Papers, 1717-1858.

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Papers, 1717-1858.

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Legal and business letters and papers of four generations of the Johnston family, starting with William, a linen weaver who emigrated from Ireland to Augusta Co., Va.; his son, Zachariah, Revolutionary War soldier and Virginia legislator; and Zachariah's sons Thomas and John. Subjects represented include land and legal matters in 18th century Virginia, economic conditions in Virginia, the militia, and local and national political developments following the Revolution. Includes William's commonplace book begun in Ireland, 1717, and continued by Zachariah until the 1780s, and diary (1794) of travel in Kentucky.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6987291

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Johnston family.

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Johnston, Zachariah, ca. 1740-ca. 1800.

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Planter and politician of Augusta and Rockbridge counties, Va. From the description of Papers, 1717-1858. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19934096 ...

Johnston, T. L. (Thomas Lothian), 1927-2009

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Johnston, John.

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Virginia. Militia

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Johnston, William

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Union Army soldier, 8th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. From the description of Papers, 1864. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135375 Pioneer, clerk of Jefferson County (Ky.) Court. From the description of William Johnston : miscellaneous papers, 1780-1810. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49244113 External evidence suggests that William Johnston was the keeper of the volume. He was a cabinetmaker and joiner in Mill Creek...