| Scope and content |
The bulk of the collection consists of legal documents relating to land in Halifax and Franklin counties. The documents begin with a land survey in 1779 and include deeds dating from 1780 through 1916. There also are indentures, mortgages, promissory notes, and a will. Correspondence includes three letters concerning land boundaries in Halifax County, a letter and booklet from R. S. and A. B. Lacey Patenting Company to J. S. Thompson, and a letter of sympathy from the Elks Lodge of Naugatuck, Conn., to John C. Healy. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Johnson Family Collection (#432), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. Norman Caine. |
| Biographical note | Richard M. Johnson accumulated land in Franklin and Halifax counties in the mid to late 19th century and early 20th century. Several of his purchases were at public auctions in Scotland Neck, N.C. |
