A Guide to the Bradley T. Johnson
Papers Johnson, Bradley T.
5594
A Collection in the
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Accession number 5594
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Collection Number
5594
Title
Bradley T. Johnson Papers
1676-1937
Extent
ca. 4000 items
Collector
Mrs. Bradley T.
Johnson
Location
Language
English
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
See the
University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
Bradley T. Johnson
Papers, Accession 5594, Special Collections Department, University of
Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
The collection is on loan from Mrs. Bradley T. Johnson,
510 17th Street, Charlottesville, Virginia. It was placed
in the Library on 21 May 1957.
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities
Bradley T. Johnson (1829-1903) was born in
Frederick, Maryland , son of
Charles Worthington Johnson and
Eleanor Murdock (Tyler) Johnson , grandson
of Colonel
Baker Tyler Johnson of the Continental
Army. He took a B.A. at
Princeton (1849), studied law and was
admitted to the bar in
Frederick in 1851. On June 25, 1851 he
married
Jane Claudia Saunders of
North Carolina . Johnson served as
Maryland State's Attorney, Chairman of the Maryland State
Democratic Committee, and delegate to both National
Conventions of 1860. He was instrumental in the formation of "
The Maryland Line , " a regiment of
Marylanders who chose to fight for the South, and was elected
their Colonel in 1862. On June 28, 1864, he was commissioned
brigadier general, partly on the strength of a long standing
recommendation from General
T. J. Jackson . In the last days of the
war he commanded cavalry under
Wade Hampton and
Jubal Early . After the war, Johnson
practiced law in
Richmond and served in the Virginia Senate
(1875-1879). From 1879 to 1890 he practiced in
Baltimore . He died in
Amelia, Virginia , in 1903. Among his
published works are a life of Washington (1894) and A Memoir
of the Life and Public Service of Joseph E. Johnston.
The papers of
Bradley T. Johnson consist of ca. 4000
items covering the years 1676 to 1937, and are primarily the
personal correspondence of the members of three families:
Johnson ,
Rutherfoord and
Saunders . By far the greatest number of
letters and documents concern the affairs of the
Johnson family and
Bradley T. Johnson during the period
1840-1880. The collection includes a great number of letters
to
Bradley T. Johnson from his mother,
Eleanor Murdock (Tyler) Johnson , and his
wife,
Jane Claudia (Saunders) Johnson . Items of
particular interest include: copies of letters from
George Washington to
Thomas Johnson relative to
Thomas Johnson 's appointment to the
United States Supreme Court and letters to
General
Bradley T. Johnson from
Jubal A. Early ,
Joseph E. Johnston ,
Thomas J. Jackson ,
Jefferson Davis ,
Wade Hampton ,
J. S. Mosby ,
W. H. Fitzhugh Lee ,
Henry Adams and
Theodore Roosevelt .
In addition to correspondence, the collection contains
unsigned speeches and essays dealing with contemporary
(antebellum) political issues and elections as well as
newspaper clippings, deeds, documents and memorabila. In
particular, there is a substantial number of items pertaining
to
Bradley T. Johnson 's formation of the
First Maryland Regiment , C. S. A., "
The Maryland Line , " and its affairs
during the Civil War and afterwards as a veterans'
organization. There are a number of letters written by
John C. Rutherfoord and
Bradley T. Johnson 's son,
B. Saunders Johnson , to their respective
families while the two were students at the
University of Virginia , the former before
and the latter after the Civil War.
Boxes 1 through 4 contain correspondence filed
chronologically. The next three boxes contain speeches,
essays, financial and Civil War papers. The last box contains
empty envelopes.
Ann Roy
Ann Rutherfoord
B. Saunders Johnson
B. T. Johnson
Baker Johnson
Baker Tyler Johnson
Bradley Johnson
Bradley Johnson, Jr.
Bradley S. Johnson
Bradley T. Johnson
Caldwell A. Alphin
Charles Worthington Johnson
Edward McCrady
Eleanor Murdock (Tyler) Johnson
Eleanor Murdock Johnson
Frederick W. Ford
George Ben Johnson
George Washington
Henry Adams
J. A. Early
J. C. Rutherfoord
J. E. Johnston
J. S. Mosby
Jane Claudia (Saunders) Johnson
Jane Claudia Saunders
Jefferson Davis
John C. Rutherfoord
John Rutherfoord
Johnson family
Joseph E. Johnston
Jubal A. Early
Jubal Early
Nannie P. Rutherfoord
Nannie S. Rutherfoord
Richard Johnson
Saunders Johnson
T. J. Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Beaty
Thomas J. Jackson
Thomas Johnson
Thomas Johnson, Jr.
U. S. Grant
W. H. Fitzhugh Lee
Wade Hampton
William J. Saunders
William Johnson
[William] Johnson
Amelia, Virginia
Baltimore
Frederick
Frederick, Maryland
Maryland
North Carolina
Richmond
South Carolina
Yarmouth
Box 1
Correspondence of
Thomas Johnson and
Baker Johnson
1775-1800
Box 1
[Letter of gratitude from the
Maryland Assembly] to
[?]
1779 Nov 22
Box 1
Correspondence of
William Johnson and
Thomas Johnson
1812-1818
Box 1
Correspondence of
Eleanor Murdock Johnson and
[William] Johnson
1823-1827
Box 1
Correspondence of Mrs.
Ann Roy
1829-1830
Box 1
Correspondence of the
Saunders ,
Rutherfoord , and
Johnson families
1832-1836
Box 1
Correspondence of the
Stevenson and
Saunders families
1838-1841
Box 1
Correspondence primarily between
John C. Rutherfoord and his
family
1842-1843
Box 1
Correspondence of
Bradley T. Johnson and of the
Saunders and
Rutherfoord families
1844-1846
3 folders
Box 1
Correspondence primarily between
John C. Rutherfoord and his
father
1847
Box 1
Correspondence of the
Rutherfoord family
1848-1850
3 folders
Box 2
Correspondence of the
Rutherfoord family
1851-1855
5 folders
Box 2
Correspondence of the
Johnson ,
Rutherfoord ,
Saunders and
Roy families
1856
Box 2
Correspondence primarily of the
Rutherfoord family
1857
Box 2
Correspondence primarily of
Bradley T. Johnson
1858
Box 2
Correspondence of
John C. Rutherfoord and
Bradley T. Johnson
1859-1860
2 folders
Box 2
Correspondence re: "The Maryland
Line"
1861-1862
2 folders
Box 2
Correspondence of
John C. Rutherfoord and
Bradley T. Johnson
1863
Box 2
Correspondence primarily of
John C. Rutherfoord
1864
Box 2
Correspondence of
Bradley T. Johnson and
John C. Rutherfoord
1865
Box 2
Correspondence primarily of
Bradley T. Johnson including a copy
of a letter from
U. S. Grant recommending Johnson's
release
1866
Box 2
Correspondence of
Edward McCrady ,
Bradley T. Johnson , and the
Saunders and
Rutherfoord families
1867-1871
Box 2
Correspondence primarily of
Bradley T. Johnson
1872-1873
Box 2
ALS,
J. E. Johnston to
Bradley T. Johnson
1874 May 4
Box 2
Correspondence principally from
Saunders Johnson , a student at U.
Va., to his father,
Bradley T. Johnson
1874
Box 2
Correspondence primarily from
Saunders Johnson to his
parents
1875 Jan-May
Box 3
Correspondence primarily from
Saunders Johnson to his
parents
1875 June-Dec
Box 3
J. A. Early to
Bradley T. Johnson
1875 Sept-Oct
Box 3
Correspondence of the
Johnson family
1876-1880
5 folders
Box 3
Correspondence of
Bradley T. Johnson and
Edward McCrady
1881
Box 3
Correspondence of
Bradley T. Johnson
1882-1888
Box 3
Correspondence of
Bradley T. Johnson
1890-1893
Box 4
Correspondence of
Bradley T. Johnson
1894-1900
Box 4
Correspondence primarily of
Bradley T. Johnson and
Bradley S. Johnson
1901-1904
Box 4
Correspondence of the
Johnson family
1905-1937
2 folders
Box 4
Correspondence of
Bradley S. Johnson primarily with
his parents
n. d.
Box 4
Correspondence of
Bradley T. Johnson
n. d.
Box 4
Correspondence of the
Johnson family
n. d.
2 folders
Box 5
Correspondence of the
Johnson family
n. d.
2 folders
Box 5
Correspondence of the
Rutherfoord family
n. d.
Box 5
Correspondence of the
Saunders family
n. d.
Box 5
Correspondence of the
Stevenson family
n. d.
Box 5
Notebook of
Thomas Johnson, Jr.
1770
Box 5
Ms, Speech by
Thomas Johnson praising
George Washington , fragment of
eulogy of
George Washington by
Thomas Johnson
1788 Feb.22
Box 5
AMs, "Political Paper" in defense of the
Federal Government, by [
Thomas Johnson ]
1800
Box 5
AMs, Speech: "Politics 1806 Against Madison
1st Election" by [
Thomas Johnson ]
1806
Box 5
AMs, Speech: "Against Madison" by [
Thomas Johnson ]
1808
Box 5
Drafts of Political Speeches, Essays [
Thomas Johnson ]
1800-1809
Box 5
Speeches: "Politics-1812" [
Thomas Johnson ]
1812
Box 5
Printed Periodical "Rights of Man - by John
Winter"
1800
Box 5
Essays, Speeches of
J. C. Rutherfoord
1845
Box 5
John Rutherfoord Speech
1885
Box 5
Essays, Speeches of
B. T. Johnson
1847-1849
Box 5
B. T. Johnson Printed
Writings
1860-1894
Box 5
2 leaves from a life of Washington by
B. T. Johnson
1894
Box 5
Bradley Johnson, Jr. 's essay "The
Spanish War"
1898
Box 5
Nannie P. Rutherfoord 's essay "The
Life of Byron"
n. d.
Box 5
Memoirs of
Ann Rutherfoord of the
James River and Kanawha
Canal
n. d.
Box 5
Miscellaneous manuscripts, fragments of
essays, writings by unknown authors
n. d.
Box 5
Bradley Johnson 's Christmas stories
written for his children
1893-1894
Box 5
Eulogies, Memorials
1890-1917
Box 6
Marriage Record and Birth Record, family of
Richard Johnson
1676-1680
Box 6
"The Answer of Christopher Moyer to the Bill
of Complaint of Baker Johnson"
1771 Mar. 22
Box 6
Indenture:
Thomas Beaty to
Baker Johnson
1778 Aug. 24
Box 6
Page from business records
1725-1790
Box 6
Account booklet, financial
records
1826-1850
Box 6
Surveyors reports
1701-1826
Box 6
Wills, including a statement of funds of the
estate of
William Johnson
1881-1911
Box 6
Trust Deeds, Indentures and related
agreements, some referring to the ownership and sale of
slaves
1828-1911
Box 6
Legal Documents, Subpoenas, Court Decisions,
Land Title, Contract of Sale
ca.1867-1914
Box 6
Genealogies and notes for geneologies,
including those for the
Booth s,
Alexander s,
Todd s,
Roy s and
Seddon s and
Johnson s of
Yarmouth
n. d.
Box 6
The Georgetown Weekly Ledger
1792 Jan. 21
Box 6
Frederick-Town Herald
1808-1819
Box 6
Newspaper Clippings, a large number relating
to the death of
Wade Hampton and Dr.
George Ben Johnson
n. d.
Box 6
Educational records
1822-1875
Box 6
"Belles Lettres Class Book" belonging to
Nannie S. Rutherfoord
1875
Box 6
"House Book" of expenses
(household)
1860-1863
Box 6
Maps
1887, 1907, n.d.
Box 6
Religious booklets
n. d.
Box 6
Miscellaneous Papers, including plans for a
Memorial to
B. T. Johnson
n. d.
Box 7
Bradley T. Johnson and The
Maryland Line : Proclamations,
Orders and Battle Accounts
1861-1888
Box 7
Election results for Commander of
Maryland Line
1864 Feb 6
Box 7
Military financial records: Requisitions and
supplies
1862-1865
Box 7
Civil War: Miscellaneous
Documents
n. d.
Box 7
Charter for an organization of
Confederate Veterans
n. d.
Box 7
Documents relating to various civic and
philanthropic societies
1879-1913
Box 7
Receipts for deposits with
Confederate Memorial Literary
Society
1902-1906
Box 7
Mr. and Mrs.
Bradley T. Johnson : Honors,
Appointments, Invitations
1871-1919
Box 7
Materials relating to
B. T. Johnson 's Senate
race
1874 Sept
Box 7
Recommendations of
Bradley T. Johnson for Assistant
Attorney General
1893-1898
Box 7
Family Financial Records - Civil War
Period
1859
Box 7
Financial Papers: Inventories, Promissory
Notes, Receipts
1866-1899
Box 7
Papers relating to the Bankruptcy of
William J. Saunders
1867
Box 7
Oyster Industry Papers
n. d.
Box 7
Financial Papers: Receipts, Insurance
Policies, Stock Brokers' Reports
1900-1926
Box 7
Souvenir Ribbons and Memorabilia
n. d.
Box 7
Documents relating to the R.M.S. "Titanic,"
the S.S. "Lapland," and other sailing
information
n. d.
Box 7
Tourist cards, Booklets,
Souvenirs
n. d.
Box: Oversize
Deed of property in
South Carolina between
Frederick W. Ford ,
Bradley T. Johnson , and
William J. Saunders
1867 Feb. 10
Box: Oversize
Bradley T. Johnson 's credentials as
Electore for the State of
Maryland
1884
Box: Oversize
The Spectator
1934 Sept 21
Box: Oversize
Certificate of gratitude to Mrs.
Bradley T. Johnson from The
Society of the Army and Navy of the
Confederate States
n. d.
Box: Oversize
Photograph of
Caldwell A. Alphin
n. d.