Correspondence and papers of members of the Johnson and Craven families
MS. Don. c. 195
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Correspondence and papers of members of the Johnson and Craven families
Shelfmark
MS. Don. c. 195
Summary
Includes:
(fols. 1-2) copy of the will of R. A. Johnson, 1797
(fols. 3-4) record of births of his children with notes on their god-parents, by Barbara Johnson, n.d.
(fols. 5-46) letters to William Augustus, son of R. A. Johnson, from his mother Anna Rebecca (née Craven), 1805-1806, 1816
(fols. 50-51) letter to him from Bertie Greatheed on his mother's death, 1816
(fols. 70-71) agreement between W. A. Johnson and his nephew William Henry Johnson on the latter's presentation to the vicarage of Witham on the Hill, 1835
(fols. 74-85) copies of wills of members of the Johnson family, 1797-1852, all except fols. 80-81 in the hand of W. A. Johnson
(fols. 86-89) two letters from Harriet Dalrymple (nee Johnson) to her sister Maria, with sketches of London fashions, 1802, n.d.
(fols. 90-93) silhouettes of figures, n.d., watermark 1827
(fols. 97-136) Craven family papers, 1793-1838
Date
18th-19th cent.
Language
English
Physical extent
136 Leaves
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Collection contents
Archive of Jane Johnson of Olney, Buckinghamshire and of her family
Papers of other members of the Johnson family
Correspondence and papers of members of the Johnson and Craven families
