Preston-Johnston family papers, 1755-1962 1825-1962.

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Preston-Johnston family papers, 1755-1962 1825-1962.

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These papers reflect the personal and professional lives of several generations of the Preston-Johnston family of Kentucky. The variety of material includes the will of U.S. Congressman Benjamin Howard, church records from the Second Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, diaries of Presbyterian minister William Potts, Margaret Preston Johnston and Sarah Brant McDowell Preston, letters by James McDowell written while he served in Congress, Civil War letters by Dr. Eugene Johnston (surgeon, U.S. Army) describing conditions in Chattanooga, Tn. and the papers of Civil War major, Lexington attorney and Kentucky Adjutant General, Philip Preston Johnston. Diaries by Marius E. Johnston chronicle trips he made to the Arctic and Africa in 1910. World War II American field serviceman R.W.P. Johnston's diaries record the African Campaigns of 1941 and 1942.

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Johnston, Philip Preston II, 1877-1937.

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Howard, Benjamin, 1760-1814

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Member, Kentucky House of Representatives, 1800 and U.S. congress, 1807-1810; governor, Missouri Territory, 1810-1812; brigadier general, 8th military department, 1813-1814. From the description of Letter : St. Louis, [Mo.] to [William] Clark, 1813 July 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34089770 ...

Preston, Sarah Brant McDowell, 1850-1923.

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Potts, William S. (William Stephens), 1802-1852

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Preston, William G. (William George)

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Resident of Orleans township, Ionia County, Michigan. From the description of Will Preston letter, August 28, 1847. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 82447236 Epithet: of Strahan and Preston British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000614.0x0002de ...

Johnston, Marius E.

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Preston-Johnston family.

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Soldiers, politicians. The Preston-Johnston family included Confederate general and diplomat William Preston (1816-1887) and his father, Major William Preston, a Revolutionary War officer and U.S. Congressman. General Preston married Margaret Wickliffe and their son, Robert Wickliffe Preston, married Sarah Brant McDowell, granddaughter of Virginia Governor and Congressman James McDowell. Their daughter, Margaret Preston, married Philip Preston Johnston II. Fr...

Johnston, R. W. P.

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Johnston, Margaret, 1878-1967

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Preston, William, 1816-1887

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Lawyer, soldier, Kentucky Whig legislator and congressman; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1858-1860; Confederate general; and Confederate Minister to Mexico. From the description of Letter, 12 Nov. 1858. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49299916 U.S. representative from Kentucky. From the description of Autograph : Washington, 1852 Dec. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618973 U.S. representative of Kentucky, C.S.A. diplomat, and army o...

Johnston, Philip Preston, 1840-1925.

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Johnston, Eugene M.

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Preston, Robert Wickliffe, 1850-1914.

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Second Presbyterian Church

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