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Dr. William Johnston

Letter from Dr. William Johnston

To D.S. Johnston dated 3/15/1849

Contributed by Janet J. Johnston

University of North Carolina Archives

Note: The letter was mistakenly transcribed to "D. P. Johnston," but should be "D. S. Johnston," who is the grandson of William's brother, John. You can see his information here: David Saunders Johnston
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University of North Carolina Archives
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1590 Map showing the Johnston castle on the Milk River called Turnersgarthe, also known as Tundergarth
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TUNDERGARTH, a parish in the district of Annandale, county Dumfries, Scotland. The village of Tundergarth is about 3 miles E. of Lockerbie. It is situated on Milk Water, near the Roman way to Brunswark Hill. Here was formerly an old castle of the Johnstones. This parish is in the presbytery of Lochmaben and synod of Dumfries.

Source: The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)




Passport Application for Dr. William Johnston

dated 5/10/1839

Contributed by Thomas Means Robertson III

Transcribed by Janet J. Johnston

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