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Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.","This collection is organized into 3 Series. Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.","Arrangement\n This collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.","This collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.","The following four bibliographic references are books\n that contain poems and stories written by James Barron Hope\n and located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. See the College of William and Mary, Swem Library's\n online catalogue for other published works.","Hope, James Barron.A Collection Of Poems.Richmond: A. Morris, \n 1859.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 1859","Hope, James Barron.Leon di Monota : And Other\n Poems.Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026 Co., \n 1857.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 L3","Hope, James Barron.Under The Empire; Or, The Story Of\n Madelon.Norfolk: J. B. Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1878.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 U5","Hope, James Barron.A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves.Richmond: West, Johnston \u0026 Co., \n 1895.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 W7","Newspapers\n The following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.\n Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Landmark.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1873-1887.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N492 \n \n Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Virginian.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026 Co., \n 1865-1874.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N678","The following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.","Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Landmark.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1873-1887.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N492","Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Virginian.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026 Co., \n 1865-1874.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N678","Articles\n The following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n Virginia Cavalcade, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8\n Simms, Lyman Moody.James Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29\n Wermuth, Paul Charles.An Ode to\n Reconciliation.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17.","The following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n Virginia Cavalcade, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8","Simms, Lyman Moody.James Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29","Wermuth, Paul Charles.An Ode to\n Reconciliation.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17.","James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk,\n Virginia. He was the grandson of Commodore James Barron\n (1769-1851) and son of Wilton Hope and Jane Armistead (Barron)\n Hope (1791-1862). James Barron Hope graduated from the College\n of William and Mary. He practiced law and was the\n commonwealth's attorney for Norfolk. He married Annie Beverley\n Whiting (1825-1920) in 1857. The couple had two daughters,\n Jane (\"Janey\" or \"Jennie\") Barron Hope (b. 1859?) and Ann\n (\"Nanny\") Hope. James Barron Hope is known primarily for his\n poetry, serving as the official poet of the 250th anniversary\n of the Jamestown settlement. He published several volumes of\n writings and also edited newspapers. Hope died in 1887.","There are two collections within the Manuscripts and\n Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the\n Samuel Barron Papers and the James Barron Papers.","The Samuel Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include papers and correspondence of three\n generations of Samuel Barrons, all of whom were involved in\n naval affairs. \n\n Samuel Barron Papers, \n \n 1793-1942.538 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B29","The James Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include correspondence and papers of Commodore James\n Barron relating to his career in the United States Navy,\n and especially relating to the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in\n 1807 and to his duel with Stephen Decatur. \n\n James Barron Papers, \n \n 1776-1899.2,759 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B27","Correspondence and literary works, chiefly 1861-1874, of\n James Barron Hope (1829-1887), soldier, author (poet, orator,\n and novelist), and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and\n Williamsburg, Virginia. The papers deal mainly with his 1849\n duel with Jonathan Pembroke Jones; his West Indies naval\n cruise (1851-1852); his Confederate military service\n (1861-1865); and the aborted 1874 William Mahone-Bradley\n Johnson duel, in which Hope was Mahone's second.","The majority of correspondence with his family is with his\n wife Annie Beverley (Whiting) Hope, and his mother, Jane\n Armistead (Barron) Hope. Prominent correspondents include\n Benjamin S. Ewell, John Goode, Hugh Blair Grigsby, John\n Lesslie Hall, John Blair Hodge, General Bradley T. Johnson,\n General John B. Magruder, President John Tyler, William F.\n Vilas, and Robert C. Winthrop. The collection also contains\n numerous newspaper clippings.","Bill is enclosed for the school quarter which\n Barron's grandson [James Barron Hope] began but did\n not finish before returning to Virginia; regrets that\n he could not keep [James Barron Hope] to teach him\n more.","Don't be astonished by this correspondence; is\n writing due to the \"underground\" insult [James Barron\n Hope] made against his brother almost a year ago;\n asks where he may be found during the next month so\n that he may be at his \"brother's right hand in this\";\n peace is desirable between men of sense, and this may\n be the end result if [James Barron Hope] resolves it\n correctly; hopes that James Barron Hope will properly\n understand and answer this letter.","Received his communication while at \n W[illia]m and\n Mary; calls his attention to an expression\n implying that a charge by him [James Barron Hope]\n about his [J. Pembroke Jones] brother was false; asks\n that the meaning of this charge be explained, if it\n was meant to be offensive.","Does not think he can clarify the passage in\n question from his previous letter; the spirit in\n which it was written may be judged from the \"general\n tenor\" of the letter; Mr. Jones[?] will leave Hampton\n on Saturday, to be absent about one week.","His [J. Pembroke Jones] reply to his [James Barron\n Hope's] last letter \"was neither intelligible, or\n satisfactory;\" asks again for an explanation;\n requests copies of their previous correspondence.","[J. Pembroke Jones] reply implies that he is\n untruthful; his [James Barron Hope's] prior tone and\n manner were courteous, and not unfeeling as he [J.\n Pembroke Jones] implied; his friend \n [Tom] Jonesis fully\n authorized to set up the preliminaries of the meeting\n that he [James Barron Hope] now demands.","In response to his last note, he [J. Pembroke\n Jones] agrees to [James Barron Hope's] proposition;\n His friend \n J. L[imkins]\n Joneswill arrange all the preliminaries for\n the meeting.","In the absence of his friend he proposes to meet \n [James Barron]\n Hopeon Thursday morning, if possible; in order\n to avoid problems from the civil authorities, he\n requests that he [Thomas R. Jones] meet his friend\n [J. Limkins Jones] tomorrow to make further\n arrangements.","Tenders an apology for his note of this morning,\n which was offensive in tone; the note was written\n under excitement, as he feared arrest; his [J.\n Pembroke Jones] reasons for postponing their meeting\n are sufficient; suggests that they meet at the\n earliest time possible; warns of possible\n interference.","Opening part of correspondence written by [J.\n Pembroke Jones]; he has temporarily left town;\n suspecting [James Barron Hope] of acting\n dishonestly.","The difficulty which prevented the earlier meeting\n of their friends has been removed; is now ready to\n confer and make necessary arrangements for a\n meeting.","Including ALS from \n T[homas] S.\n J[ones],[Old Point, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope], [Hampton, Virginia?]; he received the\n enclosed note and hastened to have it read by [James\n Barron Hope]; suggests that a reply be sent under\n envelope to him. 1 page.","Did not mean to question his [James Barron Hope]\n veracity; he had no intentions of taunting [James\n Barron Hope], but was instead referring to his own\n behavior, when they talked in Williamsburg; however,\n if his feeling that his brother is in the right is\n taken as offensive enough for the challenge to stand,\n he accedes to it; his friend \n Mr. J. [Limkins]\n Joneswill arrange things; wishes that he would\n have received his [James Barron Hope] note before\n their conversation; hopes that the misunderstanding\n is removed.","Includes AN by [James Barron Hope], sketching a\n reply to [J. Pembroke Jones]; conveys understanding\n for his stance. 1 page.","Terms to be observed during the [Hope-Jones]\n duel.","Encloses cheque for $50; considers Papa's [James\n Barron] health to be excellent.","His ship's neat and warlike appearance;\n Port-au-Prince, and \"the peculiarities of these Negro\n Legislators, \u0026 their country\"; encounters a\n funeral; dismisses the \"free and easy, devil-may-care\n habits of these places\"; wants her to write him at\n his next destination, Pensacola, [Flordia]; a\n dispatch just arrived informing the crew that \"the\n Commodore [?]\" is in a nearby town; details his\n efforts to become a good and moral man.","Enjoyable companionship with Papa [James Barron]\n the previous Saturday he went with \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]on board the \n Pennsylvania; his\n enjoyment of the band which played and some pleasant\n new acquaintances; attended church with Uncle Samuel\n but was disappointed by the theatrical minister;\n claims to have \" \n fattened\n veryperceptably;\" relays the love of family\n members; requests that she send word to Annie Whiting\n that he will write her by Monday's mail.","The ship's dangerous voyage; the extremely tall\n Andes mountains; in such beautiful scenery, where\n God's majesty is so apparent, it is hard to believe\n that the inhabitants could be \"less than Christians;\"\n given a tour of a town by an American resident; their\n party surprises Spanish girls while bathing; will\n visit Caracas next; affection for her.","His visit to and first view of Caracas; marvels at\n the beauty of Caracas, with its red roofs and pale\n green river; encountered the \"wretched\" looking\n Venezuelan army soldiers; put in a very dirty hotel\n room, which he had cleaned; accompanied an American\n gentleman late at night to see the sights; toured the\n capitol building, but wasn't impressed; expressions\n of love.","His good health; gets along well with the\n Flag-officer, who is a charitable man; he [James\n Barron Hope] writes many dispatches; attended church\n yesterday; sends his love.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Navy Yard,\n [Norfolk, Virginia?], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Asks if she received her\n brandy and small notes; take care of herself and the\n children; write soon.","Joy at being in a place where mail can be easily\n received; worries about not hearing form his mother\n recently; his uncle is away on a hunting exhibition;\n walked by the Commodore, who surprisingly recognized\n him and invited him to dinner; attended church;\n enjoyed meeting several \"pretty and agreeable girls\"\n that night; asks her to write, and have his friends\n send him newspapers \n (The Hampton\n Enterprise).","Concern over his letters not arriving; received a\n fine letter from \"Grand Ma\"; numerous expressions of\n affection and devotion; \n Uncle\n Pender[grast]returned from his hunting trip\n and gave him a cordial greeting; he spends many\n evenings with him and the Commodore; he is growing\n \"uncomfortably fat,\" and his ship mates and lady\n friends say his is becoming quite handsome.","Explanation of the whereabouts of a missing\n letter; description of the extremely cold weather;\n the beauty of the ship when ice-covered; concern for\n her health during the cold weather in Virginia;\n uncertain of when his ship will depart.","Wishes her a happy New Year with love; many thanks\n for her love and wisdom; promises to write often\n during his voyage to the Mediterranean, and wants\n many letters in return.","His voyage to the Mediterranean has begun with\n beautiful weather, especially for January; assures\n her of the ship's safety; his cruise will visit the \n W[est] I[ndies]\n Isl[an]ds; he will not forget her or her\n precepts.","His ship's departure briefly delayed; received\n letters from both his mother and their friend Miss\n Lizzie [?]; feelings of love for her; he is in \" \n excellent health;\" he\n met Peter Massenburg, who works in the yard.","His ship has received orders to depart tomorrow;\n tells her to look for his ship ten days after\n receiving this letter.","She [Miss Applewhart] is much missed while away\n visiting relatives; James' return on the \n Cyaneand what a\n blessing it is; the imminent court-martial of the \n Cyane's Captain Pain;\n her great affection for her friend; thanks God for\n James' safe return.","Worries about lack of mail, but cannot leave to\n investigate, as he has to testify in a court case;\n will visit in a few days; has not visited Norfolk in\n some time, due to her departure from it and the small\n number of friends there; has been on board for a\n large portion of the time; his health is fine.","Paraphrases a famous conversation illustrating the\n inability of an author to self-criticize; thanks her\n for her candid comments, which improve his works.","His first note to her blew into the sea; pleasant\n voyage across the bay; found his friend Dr. Bob, who\n treated him kindly; dined today at Mr. Fisher's\n house, which is close to the ocean, and is within\n \"pistol shot\" of a burial place of the Gingaskin\n Indian tribe; asks her in jest to make a huge bag so\n he can tote her around with him; terms of\n endearment.","Including ALS from James [Barron Hope], Eastville,\n Virginia, to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.; visited\n [Chiru's?] grave, and reminds himself to subjugate\n the uncharitable feelings which sometimes rise up in\n his heart; will recite his poem at 11 o'clock\n tomorrow. 1 page.","Regrets not having corresponded in so long; his\n utter happiness since his marriage on June 10, 1857;\n how well-received his sketches, essays, and\n criticisms to the newspaper have been; example of how\n one lady compared him to Edgar Allan Poe; wants frank\n criticism of his works from her; his family's\n sympathy for her family's recent distress; Manna\n [Jane A. (Barron) Hope] and Annie [B. (Whiting) Hope]\n send their love.","His friends have been pressuring him to publish\n his \"views on the present great crisis;\" he is\n sending them to Richmond without sending them to him\n [James Barron Hope] first, due to a lack of time;\n they should be printed in Richmond's Wednesday\n papers; hopes that they meet his approval; asks for\n his criticism of them.","Response to his inquiry concerning Virginia state\n stocks; quote of stock amount needed to realize\n $1000; as the stock is in his mother's name [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope], he would need the power of attorney\n from her to execute a transaction; encloses a power\n of attorney form.","From Fay Jones' desk in the Tannery Bank; mentions\n purchases made for family. General Johnston is in\n Richmond \"at last.