Andrew L. Johnston letterMS.0236Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-11 07:02:47 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Andrew L. Johnston letter Johnston, Andrew L. (Andrew Langstaff), ?-1901 MS.0236 /repositories/3/resources/778 1 items circa 1871 Manuscripts stacks English . Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one letter (circa 1871) written by VMI Cadet Andrew L. Johnston to his mother. The bulk of the letter concerns family matters.

Biographical / Historical

Andrew Langstaff Johnston was from from Richmond, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1872 and went on to become a civil and electrical engineer. He built the first operational electric street railway in Richmond. Johnston died on May 17, 1901.

Johnston was the nephew of George K. Macon, VMI Class of 1866.

Preferred Citation

Andrew L. Johnston letter, circa 1871. MS 0236. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

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Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1872 Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1870-1879 Correspondence