Correspondence and papers of Jane Johnson, 1732-1759
File
MS. Don. c. 190
Held at the Weston Library
Including:
- (fol. 1) 'Invitation to Miss Barbara Johnson to come into the country, 1 May 1747', in verse
- (fols. 2-4) two letters to her son George, 1750-1755
- (fols. 5-6) paper cut-outs made for George, n.d.
- (fols. 7-10) two letters to her son Robert, 1753-1755
- (fols. 11-24) copies and drafts of letters to friends, 1739-1755
- (fols. 25-33) verses by or copied by her, 1742-1752
- (fols. 34-5) record of the baptisms of her husband and his siblings and of the births of her own children
- (fols. 47-9) three letters from Ralph Abercrombie at Rugby School, n.d.
- (fols. 56-9) two letters from Henry Cantrell to her husband, Woolsey Johnson, Vicar of Olney, 1739
- (fols. 62-3) letter of Henrietta Ingram on Jane's death, 1759
- (fols. 64-9) marriage licence, 1735, and will, 1758
- (fols. 72-102) extracts from books read, 1755-1756 (originally roughly stitched into fols. 70-71 as wrapper)
- (fols. 103-118) recipe book, begun before her marriage
- two wooden boards with the arms of Johnson of Clipsham, Rutland, and of Olney, Buckinghamshire, painted by her, 1756
Dates
- Creation: 1732-1759
Extent
118 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Don. c. 190
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk