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Johnson, William.

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

James M. Goff, Preston County Real Estate Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3174
Overview

These real estate papers of Preston Co. resident, James M. Goff, include deeds, an 1838 Virginia land grant, an 1881 agreement for the operation of a stave mill, promissory notes, leases, a postage agreement, mineral rights agreements, and one letter. Also included is a Singer Sewing Machine rental agreement, and primary election ballots for the 1896 and 1900 Republican races in Preston County. The collection deals mostly with the Big Sandy Creek area of Preston County.

Dates: 1830-1901

Johnson Family Correspondence

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2294
Overview Correspondence of Johnson and allied families concerning local church matters and family news, a majority which concerns the descendants of Joseph and William Johnson, the most prominent members of the family. Joseph was the first governor of Virginia from the western part of the state. His brother, William, was the first postmaster at Bridgeport. Noteworthy is a letter to William Johnson dated November 29, 1864, from Mason Hesser a Confederate prisoner at Elmira, New York, during the Civil...
Dates: 1820-1987

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Bridgeport (W. Va.) 1
Church music -- West Virginia -- Monongalia County 1
Church music -- West Virginia -- Preston County 1
Church music -- West Virginia -- Taylor County 1
Harrison County (W. Va.) 1