\"","Hopes that letter will be delivered, despite the\n \"dreadful state...throughout our once united and\n happy land.\"; glad to receive Janes's last letter,\n with its postscript from James; visited \n C[a]pt[ain]and \n Mrs. [David G.]\n Farragutin Hastings, [New York]; Frank [Mary's\n son?] is on duty at the Charleston, [South Carolina]\n Navy Yard, and wants to marry Sallie [?], but \"this\n surely is no time for adding to one's loved [ones]\n and responsibilities.\"; her love to family and\n friends.","Safe arrival in Richmond; has thought over their\n affairs; has been informed tht the \"outrages at\n Hampton have been much exaggerated - Segar is hand\n and glove with the invaders;\" [Jefferson] \"Davis'\n arrival has opperated like a spell;\" 50,000 men\n reported to be ordered from the South, it is hoped\n that the country will be cleared before long; he\n shall be careful; love to his family.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Richmond,\n [Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.,\n stressing his good health. 1 page.","Will write her a long letter tomorrow; Clay [?] is\n very well, and in \n W[illiam]sburg,\n [Virginia]; asks if his mother has changed her\n draft [?].","Dined and talked with his friend Thompson [?];\n borrowed two volumes of Clarissa Harlowe from the\n state library; assures her that he is comfortable;\n don't worry about the news; Lee's army is daily\n gaining strength; resolution of building a new home;\n asks for an 8 page letter; does she like the book he\n sent?; how very much he loves her.","Their wedding anniversary; profuse praise for her\n role as his wife; saw several of their friends; since\n she, his mother, and their children are well, he is\n content; promises to take care of himself, since in\n doing so he is also taking care of her.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p. Will\n write tonight; she and Annie must comfort one\n another.","Includes ALS from James B[arron] Hope, [Richmond,\n Virginia], to Jane [A. Barron Hope], n.p. He loves\n and prays for her to be good; will send her carriage\n this week. 1 page.","Her letter's tone of Christian fortitude lifted\n him; he will see her again here on earth; plans to\n rebuild their home and replace household goods; keep\n a strong faith; anxious to hear of Jane's health;\n don't listen to rumors; will be going to \n W[illia]msburgnext;\n refutes friend's suggestion that [Williamsburg]\n should be evacuated; in reply to her request for a\n lock of hair, he thinks he has already given her one;\n compliments on being a wonderful wife; trust God.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Jane [A. (Barron)\n Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Words of\n encouragement; hopes to tell grandchildren stories of\n the war of southern independence.","Includes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Jane [Barron\n Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Will send\n her carriage; be a good girl. 1 page.","Includes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Lock of hair and brief note. 1 page.","Received a long letter from Virginia [sister of\n both], which she knows will please Jane; yesterday\n the graduating class of the academy presented her\n [Mary Blake] with a \"handsome sword;\" her spirits\n have lifted somewhat; warns not to expect her to\n visit until she investigates the matter further;\n wants James to write and have Annie write a\n postscript; gives her love to the servants and\n family.","How much she and the children miss him; her new\n friends in Warrenton are quite pleasant; she worries\n about the military defense of the South, since it has\n \"so many accessable points\"","Including ALS, 18 June 1861 from Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope], Warrenton, North Carolina, to James\n [Barron Hope], n.p. Worry over no word from James;\n please get a prescription for the baby if possible;\n asks when he can visit; wants to know his living\n arrangements; how busy the children keep her; counts\n their many blessings when compared to others. 2\n pages.","His great affection for her; his quarters and\n clothes are agreeable; why the North will go\n bankrupt, and why the South will endure; almost\n 10,000 men [Confederates] in Williamsburg; the \n 1st North\n Carolina Reg[imen]tunder \n Gen[era]l\n [Daniel Harvey] Hillis remarkable for its\n \"orderly behavior in camp and its gallantry under\n fire;\" Hill is \"a good soldier, an earnest Christian,\n and respected by all who know him for his piety;\" he\n has not mentioned their \"Foreign Relatives.\" 4 pages.\n ALS.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Contains a copy\n of a hymn he found; terms of affection; superiority\n of Southern troops in recent combat; report [mentions\n Lincoln] of only 29 men enlisting as of late in New\n York City.","Includes NwsCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Poem, \"Beyond.\"\n 1 page.","Asks three questions he had forgotten in his last\n letter: if an acquaintance of his as he [James Barron\n Hope] had asked; how they have \"arranged about the\n drought;\" and if she would like for him to have her\n big wardrobe chest sent to her; the feeling at\n headquarters is that the war will be short, and he\n prays for it to be so.","Including ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. His joy at her good spirits, and his own\n good health. 1 page.","How she may form her character while in her\n current position, staying with his mother and wife;\n be economical, avoid indolence, learn an occupation,\n and above all else, avoid frivolous, fashionable\n people; his mother is an example of the\n aforementioned qualities; her [Rosa's] father is in\n good health.","Received letter from \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron],which requires his presence in\n Richmond; appears to have gained an appointment to a\n \"safe\" job as \n Commodore\n [French] For[r]est'ssecretary; delay sending\n letters until further notice; love for her and faith\n in God.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to [Jane\n A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. This\n letter is also to her.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Jane Barron Hope and Anne Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina?]. Will send the carriage; loves them; P.S.\n instructs children to remind their mother [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope] to date and number her letters. 1\n page.","Met Mr. White, who married a relative of his, \n Sarah\n [Eskridge?]; sat in the chair of his \n grand-father\n [George] Hope; faith in God; don't get\n depressed; wants to know about the children.","Introduction to his friend and esteemed neighbor,\n [James Barron Hope], who requested the introduction;\n describes him [James Barron Hope] as intellectual,\n honorable, brave, trustworthy, etc.; [James Barron\n Hope]'s leading object is to be the historian of the\n war; to write a true narrative, he would like to see\n passing events with his own eye; wishes him [John B.\n Magruder] additional glories.","Charmed by her last letter, which described their\n daughter [Janie] chasing fireflies; his job is going\n well; keep saving money just in case anything\n happens; he has been visiting some friends, who have\n treated him with every kindness.","Has news from Virginia [sister of both], who has\n married in Hamburg [Germany on 21 June 1861?], and\n began her honeymoon tour of Europe; feels that \"poor\n Papa [Commodore James Barron] would look back with\n pleasure at their interest in visiting a place\n fraught with kindly remembrances of the attentions\n paid him in those dark days of his unjust\n suspension;\" Virginia has complained of wanting\n frequent letters from Jane and \n James [Barron\n Hope]; is unsure whether she will be able to\n vacation; she [Mary Blake] is impatient for a letter\n from James, who is now the master of a ship, and\n delighted with the position's advantages.","Encloses the wonderful doll he had promised her;\n wants her to teach her little sister to say her\n prayers, spell, and count; tell Mrs. Lacy that he\n believes \"under Lincoln's Proclamation, the package\n for Mr. Drew is contraband...\" and he shall\n confiscate it; he will eat [th]em [?] with a \"lively\n remembrance of her;\" be very good.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Please read Jane's letter to her; news from\n headquarters that the enemy was \"driven back \n threetimes with great\n slaughter\" [at 1st Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; this\n compensates and more for the \n N[orth] W[est]\n disaster[Battle of Rich Mountain, 11 July\n 1861]. 1 page.","Her last letter told him that \n [Nan]niehas been sick\n again; ask the doctor if she should have a change of\n air; if so, take her and Missee Sarah [servant?] to\n Jones' Springs for a month; his uncle and his family\n are in \n \n W[illia]msburg,and her father has decided to\n leave; her friends are not in danger; if her parents\n want to leave and need assistance, he will help them\n in every way that he can; very excited, as he just\n received news of a glorious Confederate victory [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; his \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]is being sent to North Carolina to take\n charge of coast defenses; keep praying.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Portsmouth, Virginia], to [Jane B. (Barron) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Assures her that \" \n Gen[era]l Leethinks\n Norfolk perfectly safe.\" [Note on envelope: \"The \n Yorktownis off \n Craney Is[lan]d! !\n ! So I hear.\" 1 page.","Wrote mother yesterday, but was dissatisfied by\n its brevity; attended church twice; the second\n service was a Catholic Mass in honor of the victory\n at Manassas; description of the sanctuary;\n \"Republican simplicity\", or diversity of class in the\n congregation; enjoyment of the music; just received\n her letter; wants to know if Janey is getting better;\n visited \n Capt[ain]\n Clark[e?]along with Mr. Anderson; on 29 July\n visited several friends with \n Aunt M[ary,his\n mother's sister], but no one is as pretty or\n wonderful as she; her image is impressed upon his\n soul; he has thought of studying Divinity, and it is\n not out of the question; his love for the family.","How he treasures her letters; is he correct in\n thinking that Baby Jane's health is slowly\n improving?; his uncle's [Samuel Barron] position is\n delicate, since he has not yet been ordered to hoist\n his flag, and until then he cannot take a secretary;\n made an offer to her brother to take Mrs. Whiting\n [Annie's mother?] and place her in Warrenton with\n Annie and James' mother; included Annie's father in\n the invitation, but expects that they will go to\n Gloucester; do not worry about her family members\n close to the Yankees, since the recent disaster [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861] has really shaken them.","Thankful that Annie has gotten better; he has sent\n a box to her, and another one is at Warrenton Depot;\n will start writing to her on Mondays and Fridays;\n love to the family.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina?]. Regrets she is ill; recommends\n placing a box of hot sand on her face; expresses love\n and gratitude. 1 page.","Bears postscript from James [Barron Hope],\n [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Enclosed certificate of\n deposit for $25; stress to economize.","Received her note; surprised by her offer to send\n him money, since he sent her $25 in his last\n letter.","Includes ALS, 19 August 1861, from James [Barron\n Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Requests that\n she make a cape with a red flannel cross on the\n outside, to send to the Confederate troops for the\n coming winter; great enthusiasm and encouragement for\n the idea; attended church in Norfolk on Sunday, and\n dined with the Camps; has been told that her aunt and\n uncle are well.","Is not in need of her generous offer of money;\n \"much provoked\" that she has not yet received his\n package; joy after learning that Baby Jane's health\n has improved; \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]is in Norfolk and sends his love; asks\n her to make a large coat to send to a Confederate\n soldier.","Appreciated both Janey's note and the bank draft\n very much; thinks that she should stay in Warrenton\n for the winter; both the cost and the possibility of\n further conflict dictate it; misses them very much,\n but is holding up well; the low cost of living in\n Warrenton will help in rebuilding their house later;\n twice mentions possibility of \n [Union]\n Gen[era]l [John Ellis] Woolattacking, with his\n close to 30,000 men; the winter will soon drift by;\n he will bring home wonderful items to put in the\n children's stockings; tell him if \"our mother\" needs\n anything; he has a good wardrobe for the winter;\n enjoys and is doing well in his job working for the \n Commo[dore,\n French Forrest].","Invested their money in two $500 and one $100\n Confederate bonds; he will explain why when he writes\n his mother; is urging Clay's[?] claims at the [Navy?]\n Department vigorously; inquires how Rosa [a Hope\n relative staying with Annie and his mother] is\n getting along; a force is leaving for the coast of\n North Carolina, and in his despair of not being able\n to go, he cries, then writes \"how strange an animal\n is man!\"; love to the family.","Bears postscript from James [Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Saw the pretty wives of some departing\n officers, and these women didn't cry; he can't\n understand it.","Bears postscript from [James Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Rec[eive]d letter from \n Hon[orable]\n Robert Tylerassuring him of his services in\n Clay's behalf; \"he writes very warmly.\"","The Confederate Loan has been made in Hope's name,\n for the sum of $1,100; the bonds have not yet been\n printed; and until they are he [James Barron Hope]\n has the option of taking coupon bonds instead of\n registered bonds; the bonds carry interest from this\n day.","Grieves that the newspaper report he sent her was\n erroneous; Uncle Sam has been captured in North\n Carolina, but not of his own fault; he [Uncle Sam]\n will be treated with respect due his rank; thank God\n that James did not take the position as his\n secretary, which he considered.