John Johnston of Grange family papers, 1717-1899.

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John Johnston of Grange family papers, 1717-1899.

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Correspondence, financial papers, legal records, and other papers, documenting the business and financial concerns of John Johnston of Grange and members of his extended family. Box 1 contains records pertaining to John Johnston of Grange, including contracts, bonds and receipts; accounts, receipts and legal instruments concerning Johnston's management of the estate of his cousin Francis Scott; and several documents pertaining to the execution of Johnston's own will. Boxes 2 and 3 contain papers documenting the financial difficulties of Thomas Johnston, John Johnston's brother; and one of Thomas's sons, William Johnston. The majority of the papers concern Thomas's increasing indebtedness and 1779 bankruptcy, as well as his attempts to settle with creditors. William Johnston's papers include several personal letters to his parents and from his cousin John, in addition to business correspondence and financial records. Box 4 contains an incomplete Bible which once belonged to Thomas Johnston.

1.67 linear feet (4 boxes)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Johnston, William, 1776-1840

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Rice planter of Georgetown District, S.C.; husband of Anna Maria Pinckney (1778-1853); son of Andrew Johnston (1748-1795) and Sarah E. McKewn (1756-1817); family surname also spelled Johnstone. From the description of William Johnston Papers, 1726-1971. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 28412716 ...

Johnston family.

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Johnston, Thomas, 1731-1823.

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Johnston, John, 1729?-1786

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John Johnston of Grange (1729?-1786), was the laird of three farms in Dumfrieshire, the largest of which was Grange. He practiced law in Edinburgh and was one of James Boswell's oldest friends. Johnston spent his later years struggling with his family's financial difficulties, and died unmarried at Grange in 1786. From the description of John Johnston of Grange family papers, 1717-1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702202102 ...

Boswell, James, 1740-1795

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James Boswell (1740-1795) was the author of one of the most influential biographies in the English language, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. He also wrote two successful travel books: An Account of Corsica, and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. He worked intermittently as a lawyer, and in 1782 succeeded his father as Laird of Auchinleck in Scotland. From the description of James Boswell letters, 1762-1795. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612839330 Boswell wa...