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Letters to Emily – Letter 21
This letter is the twenty-first in the ‘Letters to Emily’ series. We are two-thirds done learning about the Johson family. There are twelve more...
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Letters to Emily – Letter 20
This short letter is authored by Josiah Johnson III (1806-1881), Emily’s brother. He doesn’t use many words but tells the headlines of what is...
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Letters to Emily – Letter 19
This letter is authored by Betsey Elmer Johnson Wood (1812-1889), Emily’s sister. Betsey was also the author of the last letter. However, in this...
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Letters to Emily – Letter 18
It has been a while since we last heard from Betsey (Betsey Elmer Johnson Wood – 1812-1889), Emily’s sister, and now we know why....
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Letters to Emily – Letter 17
This letter is from Melvin Johnson (1831-1870), the son of Carlos Hawley Johnson (1802-1855). Carlos was the older brother of Emily. Note that Melvin...
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Letters to Emily – Letter 16
This letter was not signed, and the author is an educated guess. It is postmarked LeRay with no mention of the state. Examining the...
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Letters to Emily – Letter 15
This letter was sent by Melvin Johnson (1831-1871), Carlos Johnson’s son and Emily Johnson Dwight’s nephew. It was sent from ‘Mulberry Corners’. According to...
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Letters to Emily – Letter 14
This letter is from Emily’s sister Ellen Maria Johnson Proctor (1826-1889). In prior letters she has been referred to as Maria, which is her...
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Letters to Emily – Letter 13
We have a new author for this letter; Daniel Proctor (1810-1869), brother-in-law of Emily and Roderick. He is married to Ellen Maria Johnson (1826-1889),...
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Letters to Emily – Letter 12
The author of this next letter is Betsy Johnson (1785-1870), Emily’s mother. Unlike Elmer’s letter and several others, this one is addressed to Emily...
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Letters to Emily – Letter 11
Gad Elmer Johnson is the author of this letter. His spelling does not seem to have improved, but he does get his point across....
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Letters to Emily – Letter 10
This letter is from Clarissa Johnson-Taylor (1818-1885) of Northfield, Summit Co Ohio to her sister, Emily Johnson-Dwight (1808-1886) of Colerain, MA. In speaking about...