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],n.p., asking if Rosa [a Hope\n relative of James Barron Hope] is annoying her; glad\n that she liked the dress; thank you for the letter,\n which was well-timed.","Apologizes for not answering her letters; glad\n that she likes her dress; take good care of it,\n because if the war is protracted she may be without\n another gown so fine for quite some time; love for\n his children; glad that his letters please her;\n counts their many blessings \"since the beginning of\n these troubles;\" agrees that Hampton's destruction by\n fire was sad, but he would have done it himself\n rather than allowing its use as winter quarters for\n the enemy; \"Drunk or sober...Magruder did well and\n wisely;\" claims that the Yankees planned to burn it;\n Magruder had told him previously of this possibility;\n still believes \n [CSA\n General John B.] Magruderto be a great and\n moral commander; \"the Yankees seem to think that the\n \"road to 'Richmond' is up the Peninsula...;\" predicts\n that if a fight occurs Magruder will follow the\n Yankees into Newport News; Clay's [?] appointment\n seems secure, through both himself and \n Mr. Rob[ert]\n Tyler; he worshipped at the Catholic church\n again; will write again tomorrow; kiss everyone for\n him.","Just received her letter; plans to make Jennie a\n carriage; asks what kind of shoes she wants;\n gratitude to Dr. Howard for his care of Jennie; Clay\n has been appointed Q[uarte]r Master and Captain in\n the Confederate army; opinion that \n [CSA general\n Earl] Van Dornand his Texan troops can defend\n Texas well against invasion; has no more doubt of the\n Confederacy's success than he does in the Christian\n religion.","Includes ALS, 7 [September 1861] from James\n [Barron Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina];\n Explanation of difference between registered and\n coupon bonds; why he views coupon bonds as superior;\n the great kindness of his aunt, \n Mrs. [Samuel]\n Barron; concern for his mother's health; do\n not despond, but instead trust in God; delight in\n learning that Baby Jane climbed the steps; has\n written a poem on the Battle of Bethel, and plans to\n write \n Gen[era]l\n Magruderabout it; kiss his mother and the\n girls for him. 4 pages.","Includes Ms from [James Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina]. Diagram of belt for hiding\n valuables; instructions for burning the note after\n mastering its concept.","Relieved that she is now well; will send her box\n on the 13th; is saving a good amount of money; Mr.\n Chisman is a quarter master and will be stationed at\n Jamestown, [Virginia]; Mr. Chisman [?] has the same\n position; love to the family.","Attended church in Norfolk; attended the Catholic\n evening service with \n [George] Camp;\n visited some friends; her mother's brave resolution\n in looking her position in the face [her mother is\n terminally ill?]; puzzlement over Clay's not writing;\n assurance that he will help her mother in every\n possible way; mentions that previous and forthcoming\n confederate troop additions, and predicts that \n [Union\n General John Ellis] Woolwill \"have his\n obituary written before he sees Norfolk, unless per\n chance he may go up in a balloon for that purpose;\"\n waiting makes his Confederate force stronger;\n stresses that if Norfolk is attacked; she must resign\n her will and let him do his duty like a Christian\n gentleman; reminds her that death is only a temporary\n absence from those who believe Christ and his\n resurrection; kiss Mother and the \"little chicks\" for\n him.","Surprise at how quickly time passes, especially in\n regards to the growth of young people; invitation to\n visit Warrenton, which she and \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope]appreciate for its inhabitants;\n is pleased to hear that her [Imogene Barron] brother\n Samuel has returned from California; mentions her two\n grandchildren; \n James [B.\n Hope]will send Jane anything that Imogene\n gives him, and that he will help her in any way\n possible.","Her strongest wishes for blessings and happiness\n for him; relays Jane Barron's message that she wants\n to see him soon; story about young Janie and her\n friend Annie Mallory; her opinion of the 'political\n horizon' as being one of \"gloomy portent...But God\n can save us, I know...\"","Her best wishes for him; thankfulness for both his\n recent letter, with a picture of her, and for being\n such a wonderful son.","Includes AL [torn] from [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina], to [James Barron Hope],\n n.p. Her sympathy for their family and friends near\n their old home, since their old church now lies in\n ruins, and their friends are scattered. 1 page.","Worries about her health; thanks her for both her\n recent letter and her care since his youth; the\n Commodore returned today, and they talked for several\n hours; he will write a letter to \n Aunt\n V[irginia]tomorrow, or try; his writing for\n the newspaper is \"really an amusement;\" don't worry\n about this extra work, as it is very easy.","Dr. Howard thinks that his mother [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope] is very sick; tells him to come\n immediately.","Has only received one of her letters recently; he\n has written her profusely in the vain attempt of\n assuring her of his \"unutterable devotion;\" is\n currently Judge Advocate in court [officer of\n proceedings in a court-martial]; thankful to God for\n his mercies.","Instructions on sending Confederate coupon bonds\n to him; wants her to always have at least $6,000;\n assuages her loneliness by giving the example of \n Gen[era]l Lee,or the\n poor privates, who never get to visit their families;\n sent her \n [Edward] Bulwer\n [Lytton]'slatest novel; thank Mrs. A [?] for\n keeping Annie and the children under her roof; wants\n long letters; love for her and the children.","Still working in court; he is in good health; hope\n for postwar happiness; assurance that the Federal\n gunboats will never get to Richmond; supposed\n dispiritedness of the Union troops; report of \n [Union]\n General [Silas] Caseybeing killed [false];\n feels that the major battle of Richmond is imminent;\n please write letters with more details of the\n children; his love for her.","Distress that she is still sick; scolds her for\n not attending the doctor's appointment he had\n arranged; he is coming home within the next two\n weeks; can only stay for a short time; asks for the\n names of items which she and the children want;\n assurance that \"McClellan and the North have\n rec[eive]d a blow from which they will not soon\n recover;\" \n \n [Union General Ambrose E.] Burnside'sarmy was\n with \n \n [Union General George B.] McC[lellan]during\n the Seven Days campaign [but Burnside was in North\n Carolina until 6 July 1862]; he [James Barron Hope]\n has been offered a staff appointment; love for the\n family.","Attended church today; sermon was excellent; his\n young friend Gordon [?] fell asleep during the\n sermon; grieved at her depression; assures her that\n if he ever becomes gravely ill, he will send a\n messenger; spent a night with his cousin \n I[mogene]; wants her to\n write more, and longer letters; he is well, and\n politically optimistic; kisses for the girls and\n her.","Writing for the second time to request information\n on where to find a reasonably-priced home; lists\n several names mentioned to him as possible\n accommodators; asks for the benefit of his experience\n in this matter, including probable expenses; usually\n attends the \n \n P[rotestant] E[piscopal] church; would be\n obliged to him for a letter to any of his\n acquaintances.","The Yankees' latest cavalry probe is no threat;\n Confederate forces are roughly equal in number to the\n Federals; \n Gen[era]l\n R[obert] E. Lee,plus \n Major\n Gen[era]ls [John B.] Hoodand \n [Arnold] Elz[e]yare\n in Richmond; the town \"looks very cheerful;\" spent an\n evening with \n Uncle S[amuel\n Barron]; relief at receiving her letter\n describing Jennie's improved health; look into your\n housing arrangements, but do not worry; is\n considering becoming a 'man-milliner' after the war;\n affection for the family.","Includes drawing with narration on back from\n [James Barron Hope], [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Skit\n of a conversation between a general, a widow, and a\n \"young hopeful.\" 2 pages.","Delighted by her note and the flower sent by\n Jennie; will visit this month will be around the\n 20th; have shoes made for the children; loved\n Nannie's note, with good descriptions and a drawing\n of Annie; in good spirits, especially since \n Gen[era]l Leewas\n just there, looking healthy and cheerful; keep him\n informed on prospects of success in getting board or\n lodgings; encouraged that her last note less morbidly\n self-conscious; thanks God for Jennie's improvement;\n he will try and get the baby heads [?] although he\n fears it will be impossible; he is well, and loves\n her.","Includes NswCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Article on the\n advantages of wearing boots and how to have them\n made. 1 page.","Has gotten the servants off; things are quiet; had\n no duties assigned to him, so he visited her father's\n house and offered his services; they were just now\n declined; he shall come to her as soon as possible;\n keep quiet and trust in God.","Liza [?] has some disease of the spine; Willie\n Peeks died at Winchester; saw several family friends;\n fears of a \n [Federal] raid; 1st\n L[ieutenan]t\n Wayneis dead; with so much misery in the\n world, he is thankful to God for his mercies to them;\n mention of becoming a milliner after the war; love to\n the family.","Desires to know if the enclosed hand bill was\n \"written and authorized to be put out\" with his\n knowledge; if so, whether he approves of it now.","The handbill enclosed in [Mahone's] note was\n written with [Johnson's] knowledge and is now being\n circulated with his approbation.","Has received [Johnson's] reply to his note; in the\n reply [Johnson] adopts derogatory statements made\n against Mahone in a handbill; [Mahone] denounces the\n handbill as a \"malicious falsehood\" and denounces\n Mahone as its author.","Received his last note, handed to him by \n J[ohn] S[ergeant]\n Wise; he has telegraphed a friend, and will\n send a communication when he arrives.","His friend Col. R. Snowden Andrews is fully\n authorized to act for him and will communicate with\n any friend he designates.","Discussion of time and place for the duel.","[James Barron Hope] offered himself in Gen.\n Mahone's place, which was politely declined.","Upset with views held by those from Rockbridge,\n Virginia, who opposed railroad consolidation; leaders\n of this faction included a M. Ganett, a Mr. White,\n and a Mr. Allan, the latter two of which were\n professors at Washington College; mentions a state\n judge, Mr. Anderson, and his son, William, both of\n whom switched to the anti-consolidation faction;\n implies that the anti-consolidators bribed state\n officials; lists the votes of both state houses on\n the bill chartering the Atlantic, Maryland, and Ohio\n Road; this letter is just to refresh his memory.","Positive response to his [James Barron Hope]\n letter concerning the Battle of Yorktown centennial\n celebration; presents legal view of holding Congress\n to its 1781 pledge of the erection of a statue at\n Yorktown; lists relatives of Edmund Randolph, who\n read the pledge in 1781; thinks one of these\n relatives should read the resolution at the\n celebration; mentioned the matter to, and received a\n positive response from, the Massachusetts Historical\n Society President Robert C. Winthrop; enclosed is a\n copy of Congress' 1781 resolution; regards to his\n family.","Includes Cy of M of Congress [Washington, D. C.];\n concerns erection of a marble column at York,\n Virginia 1 page.","Includes postscript from [Hugh Blair Grigsby,\n Edgehill, Charlotte County, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia]. The centennial\n celebration should be a national undertaking; lists\n what the steps of the celebration should be.","Great reception of Hope's speeches, and the honor\n it has brought, both to him and to the state of\n Virginia; although these demonstrations are sincere,\n they are from the \"worse half of humanity,\" to the\n better half, which speaks \"in the vernacular of the\n heart,\" must express its thanks in another way;\n flowers accompanied the letter to show their\n appreciation; puts Hope on the same literary level as\n [Edgar Alan]\n Poeand \n [John Reuben]\n Thompson.","Story once told to him concerning the sculptor \n [Johann\n Christian] Rauch; gratification from Hope's\n understanding of both Homer's literature and his own\n sculptures; he plans to show \"cultivated people\"\n Hope's impressions of his work; his brother is ill;\n his family sends their regards; looking forward to\n his next visit.","Encloses a resolution of the College of William\n and Mary Board of Visitors, concerning \"the matter in\n Oct. 1879\" and was \"offered by \n Gen[eral\n William B.] Taliaferro;\" Taliaferro spoke [to\n Ewell] in kind and grateful terms of [James Barron\n Hope]; his grandfather Benjamin Stoddert, served in\n John Adams' cabinet, and he ha inherited his\n politics; admiration of [James Barron Hope's]\n consistent course.\" 1 page. ALS. Bears postscript\n from B[enjamin] S. Ewell, [Williamsburg, Virginia],\n to [James Barron Hope], n.p. \"the College and\n Williamsburg will be a part of Norfolk, so do all you\n can to restore it.\"","Pleasure upon learning that [James Barron Hope]\n will deliver his \"York Town Centennial here;\" insists\n that he stay at his house; it will delight the\n children, his wife, and himself to reminisce with\n him.","Has just learned of his impending visit to\n Washington, at the invitation of leading Congressmen,\n to read his Yorktown Centennial Poem; his bad health\n may prevent his attendance, but he desires to see\n him; their mutual friend \n Judge [John\n Blair] Hopeis now a Congressman, and will be\n equally happy to see him.","Busy with final examinations, but wants to assure\n him he would never believe that [James Barron Hope]\n would \"accept any questionable position;\" his\n reliance on [James Barron Hope] and Dick Pegram in\n the present, \"shameless time;\" sympathy for his\n 'tempest of wrath' [?]; love to the wife and\n family.","He sent 50 copies of Janey's [Janey Barron Hope]\n story today, which were 20 cents per copy; don't feel\n obligated to get rid of them all; thinks he will be\n pleased with the story; Janey seems bent on a career\n in literature; thanks for \"the trouble you took in my\n own matter;\" love to his family.","Arrived safely at home; how much he enjoyed\n visiting; has read the work sent to him and will send\n it back soon; describes the work as interesting 'in\n spots;' insists that [James Barron Hope] and the\n family visit soon.","The Washington monument is to be dedicated in two\n months; \n [Robert]\n Winthropis scheduled to speak, and \n [Oliver Wendell]\n Holmesis being discussed as the poet of the\n occasion; he wishes to have [James Barron Hope]\n selected, since Virginia was \"the mother of\n Washington;\" if it is acceptable he will submit his\n name to the committee; asks for copies of his poems\n read at Yorktown, Jamestown, and Richmond, if\n available.","Thanks him for the complimentary editorial in \n The Landmark; great\n disappointment at his own illness and consequent\n inability to speak at the dedication of the\n Washington Monument; wish that [James Barron Hope]\n had been assigned an ode for the occasion; his son is\n sending him a confidential copy of the speech prior\n to its delivery in Washington; hopes that it is\n satisfactory; he dare not write any more due to his\n health; regards.","Acknowledgment of both his kind note and\n gratifying editorial concerning his administration of\n the Office of the Postmaster General; owes him a debt\n for his help in guiding public opinion; most deeply\n pleased by the thought that he [James Barron Hope]\n has feelings of friendship towards him.","Request for an evaluation of the local postal\n situation at Newport News, Virginia, and the\n applicants for the vacant postmaster position in that\n city.","Enclosed is a copy of the Norfolk City School\n Board's resolutions concerning the death of James\n Barron Hope; he [R. C. Taylor, Clerk of the School\n Board] also begs to convey his deep feelings of\n admiration and affection for him [James Barron Hope],\n and his sympathy for the family.","Includes list containing resolutions following\n [James Barron Hope's] death, which honor him and also\n mourn his passing. 