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

118 Leaves

MS. Don. c. 190

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