newark, Ohio from Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.
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Unfinished Draft of Letter to Martha [No Last Name] of Newark, Ohio from Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio is text, with genre letter and correspondence. Its dimensions are 8.5 in. x 11 in.. It is 2 pages long.
It was created on Monday, August 15, 1842.
Worthington Historical Society is the Contributor. Mary Sessions (née Johnson), 1823-1919 is the Correspondent.
This is a partial draft of a letter written to Martha of Newark, Ohio from Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio. There is no last name, but it appears that Martha was a classmate and friend of Johnson's. In the letter, Johnson accepts an invitation to visit during the Whig convention and a speech by the Governor. She expresses her excitement at the possibility of meeting him for the first time. She states that her father will probably be the one bringing her for the visit.
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 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 2012.0005.136a.
The Worthington Memory identification code is whs1065_001.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on January 20, 2018. It was last updated February 2, 2022.