1 page. Cy of D.","Recently received her \"circular letter\" concerning\n the collection and publication of her father's poems;\n he found an original poem by [James Barron Hope] in\n his deceased wife's belongings, and has enclosed a\n copy of it for her use.","Includes Cy of poem by [James Barron Hope],\n \"Inscribed to Miss Mollie by her distinguished friend\n and fellow citizen Jeemes B. Hope.\" 3 pages.","Enclosed are pamphlet, newspaper clippings, and\n sample page of \"our new pamphlet advertising 'A\n Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves';\" the four-page\n pamphlet will be ready soon; his company will do\n everything in its power to push the sale of this\n book; anything connected with the \n V[irginia]\n M[ilitary] I[nstitute]will receive his special\n attention; kind regards.","Includes NswCl from \n Richmond Times\n Dispatchconcerning \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves, n.d. 1 page.","Includes NwsCl from \n Norfolk Journal, n.d.,\n praising \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves, n.d. 1 page.","Includes sample of \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves. 4 pages. PM","Includes Tcy of Ms from four-page pamphlet on \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves. 1 page. Tcy of Ms.","John W. Goode recently sent him a copy of the\n Conservative Review of March, 1900, which contained\n articles by both Goode and her [Janey Barron Hope]; a\n short time later he read a review of her article in\n the Norfolk Landmark, which expressed his opinion in\n much better terms than he himself could write; he\n [Janey's Uncle] and her aunt are both in good health;\n love to her mother, her husband and the children.","Her father was largely instrumental in \"promoting\n and procuring the monument\" at Yorktown; his address\n read at Yorktown was a great work of prose; would\n very much like to read it again; also asks if she\n know where the address of another Yorktown orator, \n [William G.?]\n Blaine,might be obtained.","The College of William and Mary desires to display\n pictures of distinguished alumni at the Jamestown\n Exposition; requests a photograph or engraving of\n Hope; following the exhibition the pictures shall be\n hung in the library.","Pleased to hear that she can furnish a picture of\n her father; needs a medium-sized picture to go with a\n group of William and Mary literati; other items sent\n will adorn the walls of the Carnegie Library; asks if\n James or Samuel Barron were William and Mary\n students; whether they were or not, their pictures\n can be used by the college; William and Mary has two\n copies of \n Virginia Bay Leaves,\n and will display one at the exhibition; he has quoted\n from it in his new book \n Half Hours in Southern\n Literature; \n Pres[ident Lyon\n G.] Tylerhas her father's picture in his new\n edition of \n The Cradle of the\n Republic, just released.","The College Magazine will publish a poem by one of\n its distinguished literary alumni during each month\n from January to June; will begin with its greatest\n poet, James Barron Hope; would like to publish \"A\n Little Picture\", and also borrow the engraving of his\n portrait.","He has been asked by the State Board of Education\n to prepare a series of pictures telling the history\n of Virginia literature; requests a list of places\n associated with her father; would also like to have a\n list of contemporary Virginians that should be\n included in his list; regrets that he cannot include\n the work of \n Mrs. [J.]\n Westmore Wil[l]cox,due to its subject\n matter.","Pleased to learn that he is giving his talents to\n \"dear 'Old William and Mary';\" gratifying that\n Virginia has not forgotten James Barron Hope;\n suggestions of places relating to her father,\n including the statue at Jamestown and the Lee statue\n in Richmond; brief biography of Hope; mention of her\n father's address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and\n graduating classes of William and Mary on July 4,\n 1858; list of contemporary Virginia writers worthy of\n his investigation.","Bears NwsCl of poem, \n Sunset;taken from\n the \n Norfolk\n Landmark.","Includes sketch of ballerina on reverse side. 1\n page. ASk.","Written in the hand of James Barron Hope.","Second and third pages are almost exact copies\n of first.","Story begins in New York City, from which the\n main character is about to depart.","Pertains to European history.","Primarily on the Declaration of\n Independence.","Possibly a part of the \"Press and Printer's\n Devil.\"","On the subject of Virginia history; compares\n the modern social system favorably with that of\n the eighteenth century","On the subject of American and European\n societies.","Characters include Don Diego, Jon Alonso,\n Conrad, and Rhodolph.","James Barron Hope's first speech ever\n delivered.","Much of the speech relates to morality.","Includes references to the earlier celebration\n of the 250th anniversary of the Jamestown\n Settlement; this was given at the Yorktown\n Centennial celebration.","Mentions the appropriation of public funds.","Last page [?] seems inconclusive; main subjects\n are history and government.","Concerns the commercial history of\n Virginia.","Tribute by unknown woman to his work \n Under The Empire.","Bears ALS from Kensey Johns, Sudley, [Maryland],\n to [James Barron] Hope, Norfolk, [Virginia]; Above\n tribute is by a lady friend of his; he may print it\n in \n The Landmark, or throw\n it away; greetings to the family.","The potato from a historical point of view;\n written in hand of James Barron Hope.","Following the beheading of Charles I this\n proclamation affirmed the loyalty of the authors to\n Charles II; signed [in the original] by Edm: Matthews\n Clc. Cur. [original is probably in Accomack County\n records].","Concerns religious laws in Virginia; written in\n hand of James Barron Hope.","Apparently intended to accompany the poem \n Lioni Di\n Monota;mentions his attendance of, and B. A.\n degree from, the College of William and Mary.","Commodore Decatur was mortally wounded, while\n Commodore Barron was seriously wounded; contains the\n funeral procession for Commodore Decatur.","Accusing Mahone of plotting to control Richmond,\n and spreading lies concerning \n [Bradley]\n Johnson; [relates to near duel, in which James\n Barron Hope was Mahone's second].","Describing James Barron Hope's speech on that\n subject on the previous night in Association Hall,\n [Richmond]; [article is from the Richmond \n State].","Recommendations for the above offices; article\n urging that no alcoholic beverages be consumed around\n election time; article stressing \n [William]\n Mahone'sfaults, which stirs up racist fears\n and seeks to belittle [Mahone].","Address by Danville, [Virginia] merchants and\n businessmen \"to the White Men of Virginia\"; accuses\n Mahone of favoring Negroes over whites; urges that\n conservative Democrats be voted for.","Mayor of Norfolk barred from erecting barricades\n at the polls on election day.","Includes newspaper article, \n Riot In\n Danville;Negroes fought whites; several\n Negroes killed. 1 page. Nwscl.","Discloses the facts of the Hope-Jones duel and of\n some other affairs; blames the duel on Jones'\n second.","James Barron Hope's association with the Norfolk \n Landmarkand the\n Norfolk \n Virginian Pilot.","Detailed the presentation of a gold pencil to\n James Barron Hope by the staff [of the Norfolk \n Landmark].","Narrates the arrival of the U. S. Sloop-of-War, \n Spray,at a port in the\n Caribbean, and the officers' desire to go on\n shore.","Norfolk's first Memorial Day; James Barron Hope\n was the Commander of the Pickett-Buchanan Camp of\n Confederate Veterans.","The James Barron Hope Papers (I), Manuscripts and\n Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. \n James Barron Hope Papers (I), \n \n 1835-1907.993 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 H77Materials include correspondence, manuscript\n poems, editorials, stories, and\n sketches.","Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any\n materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of\n Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the\n copyright, if not Swem Library.","Correspondence and literary works,\n chiefly 1861-1874, of James Barron Hope (1829-1887), who was a\n soldier, author and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and\n Williamsburg, Virginia.","Benjamin Stoddert Ewell,","John Goode,","William Mahone,","Hugh Blair Grigsby,","John Lesslie Hall,","John Blair Hoge,","Annie Beverley Whiting Hope,","James Barron Hope,","Jane Armistead Barron Hope,","Bradley Tyler Johnson,","Jonathan Pembroke Jones,","John Bankhead Magruder,","John Tyler,","William Freeman Vilas,","Robert Charles Winthrop.","Hope, James Barron.","Hope, James Barron, ed.","Simms, Lyman Moody.","Wermuth, Paul Charles.","Ewell,\n Benjamin Stoddert, 1810- 1894.","Goode, John,\n 1829-1909.","Mahone,\n William, 1826-1895.","Grigsby, Hugh\n Blair, 1806- 1881.","Hall, J.\n Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856-","Hoge, John\n Blair, 1825-1896.","Hope, Annie\n Beverley Whiting, 1825-1920.","J. B. H.\n (James Barron Hope), 1829-1887.","Hope, Jane\n Armistead Barron, 1791- 1862.","Johnson,\n Bradley Tyler, 1829-1903.","Jones,\n Jonathan Pembroke.","Magruder,\n John Bankhead, 1807-1871.","Tyler, John,\n 1790- 1862.","Vilas,\n William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908.","Winthrop,\n Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809- 1894.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["James Barron Hope Papers (II), \n \n 1820-1923."],"collection_ssim":["James Barron Hope Papers (II), \n \n 1820-1923."],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 93 H77"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 93 H77"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"creator_ssm":["Benjamin Stoddert Ewell,\n John Goode,\n William Mahone,\n Hugh Blair Grigsby,\n John Lesslie Hall,\n John Blair Hoge,\n Annie Beverley Whiting Hope,\n James Barron Hope,\n Jane Armistead Barron Hope,\n Bradley Tyler Johnson,\n Jonathan Pembroke Jones,\n John Bankhead Magruder,\n John Tyler,\n William Freeman Vilas,\n Robert Charles Winthrop."],"creator_ssim":["Benjamin Stoddert Ewell,\n John Goode,\n William Mahone,\n Hugh Blair Grigsby,\n John Lesslie Hall,\n John Blair Hoge,\n Annie Beverley Whiting Hope,\n James Barron Hope,\n Jane Armistead Barron Hope,\n Bradley Tyler Johnson,\n Jonathan Pembroke Jones,\n John Bankhead Magruder,\n John Tyler,\n William Freeman Vilas,\n Robert Charles Winthrop."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Benjamin Stoddert Ewell,","John Goode,","William Mahone,","Hugh Blair Grigsby,","John Lesslie Hall,","John Blair Hoge,","Annie Beverley Whiting Hope,","James Barron Hope,","Jane Armistead Barron Hope,","Bradley Tyler Johnson,","Jonathan Pembroke Jones,","John Bankhead Magruder,","John Tyler,","William Freeman Vilas,","Robert Charles Winthrop.","Hope, James Barron.","Hope, James Barron, ed.","Simms, Lyman Moody.","Wermuth, Paul Charles.","Ewell,\n Benjamin Stoddert, 1810- 1894.","Goode, John,\n 1829-1909.","Mahone,\n William, 1826-1895.","Grigsby, Hugh\n Blair, 1806- 1881.","Hall, J.\n Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856-","Hoge, John\n Blair, 1825-1896.","Hope, Annie\n Beverley Whiting, 1825-1920.","J. B. H.\n (James Barron Hope), 1829-1887.","Hope, Jane\n Armistead Barron, 1791- 1862.","Johnson,\n Bradley Tyler, 1829-1903.","Jones,\n Jonathan Pembroke.","Magruder,\n John Bankhead, 1807-1871.","Tyler, John,\n 1790- 1862.","Vilas,\n William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908.","Winthrop,\n Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809- 1894."],"creators_ssim":["Benjamin Stoddert Ewell,","John Goode,","William Mahone,","Hugh Blair Grigsby,","John Lesslie Hall,","John Blair Hoge,","Annie Beverley Whiting Hope,","James Barron Hope,","Jane Armistead Barron Hope,","Bradley Tyler Johnson,","Jonathan Pembroke Jones,","John Bankhead Magruder,","John Tyler,","William Freeman Vilas,","Robert Charles Winthrop.","Hope, James Barron.","Hope, James Barron, ed.","Simms, Lyman Moody.","Wermuth, Paul Charles.","Ewell,\n Benjamin Stoddert, 1810- 1894.","Goode, John,\n 1829-1909.","Mahone,\n William, 1826-1895.","Grigsby, Hugh\n Blair, 1806- 1881.","Hall, J.\n Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856-","Hoge, John\n Blair, 1825-1896.","Hope, Annie\n Beverley Whiting, 1825-1920.","J. B. H.\n (James Barron Hope), 1829-1887.","Hope, Jane\n Armistead Barron, 1791- 1862.","Johnson,\n Bradley Tyler, 1829-1903.","Jones,\n Jonathan Pembroke.","Magruder,\n John Bankhead, 1807-1871.","Tyler, John,\n 1790- 1862.","Vilas,\n William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908.","Winthrop,\n Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809- 1894."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift: 195 items, \n 1961."],"access_subjects_ssim":["American\n poetry--19th century.","Dueling-\n -Virginia.","Yorktown\n (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Centennial celebrations,\n etc.","Poets,\n American--19th century-- Correspondence."],"access_subjects_ssm":["American\n poetry--19th century.","Dueling-\n -Virginia.","Yorktown\n (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Centennial celebrations,\n etc.","Poets,\n American--19th century-- Correspondence."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["195 items."],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Restrictions on Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003carrangement\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eOrganization\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis collection is organized into 3 Series. Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/arrangement\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis collection is organized into 3 Series. Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003carrangement\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eArrangement\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/arrangement\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement","Organization","Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Organization\n This collection is organized into 3 Series. Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.","This collection is organized into 3 Series. Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.","Arrangement\n This collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.","This collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date."],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following four bibliographic references are books\n that contain poems and stories written by James Barron Hope\n and located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. See the College of William and Mary, Swem Library's\n online catalogue for other published works.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Collection Of Poems.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003eRichmond: A. Morris, \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1859.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: PS1999 .H4 1859 \n \u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLeon di Monota : And Other\n Poems.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003ePhiladelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1857.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: PS1999 .H4 L3 \n \u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eUnder The Empire; Or, The Story Of\n Madelon.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003eNorfolk: J. B. Hope \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1878.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: PS1999 .H4 U5 \n \u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003eRichmond: West, Johnston \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1895.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: PS1999 .H4 W7\u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibliography\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eNewspapers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron, ed.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Norfolk Landmark.\u003c/title\u003e(Daily\n Newspaper) \n \u003cimprint\u003eNorfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1873-1887.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSwem Library, College of William and Mary. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: AN47 .N67 N492 \n \u003c/bibref\u003e\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"editor\"\u003eHope, James Barron, ed.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Norfolk Virginian.\u003c/title\u003e(Daily\n Newspaper) \n \u003cimprint\u003eNorfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1865-1874.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSwem Library, College of William and Mary. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: AN47 .N67 N678\u003c/bibref\u003e\n \u003c/bibliography\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron, ed.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Norfolk Landmark.\u003c/title\u003e(Daily\n Newspaper) \n \u003cimprint\u003eNorfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1873-1887.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSwem Library, College of William and Mary. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: AN47 .N67 N492 \n \u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"editor\"\u003eHope, James Barron, ed.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Norfolk Virginian.\u003c/title\u003e(Daily\n Newspaper) \n \u003cimprint\u003eNorfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1865-1874.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSwem Library, College of William and Mary. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: AN47 .N67 N678\u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibliography\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eArticles\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade\u003c/title\u003e, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eSimms, Lyman Moody.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eJames Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.\u003c/title\u003eIn \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003e\u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eVol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eWermuth, Paul Charles.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eAn Ode to\n Reconciliation.\u003c/title\u003eIn \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003e\u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eVol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e\n \u003c/bibliography\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade\u003c/title\u003e, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eSimms, Lyman Moody.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eJames Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.\u003c/title\u003eIn \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003e\u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eVol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eWermuth, Paul Charles.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eAn Ode to\n Reconciliation.\u003c/title\u003eIn \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003e\u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eVol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e\n "],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography","Newspapers","Articles"],"bibliography_tesim":["The following four bibliographic references are books\n that contain poems and stories written by James Barron Hope\n and located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. See the College of William and Mary, Swem Library's\n online catalogue for other published works.","Hope, James Barron.A Collection Of Poems.Richmond: A. Morris, \n 1859.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 1859","Hope, James Barron.Leon di Monota : And Other\n Poems.Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026 Co., \n 1857.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 L3","Hope, James Barron.Under The Empire; Or, The Story Of\n Madelon.Norfolk: J. B. Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1878.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 U5","Hope, James Barron.A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves.Richmond: West, Johnston \u0026 Co., \n 1895.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 W7","Newspapers\n The following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.\n Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Landmark.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1873-1887.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N492 \n \n Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Virginian.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026 Co., \n 1865-1874.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N678","The following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.","Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Landmark.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1873-1887.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N492","Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Virginian.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026 Co., \n 1865-1874.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N678","Articles\n The following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n Virginia Cavalcade, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8\n Simms, Lyman Moody.James Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29\n Wermuth, Paul Charles.An Ode to\n Reconciliation.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17.","The following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n Virginia Cavalcade, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8","Simms, Lyman Moody.James Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29","Wermuth, Paul Charles.An Ode to\n Reconciliation.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk,\n Virginia. He was the grandson of Commodore James Barron\n (1769-1851) and son of Wilton Hope and Jane Armistead (Barron)\n Hope (1791-1862). James Barron Hope graduated from the College\n of William and Mary. He practiced law and was the\n commonwealth's attorney for Norfolk. He married Annie Beverley\n Whiting (1825-1920) in 1857. The couple had two daughters,\n Jane (\"Janey\" or \"Jennie\") Barron Hope (b. 1859?) and Ann\n (\"Nanny\") Hope. James Barron Hope is known primarily for his\n poetry, serving as the official poet of the 250th anniversary\n of the Jamestown settlement. He published several volumes of\n writings and also edited newspapers. Hope died in 1887.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk,\n Virginia. He was the grandson of Commodore James Barron\n (1769-1851) and son of Wilton Hope and Jane Armistead (Barron)\n Hope (1791-1862). James Barron Hope graduated from the College\n of William and Mary. He practiced law and was the\n commonwealth's attorney for Norfolk. He married Annie Beverley\n Whiting (1825-1920) in 1857. The couple had two daughters,\n Jane (\"Janey\" or \"Jennie\") Barron Hope (b. 1859?) and Ann\n (\"Nanny\") Hope. James Barron Hope is known primarily for his\n poetry, serving as the official poet of the 250th anniversary\n of the Jamestown settlement. He published several volumes of\n writings and also edited newspapers. Hope died in 1887."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Barron Hope Papers (II), Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["James Barron Hope Papers (II), Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are two collections within the Manuscripts and\n Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the\n Samuel Barron Papers and the James Barron Papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003carchref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Samuel Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include papers and correspondence of three\n generations of Samuel Barrons, all of whom were involved in\n naval affairs. \n\n \u003cunittitle\u003eSamuel Barron Papers, \n \u003cunitdate type=\"inclusive\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e\n 1793-1942.\u003c/unitdate\u003e\u003c/unittitle\u003e\u003cphysdesc\u003e538 items.\u003c/physdesc\u003e\u003cunitid\u003eCollection number: Mss. 65 B29\u003c/unitid\u003e\u003c/archref\u003e\n \u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003carchref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe James Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include correspondence and papers of Commodore James\n Barron relating to his career in the United States Navy,\n and especially relating to the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in\n 1807 and to his duel with Stephen Decatur. \n\n \u003cunittitle\u003eJames Barron Papers, \n \u003cunitdate type=\"inclusive\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e\n 1776-1899.\u003c/unitdate\u003e\u003c/unittitle\u003e\u003cphysdesc\u003e2,759 items.\u003c/physdesc\u003e\u003cunitid\u003eCollection number: Mss. 65 B27\u003c/unitid\u003e\u003c/archref\u003e\n \u003c/p\u003e\n "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["There are two collections within the Manuscripts and\n Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the\n Samuel Barron Papers and the James Barron Papers.","The Samuel Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include papers and correspondence of three\n generations of Samuel Barrons, all of whom were involved in\n naval affairs. \n\n Samuel Barron Papers, \n \n 1793-1942.538 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B29","The James Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include correspondence and papers of Commodore James\n Barron relating to his career in the United States Navy,\n and especially relating to the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in\n 1807 and to his duel with Stephen Decatur. \n\n James Barron Papers, \n \n 1776-1899.2,759 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B27"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and literary works, chiefly 1861-1874, of\n James Barron Hope (1829-1887), soldier, author (poet, orator,\n and novelist), and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and\n Williamsburg, Virginia. The papers deal mainly with his 1849\n duel with Jonathan Pembroke Jones; his West Indies naval\n cruise (1851-1852); his Confederate military service\n (1861-1865); and the aborted 1874 William Mahone-Bradley\n Johnson duel, in which Hope was Mahone's second.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence with his family is with his\n wife Annie Beverley (Whiting) Hope, and his mother, Jane\n Armistead (Barron) Hope. Prominent correspondents include\n Benjamin S. Ewell, John Goode, Hugh Blair Grigsby, John\n Lesslie Hall, John Blair Hodge, General Bradley T. Johnson,\n General John B. Magruder, President John Tyler, William F.\n Vilas, and Robert C. Winthrop. The collection also contains\n numerous newspaper clippings.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBill is enclosed for the school quarter which\n Barron's grandson [James Barron Hope] began but did\n not finish before returning to Virginia; regrets that\n he could not keep [James Barron Hope] to teach him\n more.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDon't be astonished by this correspondence; is\n writing due to the \"underground\" insult [James Barron\n Hope] made against his brother almost a year ago;\n asks where he may be found during the next month so\n that he may be at his \"brother's right hand in this\";\n peace is desirable between men of sense, and this may\n be the end result if [James Barron Hope] resolves it\n correctly; hopes that James Barron Hope will properly\n understand and answer this letter.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eReceived his communication while at \n \u003cabbr expan=\"William and Mary\"\u003eW[illia]m and\n Mary\u003c/abbr\u003e; calls his attention to an expression\n implying that a charge by him [James Barron Hope]\n about his [J. Pembroke Jones] brother was false; asks\n that the meaning of this charge be explained, if it\n was meant to be offensive.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDoes not think he can clarify the passage in\n question from his previous letter; the spirit in\n which it was written may be judged from the \"general\n tenor\" of the letter; Mr. Jones[?] will leave Hampton\n on Saturday, to be absent about one week.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis [J. Pembroke Jones] reply to his [James Barron\n Hope's] last letter \"was neither intelligible, or\n satisfactory;\" asks again for an explanation;\n requests copies of their previous correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003e[J. Pembroke Jones] reply implies that he is\n untruthful; his [James Barron Hope's] prior tone and\n manner were courteous, and not unfeeling as he [J.\n Pembroke Jones] implied; his friend \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Tom Jones\"\u003e[Tom] Jones\u003c/abbr\u003eis fully\n authorized to set up the preliminaries of the meeting\n that he [James Barron Hope] now demands.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIn response to his last note, he [J. Pembroke\n Jones] agrees to [James Barron Hope's] proposition;\n His friend \n \u003cabbr expan=\"J. Limkins Jones\"\u003eJ. L[imkins]\n Jones\u003c/abbr\u003ewill arrange all the preliminaries for\n the meeting.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIn the absence of his friend he proposes to meet \n \u003cabbr expan=\"James Barron Hope\"\u003e[James Barron]\n Hope\u003c/abbr\u003eon Thursday morning, if possible; in order\n to avoid problems from the civil authorities, he\n requests that he [Thomas R. Jones] meet his friend\n [J. Limkins Jones] tomorrow to make further\n arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eTenders an apology for his note of this morning,\n which was offensive in tone; the note was written\n under excitement, as he feared arrest; his [J.