John Janney Papers (1820-1871)
Ms2001-019, 8 cu. ft.
SERIES 1: BIOGRAPHICAL
John Janney
| Box | Folder | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Speech given by Wilbur C. Hall, Chairman of the VA Conservation Commission to the Rotary Club. Contains 27 page biography including acceptance speech to Robert E. Lee. | |
| 1 | 2 | Loudoun County and the Civil War. 3 page entry on the life of John Janney. | |
| 1 | 3 | Mar-05 | Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 102 No 3 (July 1994). Short Biography and incomplete. |
| 1 | 4 | 1909 | Passages from Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession, by Beverley Mumford, Oct 1909. Janney's acceptance speech to the Secession Convention. |
| 1 | 5 | Speech by Janney to the Secession Convention | |
| 1 | 6 | Janney's discussion with Robert E. Lee before and after Gettysburg | |
| 1 | 7 | 1969 | Biographical Register of Members, Virginia State Convention of 1861. 1 page biography of Janney, published in 1969 by the VA State Library. |
| 1 | 8 | Speech from Janney to Lee, April 23, 1861. Charging Lee with command of military forces in Virginia and Lee's response | |
| 1 | 9 | Janney's speech to the Convention accepting the Presidency | |
| 1 | 10 | Congressional Record of the House. Janney missed being President of the United States by one vote. | |
| 1 | 11 | Congressional Record of the House. Janney elected President of the Convention, his acceptance speech, and Charge to Lee to command Virginia's forces. | |
| 1 | 12 | Journal of the Acts and Proceedings of a General Convention of the State of Virginia. | |
| 1 | 13 | 1890's | History of Janney written by Major John M. Orr in the 1890's. Unfinished |
| 1 | 14 | 1967 | Loudoun Times Mirror, Aug 3, 1967. Story of Janney Collection. Janney's nephew married into the Lee Family. |
| 1 | 15 | 1862 | Food Account |
| 1 | 16 | Janney's payments 1811-1817 | |
| 12 | 2 | 10.8.78 | Inventory for the sale of Alice Janney's possessions 10.8.1878 |
Charles Janney
| Box | Folder | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 1922 | History and genealogical information of Charles Janney by the American Historical Society. |
Journal of the Convention
| Box | Folder | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 11.13.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 19 | 11.16.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 20 | 11.18.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 21 | 11.19.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 22 | 11.20.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 23 | 11.21.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 24 | 11.22.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 25 | 11.25.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 26 | 11.26.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 27 | 11.27.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 28 | 11.28.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 29 | 11.29.61 | Journal of the Convention |
| 1 | 30 | 11.30.61 | Journal of the Convention |
Misc. Government Documents
| Box | Folder | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4 | 1850 | Plan proposed to the committee on the judiciary by John Janney |
| 1 | 31 | 1866 | Pages from the Reconstruction Interviews |
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