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Size | 16 items |
Abstract | William Hall Johnston was the son of Dorcas Hall Knox and Robert Johnston of Mount Vernon, Rowan County, N.C. Family letters dealing with conditions in Rowan County, N.C., at Davidson College, and at Princeton Theological Seminary, 1840-1844; love letters to Susan Adams in which William Johnston explained his reasons for becoming a Presbyterian minister in Lafayette, Ga., 1846; a list of the values and ages of slaves belonging to the estate of Robert Johnston, 1842; and other items. |
Creator | Johnston, William Hall, 1819-1859. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, August 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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William Hall Johnston was the son of Dorcas Hall Knox and Robert Johnston of Mount Vernon, Rowan County, N.C.
Back to TopFamily letters dealing with conditions in Rowan County, N.C., at Davidson College, and at Princeton Theological Seminary, 1840-1844; love letters to Susan Adams in which William Johnston explained his reasons for becoming a Presbyterian minister in Lafayette, Ga., 1846; a list of the values and ages of slaves belonging to the estate of Robert Johnston, 1842; and other items.
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