\n Pembroke Jones] reasons for postponing their meeting\n are sufficient; suggests that they meet at the\n earliest time possible; warns of possible\n interference.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eOpening part of correspondence written by [J.\n Pembroke Jones]; he has temporarily left town;\n suspecting [James Barron Hope] of acting\n dishonestly.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe difficulty which prevented the earlier meeting\n of their friends has been removed; is now ready to\n confer and make necessary arrangements for a\n meeting.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncluding ALS from \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Thomas S. Jones\"\u003eT[homas] S.\n J[ones],\u003c/abbr\u003e[Old Point, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope], [Hampton, Virginia?]; he received the\n enclosed note and hastened to have it read by [James\n Barron Hope]; suggests that a reply be sent under\n envelope to him. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDid not mean to question his [James Barron Hope]\n veracity; he had no intentions of taunting [James\n Barron Hope], but was instead referring to his own\n behavior, when they talked in Williamsburg; however,\n if his feeling that his brother is in the right is\n taken as offensive enough for the challenge to stand,\n he accedes to it; his friend \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Mr. J. Limkins Jones\"\u003eMr. J. [Limkins]\n Jones\u003c/abbr\u003ewill arrange things; wishes that he would\n have received his [James Barron Hope] note before\n their conversation; hopes that the misunderstanding\n is removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes AN by [James Barron Hope], sketching a\n reply to [J. Pembroke Jones]; conveys understanding\n for his stance. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eTerms to be observed during the [Hope-Jones]\n duel.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEncloses cheque for $50; considers Papa's [James\n Barron] health to be excellent.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis ship's neat and warlike appearance;\n Port-au-Prince, and \"the peculiarities of these Negro\n Legislators, \u0026amp; their country\"; encounters a\n funeral; dismisses the \"free and easy, devil-may-care\n habits of these places\"; wants her to write him at\n his next destination, Pensacola, [Flordia]; a\n dispatch just arrived informing the crew that \"the\n Commodore [?]\" is in a nearby town; details his\n efforts to become a good and moral man.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEnjoyable companionship with Papa [James Barron]\n the previous Saturday he went with \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Samuel Barron\"\u003eUncle Sam[uel\n Barron]\u003c/abbr\u003eon board the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003ePennsylvania\u003c/title\u003e; his\n enjoyment of the band which played and some pleasant\n new acquaintances; attended church with Uncle Samuel\n but was disappointed by the theatrical minister;\n claims to have \" \n \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003efattened\n very\u003c/emph\u003eperceptably;\" relays the love of family\n members; requests that she send word to Annie Whiting\n that he will write her by Monday's mail.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe ship's dangerous voyage; the extremely tall\n Andes mountains; in such beautiful scenery, where\n God's majesty is so apparent, it is hard to believe\n that the inhabitants could be \"less than Christians;\"\n given a tour of a town by an American resident; their\n party surprises Spanish girls while bathing; will\n visit Caracas next; affection for her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis visit to and first view of Caracas; marvels at\n the beauty of Caracas, with its red roofs and pale\n green river; encountered the \"wretched\" looking\n Venezuelan army soldiers; put in a very dirty hotel\n room, which he had cleaned; accompanied an American\n gentleman late at night to see the sights; toured the\n capitol building, but wasn't impressed; expressions\n of love.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis good health; gets along well with the\n Flag-officer, who is a charitable man; he [James\n Barron Hope] writes many dispatches; attended church\n yesterday; sends his love.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Navy Yard,\n [Norfolk, Virginia?], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Asks if she received her\n brandy and small notes; take care of herself and the\n children; write soon.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJoy at being in a place where mail can be easily\n received; worries about not hearing form his mother\n recently; his uncle is away on a hunting exhibition;\n walked by the Commodore, who surprisingly recognized\n him and invited him to dinner; attended church;\n enjoyed meeting several \"pretty and agreeable girls\"\n that night; asks her to write, and have his friends\n send him newspapers \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003e(The Hampton\n Enterprise).\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eConcern over his letters not arriving; received a\n fine letter from \"Grand Ma\"; numerous expressions of\n affection and devotion; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Pendergrast\"\u003eUncle\n Pender[grast]\u003c/abbr\u003ereturned from his hunting trip\n and gave him a cordial greeting; he spends many\n evenings with him and the Commodore; he is growing\n \"uncomfortably fat,\" and his ship mates and lady\n friends say his is becoming quite handsome.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eExplanation of the whereabouts of a missing\n letter; description of the extremely cold weather;\n the beauty of the ship when ice-covered; concern for\n her health during the cold weather in Virginia;\n uncertain of when his ship will depart.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWishes her a happy New Year with love; many thanks\n for her love and wisdom; promises to write often\n during his voyage to the Mediterranean, and wants\n many letters in return.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis voyage to the Mediterranean has begun with\n beautiful weather, especially for January; assures\n her of the ship's safety; his cruise will visit the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"West Indies Islands\"\u003eW[est] I[ndies]\n Isl[an]ds\u003c/abbr\u003e; he will not forget her or her\n precepts.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis ship's departure briefly delayed; received\n letters from both his mother and their friend Miss\n Lizzie [?]; feelings of love for her; he is in \" \n \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eexcellent\u003c/emph\u003e health;\" he\n met Peter Massenburg, who works in the yard.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis ship has received orders to depart tomorrow;\n tells her to look for his ship ten days after\n receiving this letter.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eShe [Miss Applewhart] is much missed while away\n visiting relatives; James' return on the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCyane\u003c/title\u003eand what a\n blessing it is; the imminent court-martial of the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCyane\u003c/title\u003e's Captain Pain;\n her great affection for her friend; thanks God for\n James' safe return.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWorries about lack of mail, but cannot leave to\n investigate, as he has to testify in a court case;\n will visit in a few days; has not visited Norfolk in\n some time, due to her departure from it and the small\n number of friends there; has been on board for a\n large portion of the time; his health is fine.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eParaphrases a famous conversation illustrating the\n inability of an author to self-criticize; thanks her\n for her candid comments, which improve his works.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis first note to her blew into the sea; pleasant\n voyage across the bay; found his friend Dr. Bob, who\n treated him kindly; dined today at Mr. Fisher's\n house, which is close to the ocean, and is within\n \"pistol shot\" of a burial place of the Gingaskin\n Indian tribe; asks her in jest to make a huge bag so\n he can tote her around with him; terms of\n endearment.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncluding ALS from James [Barron Hope], Eastville,\n Virginia, to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.; visited\n [Chiru's?] grave, and reminds himself to subjugate\n the uncharitable feelings which sometimes rise up in\n his heart; will recite his poem at 11 o'clock\n tomorrow. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not having corresponded in so long; his\n utter happiness since his marriage on June 10, 1857;\n how well-received his sketches, essays, and\n criticisms to the newspaper have been; example of how\n one lady compared him to Edgar Allan Poe; wants frank\n criticism of his works from her; his family's\n sympathy for her family's recent distress; Manna\n [Jane A. (Barron) Hope] and Annie [B. (Whiting) Hope]\n send their love.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis friends have been pressuring him to publish\n his \"views on the present great crisis;\" he is\n sending them to Richmond without sending them to him\n [James Barron Hope] first, due to a lack of time;\n they should be printed in Richmond's Wednesday\n papers; hopes that they meet his approval; asks for\n his criticism of them.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eResponse to his inquiry concerning Virginia state\n stocks; quote of stock amount needed to realize\n $1000; as the stock is in his mother's name [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope], he would need the power of attorney\n from her to execute a transaction; encloses a power\n of attorney form.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eFrom Fay Jones' desk in the Tannery Bank; mentions\n purchases made for family. General Johnston is in\n Richmond \"at last.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHopes that letter will be delivered, despite the\n \"dreadful state...throughout our once united and\n happy land.\"; glad to receive Janes's last letter,\n with its postscript from James; visited \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Captain\"\u003eC[a]pt[ain]\u003c/abbr\u003eand \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Mrs. David G. Farragut\"\u003eMrs. [David G.]\n Farragut\u003c/abbr\u003ein Hastings, [New York]; Frank [Mary's\n son?] is on duty at the Charleston, [South Carolina]\n Navy Yard, and wants to marry Sallie [?], but \"this\n surely is no time for adding to one's loved [ones]\n and responsibilities.\"; her love to family and\n friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSafe arrival in Richmond; has thought over their\n affairs; has been informed tht the \"outrages at\n Hampton have been much exaggerated - Segar is hand\n and glove with the invaders;\" [Jefferson] \"Davis'\n arrival has opperated like a spell;\" 50,000 men\n reported to be ordered from the South, it is hoped\n that the country will be cleared before long; he\n shall be careful; love to his family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Richmond,\n [Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.,\n stressing his good health. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWill write her a long letter tomorrow; Clay [?] is\n very well, and in \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Williamsburg, Virginia\"\u003eW[illiam]sburg,\n [Virginia]\u003c/abbr\u003e; asks if his mother has changed her\n draft [?].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDined and talked with his friend Thompson [?];\n borrowed two volumes of Clarissa Harlowe from the\n state library; assures her that he is comfortable;\n don't worry about the news; Lee's army is daily\n gaining strength; resolution of building a new home;\n asks for an 8 page letter; does she like the book he\n sent?; how very much he loves her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eTheir wedding anniversary; profuse praise for her\n role as his wife; saw several of their friends; since\n she, his mother, and their children are well, he is\n content; promises to take care of himself, since in\n doing so he is also taking care of her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p. Will\n write tonight; she and Annie must comfort one\n another.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James B[arron] Hope, [Richmond,\n Virginia], to Jane [A. Barron Hope], n.p. He loves\n and prays for her to be good; will send her carriage\n this week. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHer letter's tone of Christian fortitude lifted\n him; he will see her again here on earth; plans to\n rebuild their home and replace household goods; keep\n a strong faith; anxious to hear of Jane's health;\n don't listen to rumors; will be going to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Williamsburg\"\u003eW[illia]msburg\u003c/abbr\u003enext;\n refutes friend's suggestion that [Williamsburg]\n should be evacuated; in reply to her request for a\n lock of hair, he thinks he has already given her one;\n compliments on being a wonderful wife; trust God.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Jane A. (Barron) Hope\"\u003eJane [A. (Barron)\n Hope],\u003c/abbr\u003e[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Words of\n encouragement; hopes to tell grandchildren stories of\n the war of southern independence.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Jane Barron Hope\"\u003eJane [Barron\n Hope],\u003c/abbr\u003e[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Will send\n her carriage; be a good girl. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Annie B. (Whiting) Hope\"\u003eAnnie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],\u003c/abbr\u003e[Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Lock of hair and brief note. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eReceived a long letter from Virginia [sister of\n both], which she knows will please Jane; yesterday\n the graduating class of the academy presented her\n [Mary Blake] with a \"handsome sword;\" her spirits\n have lifted somewhat; warns not to expect her to\n visit until she investigates the matter further;\n wants James to write and have Annie write a\n postscript; gives her love to the servants and\n family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHow much she and the children miss him; her new\n friends in Warrenton are quite pleasant; she worries\n about the military defense of the South, since it has\n \"so many accessable points\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncluding ALS, 18 June 1861 from Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope], Warrenton, North Carolina, to James\n [Barron Hope], n.p. Worry over no word from James;\n please get a prescription for the baby if possible;\n asks when he can visit; wants to know his living\n arrangements; how busy the children keep her; counts\n their many blessings when compared to others. 