Kensey Johns Papers, . 1794-1843

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Kensey Johns Papers, . 1794-1843

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Kensey Johns (1759-1848) was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware and chancellor of the state. The collection includes scattered and miscellaneous papers of Johns including eight letters, 1839-1841, from his son, Henry Van Dyck Johns, pastor in Cincinnati, Ohio, dealing with the death of his mother and general family news; legal papers; and 1819. Statement of the Strength and Condition of the Fifth Regiment of the Delaware Militia,

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Johns, Kensey, 1759-1848

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Kensey Johns (1759-1848) chief justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware and chancellor of the state, retired in 1832 to his home at New Castle, Del. He had three sons: Kensey Johns Jr. (1791-1857), a lawyer and chancellor of the state of Delaware; John Johns (1796-1876), a bishop of Virginia; and Henry Van Dyck Johns (1803-1859), pastor in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Baltimore, Md., and president of the Maryland Tract Society for the 15 years preceding his death. From the guide to the Kens...