Letter to Mary D. Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Molly A of 2130 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio

Basic details

Letter to Mary D. Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Molly A of 2130 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio is a manuscript, with genre letter and correspondence.

The language is English.

Its dimensions are 8 in. x 11 in..

It is 4 pages long.

It was created around 1838-1846.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

Mary Sessions is the correspondent.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

This letter was written to Mary Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Molly A of Columbus, Ohio. In the letter, Molly expresses her disappointment that Johnson did not accompany her father during his visit to Columbus. Molly was hoping to spend some time with Johnson. She goes on to discuss the relationships of mutual friends and talks of some single gentleman that would make good suitors. She ends the letter with hopes that Johnson will visit soon.

Mary was daughter of one of Worthington's founders, Orange Johnson and wife Achsa (Maynard) Johnson. She married Francis Sessions on August 18, 1847. The Sessions were interested in promoting art and art instruction in Columbus.

There is not information on Molly A. There is no last name or date provided on the letter.

Subjects

It features the person Mary Sessions.

It covers the topics Orange Johnson House, history and Worthington history.

It covers the city Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg2000.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs1034_001.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 2012.0005.61.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on December 16, 2017. It was last updated November 4, 2025.

Copyright

No Copyright - United States

Letter to Mary D. Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Molly A of 2130 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Letter to Mary D. Johnson of Worthington, Ohio from Molly A of 2130 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.