2\n pages.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis great affection for her; his quarters and\n clothes are agreeable; why the North will go\n bankrupt, and why the South will endure; almost\n 10,000 men [Confederates] in Williamsburg; the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"1st North Carolina Regiment\"\u003e1st North\n Carolina Reg[imen]t\u003c/abbr\u003eunder \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Daniel Harvey Hill\"\u003eGen[era]l\n [Daniel Harvey] Hill\u003c/abbr\u003eis remarkable for its\n \"orderly behavior in camp and its gallantry under\n fire;\" Hill is \"a good soldier, an earnest Christian,\n and respected by all who know him for his piety;\" he\n has not mentioned their \"Foreign Relatives.\" 4 pages.\n ALS.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Contains a copy\n of a hymn he found; terms of affection; superiority\n of Southern troops in recent combat; report [mentions\n Lincoln] of only 29 men enlisting as of late in New\n York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes NwsCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Poem, \"Beyond.\"\n 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAsks three questions he had forgotten in his last\n letter: if an acquaintance of his as he [James Barron\n Hope] had asked; how they have \"arranged about the\n drought;\" and if she would like for him to have her\n big wardrobe chest sent to her; the feeling at\n headquarters is that the war will be short, and he\n prays for it to be so.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncluding ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. His joy at her good spirits, and his own\n good health. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHow she may form her character while in her\n current position, staying with his mother and wife;\n be economical, avoid indolence, learn an occupation,\n and above all else, avoid frivolous, fashionable\n people; his mother is an example of the\n aforementioned qualities; her [Rosa's] father is in\n good health.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eReceived letter from \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Samuel Barron\"\u003eUncle Sam[uel\n Barron],\u003c/abbr\u003ewhich requires his presence in\n Richmond; appears to have gained an appointment to a\n \"safe\" job as \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Commodore French Forrest\"\u003eCommodore\n [French] For[r]est's\u003c/abbr\u003esecretary; delay sending\n letters until further notice; love for her and faith\n in God.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to [Jane\n A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. This\n letter is also to her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Jane Barron Hope and Anne Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina?]. Will send the carriage; loves them; P.S.\n instructs children to remind their mother [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope] to date and number her letters. 1\n page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMet Mr. White, who married a relative of his, \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Sarah Eskridge\"\u003eSarah\n [Eskridge?]\u003c/abbr\u003e; sat in the chair of his \n \u003cabbr expan=\"grand-father George Hope\"\u003egrand-father\n [George] Hope\u003c/abbr\u003e; faith in God; don't get\n depressed; wants to know about the children.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to his friend and esteemed neighbor,\n [James Barron Hope], who requested the introduction;\n describes him [James Barron Hope] as intellectual,\n honorable, brave, trustworthy, etc.; [James Barron\n Hope]'s leading object is to be the historian of the\n war; to write a true narrative, he would like to see\n passing events with his own eye; wishes him [John B.\n Magruder] additional glories.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eCharmed by her last letter, which described their\n daughter [Janie] chasing fireflies; his job is going\n well; keep saving money just in case anything\n happens; he has been visiting some friends, who have\n treated him with every kindness.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHas news from Virginia [sister of both], who has\n married in Hamburg [Germany on 21 June 1861?], and\n began her honeymoon tour of Europe; feels that \"poor\n Papa [Commodore James Barron] would look back with\n pleasure at their interest in visiting a place\n fraught with kindly remembrances of the attentions\n paid him in those dark days of his unjust\n suspension;\" Virginia has complained of wanting\n frequent letters from Jane and \n \u003cabbr expan=\"James Barron Hope\"\u003eJames [Barron\n Hope]\u003c/abbr\u003e; is unsure whether she will be able to\n vacation; she [Mary Blake] is impatient for a letter\n from James, who is now the master of a ship, and\n delighted with the position's advantages.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEncloses the wonderful doll he had promised her;\n wants her to teach her little sister to say her\n prayers, spell, and count; tell Mrs. Lacy that he\n believes \"under Lincoln's Proclamation, the package\n for Mr. Drew is contraband...\" and he shall\n confiscate it; he will eat [th]em [?] with a \"lively\n remembrance of her;\" be very good.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Please read Jane's letter to her; news from\n headquarters that the enemy was \"driven back \n \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003ethree\u003c/emph\u003etimes with great\n slaughter\" [at 1st Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; this\n compensates and more for the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"North West disaster\"\u003eN[orth] W[est]\n disaster\u003c/abbr\u003e[Battle of Rich Mountain, 11 July\n 1861]. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHer last letter told him that \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Nannie\"\u003e[Nan]nie\u003c/abbr\u003ehas been sick\n again; ask the doctor if she should have a change of\n air; if so, take her and Missee Sarah [servant?] to\n Jones' Springs for a month; his uncle and his family\n are in \n \u003cabbr expan=\"W[illia]msburg\"\u003e\n W[illia]msburg,\u003c/abbr\u003eand her father has decided to\n leave; her friends are not in danger; if her parents\n want to leave and need assistance, he will help them\n in every way that he can; very excited, as he just\n received news of a glorious Confederate victory [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; his \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Samuel Barron\"\u003eUncle Sam[uel\n Barron]\u003c/abbr\u003eis being sent to North Carolina to take\n charge of coast defenses; keep praying.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Portsmouth, Virginia], to [Jane B. (Barron) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Assures her that \" \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Lee\"\u003eGen[era]l Lee\u003c/abbr\u003ethinks\n Norfolk perfectly safe.\" [Note on envelope: \"The \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eYorktown\u003c/title\u003eis off \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Craney Island\"\u003eCraney Is[lan]d\u003c/abbr\u003e! !\n ! So I hear.\" 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWrote mother yesterday, but was dissatisfied by\n its brevity; attended church twice; the second\n service was a Catholic Mass in honor of the victory\n at Manassas; description of the sanctuary;\n \"Republican simplicity\", or diversity of class in the\n congregation; enjoyment of the music; just received\n her letter; wants to know if Janey is getting better;\n visited \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Captain Clarke\"\u003eCapt[ain]\n Clark[e?]\u003c/abbr\u003ealong with Mr. Anderson; on 29 July\n visited several friends with \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Aunt Mary\"\u003eAunt M[ary,\u003c/abbr\u003ehis\n mother's sister], but no one is as pretty or\n wonderful as she; her image is impressed upon his\n soul; he has thought of studying Divinity, and it is\n not out of the question; his love for the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHow he treasures her letters; is he correct in\n thinking that Baby Jane's health is slowly\n improving?; his uncle's [Samuel Barron] position is\n delicate, since he has not yet been ordered to hoist\n his flag, and until then he cannot take a secretary;\n made an offer to her brother to take Mrs. Whiting\n [Annie's mother?] and place her in Warrenton with\n Annie and James' mother; included Annie's father in\n the invitation, but expects that they will go to\n Gloucester; do not worry about her family members\n close to the Yankees, since the recent disaster [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861] has really shaken them.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThankful that Annie has gotten better; he has sent\n a box to her, and another one is at Warrenton Depot;\n will start writing to her on Mondays and Fridays;\n love to the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina?]. Regrets she is ill; recommends\n placing a box of hot sand on her face; expresses love\n and gratitude. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears postscript from James [Barron Hope],\n [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Enclosed certificate of\n deposit for $25; stress to economize.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eReceived her note; surprised by her offer to send\n him money, since he sent her $25 in his last\n letter.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS, 19 August 1861, from James [Barron\n Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Requests that\n she make a cape with a red flannel cross on the\n outside, to send to the Confederate troops for the\n coming winter; great enthusiasm and encouragement for\n the idea; attended church in Norfolk on Sunday, and\n dined with the Camps; has been told that her aunt and\n uncle are well.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIs not in need of her generous offer of money;\n \"much provoked\" that she has not yet received his\n package; joy after learning that Baby Jane's health\n has improved; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Samuel Barron\"\u003eUncle Sam[uel\n Barron]\u003c/abbr\u003eis in Norfolk and sends his love; asks\n her to make a large coat to send to a Confederate\n soldier.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAppreciated both Janey's note and the bank draft\n very much; thinks that she should stay in Warrenton\n for the winter; both the cost and the possibility of\n further conflict dictate it; misses them very much,\n but is holding up well; the low cost of living in\n Warrenton will help in rebuilding their house later;\n twice mentions possibility of \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Union General John Ellis Wool\"\u003e[Union]\n Gen[era]l [John Ellis] Wool\u003c/abbr\u003eattacking, with his\n close to 30,000 men; the winter will soon drift by;\n he will bring home wonderful items to put in the\n children's stockings; tell him if \"our mother\" needs\n anything; he has a good wardrobe for the winter;\n enjoys and is doing well in his job working for the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Commodore, French Forrest\"\u003eCommo[dore,\n French Forrest]\u003c/abbr\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eInvested their money in two $500 and one $100\n Confederate bonds; he will explain why when he writes\n his mother; is urging Clay's[?] claims at the [Navy?]\n Department vigorously; inquires how Rosa [a Hope\n relative staying with Annie and his mother] is\n getting along; a force is leaving for the coast of\n North Carolina, and in his despair of not being able\n to go, he cries, then writes \"how strange an animal\n is man!\"; love to the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears postscript from James [Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Saw the pretty wives of some departing\n officers, and these women didn't cry; he can't\n understand it.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears postscript from [James Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Rec[eive]d letter from \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Honorable Robert Tyler\"\u003eHon[orable]\n Robert Tyler\u003c/abbr\u003eassuring him of his services in\n Clay's behalf; \"he writes very warmly.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe Confederate Loan has been made in Hope's name,\n for the sum of $1,100; the bonds have not yet been\n printed; and until they are he [James Barron Hope]\n has the option of taking coupon bonds instead of\n registered bonds; the bonds carry interest from this\n day.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eGrieves that the newspaper report he sent her was\n erroneous; Uncle Sam has been captured in North\n Carolina, but not of his own fault; he [Uncle Sam]\n will be treated with respect due his rank; thank God\n that James did not take the position as his\n secretary, which he considered.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Annie B. (Whiting) Hope\"\u003eAnnie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],\u003c/abbr\u003en.p., asking if Rosa [a Hope\n relative of James Barron Hope] is annoying her; glad\n that she liked the dress; thank you for the letter,\n which was well-timed.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not answering her letters; glad\n that she likes her dress; take good care of it,\n because if the war is protracted she may be without\n another gown so fine for quite some time; love for\n his children; glad that his letters please her;\n counts their many blessings \"since the beginning of\n these troubles;\" agrees that Hampton's destruction by\n fire was sad, but he would have done it himself\n rather than allowing its use as winter quarters for\n the enemy; \"Drunk or sober...Magruder did well and\n wisely;\" claims that the Yankees planned to burn it;\n Magruder had told him previously of this possibility;\n still believes \n \u003cabbr expan=\"CSA General John B. Magruder\"\u003e[CSA\n General John B.] Magruder\u003c/abbr\u003eto be a great and\n moral commander; \"the Yankees seem to think that the\n \"road to 'Richmond' is up the Peninsula...;\" predicts\n that if a fight occurs Magruder will follow the\n Yankees into Newport News; Clay's [?] appointment\n seems secure, through both himself and \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Mr. Robert Tyler\"\u003eMr. Rob[ert]\n Tyler\u003c/abbr\u003e; he worshipped at the Catholic church\n again; will write again tomorrow; kiss everyone for\n him.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJust received her letter; plans to make Jennie a\n carriage; asks what kind of shoes she wants;\n gratitude to Dr. Howard for his care of Jennie; Clay\n has been appointed Q[uarte]r Master and Captain in\n the Confederate army; opinion that \n \u003cabbr expan=\"CSA general Earl Van Dorn\"\u003e[CSA general\n Earl] Van Dorn\u003c/abbr\u003eand his Texan troops can defend\n Texas well against invasion; has no more doubt of the\n Confederacy's success than he does in the Christian\n religion.