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Size | 28 items |
Abstract | Kensey Johns (1759-1848) was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware and chancellor of the state. The collection includes scattered and miscellaneous papers of Johns including eight letters, 1839-1841, from his son, Henry Van Dyck Johns, pastor in Cincinnati, Ohio, dealing with the death of his mother and general family news; legal papers; and "Statement of the Strength and Condition of the Fifth Regiment of the Delaware Militia," 1819. |
Creator | Johns, Kensey, 1759-1848. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Kensey Johns (1759-1848) chief justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware and chancellor of the state, retired in 1832 to his home at New Castle, Del. He had three sons: Kensey Johns Jr. (1791-1857), a lawyer and chancellor of the state of Delaware; John Johns (1796-1876), a bishop of Virginia; and Henry Van Dyck Johns (1803-1859), pastor in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Baltimore, Md., and president of the Maryland Tract Society for the 15 years preceding his death.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered and miscellaneous papers of Kensey Johns, including eight letters, 1839-1841, from his son, Henry Van Dyck Johns dealing with the death of his mother and general family news; legal papers; and "Statement of the Strength and Condition of the Fifth Regiment of the Delaware Militia," 1819. The collection also includes several military papers of Major Richard Johns of the 15th Maryland Militia, 1794-1797; a short religious essay by Henry Van Dyck Johns, 1843; and other items.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Papers, 1794-1802 (original collection finding aid included) |
Folder 2 |
Papers, 1807-1814 |
Folder 3 |
Papers, 1820-1843 |