Scope and Contents

The collection contains an account journal of agricultural and personal expenses and purchases from March 30, 1835-December 1, 1867 and an account list of expenses from November 30, 1836-January 4, 1837. Also included are 3 personal letters. One letter, dated September 7, 1828, is from his brother; another letter, dated May 31, 1840, is from his mother; and the third letter, undated, is to his father.

Scope and Contents The early correspondence gives a description of Civil War fighting in Virginia and comments on the controversy following McClellan’s removal by Lincoln. The correspondence from the 1870s recounts Johnson’s efforts as Professor of Agriculture and deal with animal sales and purchases, grain tests, and other topics. Also included are lectures read by Johnson and Ray Stannard Baker’s student notebook of lectures given by Johnson.The second portion of the collection contains the...

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an account book of agricultural and personal expenses and purchases from April 16, 1847 to April, 1871.