Telegram

Basic details

Telegram is print text.

The language is English.

Its dimensions are 8.03 in. x 5.20 in..

It was created November 28, 1876.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

Francis C. Sessions is the creator.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

This telegram relating the news of the death of Orange Johnson to his niece Helen Maynard of Washington, D.C. The telegram was sent by "F. C." Francis Sessions, son in law of Orange Johnson. Orange Johnson (b. February 7, 1790 - d. November 28, 1876), was a comb maker by trade who migrated to Worthington, Ohio from Connecticut in 1814. He was attracted to the area due to the Worthington Manufacturing Company, friends and family. Like many other frontiersmen, Johnson had multiple talents. He was also a mechanic, farmer, manufacturer, contractor and banker. Orange married Achsa Maynard (b. Apr 7, 1791 d. May 21, 1882) of Worthington in 1815.

Subjects

It features the people Francis C. Sessions and Orange Johnson.

It covers the city Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg2000.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0839.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 77-G-695.01.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on October 19, 2005. It was last updated October 14, 2025.

Copyright

No Copyright - United States

Telegram from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Telegram. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.