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS, 7 [September 1861] from James\n [Barron Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina];\n Explanation of difference between registered and\n coupon bonds; why he views coupon bonds as superior;\n the great kindness of his aunt, \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Mrs. Samuel Barron\"\u003eMrs. [Samuel]\n Barron\u003c/abbr\u003e; concern for his mother's health; do\n not despond, but instead trust in God; delight in\n learning that Baby Jane climbed the steps; has\n written a poem on the Battle of Bethel, and plans to\n write \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Magruder\"\u003eGen[era]l\n Magruder\u003c/abbr\u003eabout it; kiss his mother and the\n girls for him. 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Ms from [James Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina]. Diagram of belt for hiding\n valuables; instructions for burning the note after\n mastering its concept.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRelieved that she is now well; will send her box\n on the 13th; is saving a good amount of money; Mr.\n Chisman is a quarter master and will be stationed at\n Jamestown, [Virginia]; Mr. Chisman [?] has the same\n position; love to the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAttended church in Norfolk; attended the Catholic\n evening service with \n \u003cabbr expan=\"George Camp\"\u003e[George] Camp\u003c/abbr\u003e;\n visited some friends; her mother's brave resolution\n in looking her position in the face [her mother is\n terminally ill?]; puzzlement over Clay's not writing;\n assurance that he will help her mother in every\n possible way; mentions that previous and forthcoming\n confederate troop additions, and predicts that \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Union General John Ellis Wool\"\u003e[Union\n General John Ellis] Wool\u003c/abbr\u003ewill \"have his\n obituary written before he sees Norfolk, unless per\n chance he may go up in a balloon for that purpose;\"\n waiting makes his Confederate force stronger;\n stresses that if Norfolk is attacked; she must resign\n her will and let him do his duty like a Christian\n gentleman; reminds her that death is only a temporary\n absence from those who believe Christ and his\n resurrection; kiss Mother and the \"little chicks\" for\n him.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSurprise at how quickly time passes, especially in\n regards to the growth of young people; invitation to\n visit Warrenton, which she and \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Annie B. (Whiting) Hope\"\u003eAnnie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope]\u003c/abbr\u003eappreciate for its inhabitants;\n is pleased to hear that her [Imogene Barron] brother\n Samuel has returned from California; mentions her two\n grandchildren; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"James B. Hope\"\u003eJames [B.\n Hope]\u003c/abbr\u003ewill send Jane anything that Imogene\n gives him, and that he will help her in any way\n possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHer strongest wishes for blessings and happiness\n for him; relays Jane Barron's message that she wants\n to see him soon; story about young Janie and her\n friend Annie Mallory; her opinion of the 'political\n horizon' as being one of \"gloomy portent...But God\n can save us, I know...\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHer best wishes for him; thankfulness for both his\n recent letter, with a picture of her, and for being\n such a wonderful son.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes AL [torn] from [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina], to [James Barron Hope],\n n.p. Her sympathy for their family and friends near\n their old home, since their old church now lies in\n ruins, and their friends are scattered. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWorries about her health; thanks her for both her\n recent letter and her care since his youth; the\n Commodore returned today, and they talked for several\n hours; he will write a letter to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Aunt Virginia\"\u003eAunt\n V[irginia]\u003c/abbr\u003etomorrow, or try; his writing for\n the newspaper is \"really an amusement;\" don't worry\n about this extra work, as it is very easy.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Howard thinks that his mother [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope] is very sick; tells him to come\n immediately.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHas only received one of her letters recently; he\n has written her profusely in the vain attempt of\n assuring her of his \"unutterable devotion;\" is\n currently Judge Advocate in court [officer of\n proceedings in a court-martial]; thankful to God for\n his mercies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eInstructions on sending Confederate coupon bonds\n to him; wants her to always have at least $6,000;\n assuages her loneliness by giving the example of \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Lee\"\u003eGen[era]l Lee,\u003c/abbr\u003eor the\n poor privates, who never get to visit their families;\n sent her \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Edward Bulwer Lytton\"\u003e[Edward] Bulwer\n [Lytton]'s\u003c/abbr\u003elatest novel; thank Mrs. A [?] for\n keeping Annie and the children under her roof; wants\n long letters; love for her and the children.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eStill working in court; he is in good health; hope\n for postwar happiness; assurance that the Federal\n gunboats will never get to Richmond; supposed\n dispiritedness of the Union troops; report of \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Union General Silas Casey\"\u003e[Union]\n General [Silas] Casey\u003c/abbr\u003ebeing killed [false];\n feels that the major battle of Richmond is imminent;\n please write letters with more details of the\n children; his love for her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDistress that she is still sick; scolds her for\n not attending the doctor's appointment he had\n arranged; he is coming home within the next two\n weeks; can only stay for a short time; asks for the\n names of items which she and the children want;\n assurance that \"McClellan and the North have\n rec[eive]d a blow from which they will not soon\n recover;\" \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Union General Ambrose E. Burnside\"\u003e\n [Union General Ambrose E.] Burnside's\u003c/abbr\u003earmy was\n with \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Union General George B. McClellan\"\u003e\n [Union General George B.] McC[lellan]\u003c/abbr\u003eduring\n the Seven Days campaign [but Burnside was in North\n Carolina until 6 July 1862]; he [James Barron Hope]\n has been offered a staff appointment; love for the\n family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAttended church today; sermon was excellent; his\n young friend Gordon [?] fell asleep during the\n sermon; grieved at her depression; assures her that\n if he ever becomes gravely ill, he will send a\n messenger; spent a night with his cousin \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Imogene\"\u003eI[mogene]\u003c/abbr\u003e; wants her to\n write more, and longer letters; he is well, and\n politically optimistic; kisses for the girls and\n her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWriting for the second time to request information\n on where to find a reasonably-priced home; lists\n several names mentioned to him as possible\n accommodators; asks for the benefit of his experience\n in this matter, including probable expenses; usually\n attends the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Protestant Episcopal church\"\u003e\n P[rotestant] E[piscopal] church\u003c/abbr\u003e; would be\n obliged to him for a letter to any of his\n acquaintances.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe Yankees' latest cavalry probe is no threat;\n Confederate forces are roughly equal in number to the\n Federals; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Robert E. Lee\"\u003eGen[era]l\n R[obert] E. Lee,\u003c/abbr\u003eplus \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Major Generals John B. Hood\"\u003eMajor\n Gen[era]ls [John B.] Hood\u003c/abbr\u003eand \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Arnold Elzey\"\u003e[Arnold] Elz[e]y\u003c/abbr\u003eare\n in Richmond; the town \"looks very cheerful;\" spent an\n evening with \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Samuel Barron\"\u003eUncle S[amuel\n Barron]\u003c/abbr\u003e; relief at receiving her letter\n describing Jennie's improved health; look into your\n housing arrangements, but do not worry; is\n considering becoming a 'man-milliner' after the war;\n affection for the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes drawing with narration on back from\n [James Barron Hope], [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Skit\n of a conversation between a general, a widow, and a\n \"young hopeful.\" 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDelighted by her note and the flower sent by\n Jennie; will visit this month will be around the\n 20th; have shoes made for the children; loved\n Nannie's note, with good descriptions and a drawing\n of Annie; in good spirits, especially since \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Lee\"\u003eGen[era]l Lee\u003c/abbr\u003ewas\n just there, looking healthy and cheerful; keep him\n informed on prospects of success in getting board or\n lodgings; encouraged that her last note less morbidly\n self-conscious; thanks God for Jennie's improvement;\n he will try and get the baby heads [?] although he\n fears it will be impossible; he is well, and loves\n her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes NswCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Article on the\n advantages of wearing boots and how to have them\n made. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHas gotten the servants off; things are quiet; had\n no duties assigned to him, so he visited her father's\n house and offered his services; they were just now\n declined; he shall come to her as soon as possible;\n keep quiet and trust in God.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eLiza [?] has some disease of the spine; Willie\n Peeks died at Winchester; saw several family friends;\n fears of a \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Federal raid\"\u003e[Federal] raid\u003c/abbr\u003e; 1st\n \u003cabbr expan=\"Lieutenant Wayne\"\u003eL[ieutenan]t\n Wayne\u003c/abbr\u003eis dead; with so much misery in the\n world, he is thankful to God for his mercies to them;\n mention of becoming a milliner after the war; love to\n the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDesires to know if the enclosed hand bill was\n \"written and authorized to be put out\" with his\n knowledge; if so, whether he approves of it now.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe handbill enclosed in [Mahone's] note was\n written with [Johnson's] knowledge and is now being\n circulated with his approbation.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHas received [Johnson's] reply to his note; in the\n reply [Johnson] adopts derogatory statements made\n against Mahone in a handbill; [Mahone] denounces the\n handbill as a \"malicious falsehood\" and denounces\n Mahone as its author.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eReceived his last note, handed to him by \n \u003cabbr expan=\"John Sergeant Wise\"\u003eJ[ohn] S[ergeant]\n Wise\u003c/abbr\u003e; he has telegraphed a friend, and will\n send a communication when he arrives.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis friend Col. R. Snowden Andrews is fully\n authorized to act for him and will communicate with\n any friend he designates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of time and place for the duel.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003e[James Barron Hope] offered himself in Gen.\n Mahone's place, which was politely declined.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eUpset with views held by those from Rockbridge,\n Virginia, who opposed railroad consolidation; leaders\n of this faction included a M. Ganett, a Mr. White,\n and a Mr. Allan, the latter two of which were\n professors at Washington College; mentions a state\n judge, Mr. Anderson, and his son, William, both of\n whom switched to the anti-consolidation faction;\n implies that the anti-consolidators bribed state\n officials; lists the votes of both state houses on\n the bill chartering the Atlantic, Maryland, and Ohio\n Road; this letter is just to refresh his memory.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePositive response to his [James Barron Hope]\n letter concerning the Battle of Yorktown centennial\n celebration; presents legal view of holding Congress\n to its 1781 pledge of the erection of a statue at\n Yorktown; lists relatives of Edmund Randolph, who\n read the pledge in 1781; thinks one of these\n relatives should read the resolution at the\n celebration; mentioned the matter to, and received a\n positive response from, the Massachusetts Historical\n Society President Robert C. Winthrop; enclosed is a\n copy of Congress' 1781 resolution; regards to his\n family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Cy of M of Congress [Washington, D. C.];\n concerns erection of a marble column at York,\n Virginia 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes postscript from [Hugh Blair Grigsby,\n Edgehill, Charlotte County, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia]. The centennial\n celebration should be a national undertaking; lists\n what the steps of the celebration should be.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eGreat reception of Hope's speeches, and the honor\n it has brought, both to him and to the state of\n Virginia; although these demonstrations are sincere,\n they are from the \"worse half of humanity,\" to the\n better half, which speaks \"in the vernacular of the\n heart,\" must express its thanks in another way;\n flowers accompanied the letter to show their\n appreciation; puts Hope on the same literary level as\n \u003cabbr expan=\"Edgar Alan Poe\"\u003e[Edgar Alan]\n Poe\u003c/abbr\u003eand \n \u003cabbr expan=\"John Reuben Thompson\"\u003e[John Reuben]\n Thompson\u003c/abbr\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eStory once told to him concerning the sculptor \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Johann Christian Rauch\"\u003e[Johann\n Christian] Rauch\u003c/abbr\u003e; gratification from Hope's\n understanding of both Homer's literature and his own\n sculptures; he plans to show \"cultivated people\"\n Hope's impressions of his work; his brother is ill;\n his family sends their regards; looking forward to\n his next visit.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a resolution of the College of William\n and Mary Board of Visitors, concerning \"the matter in\n Oct. 1879\" and was \"offered by \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General William B. Taliaferro\"\u003eGen[eral\n William B.] Taliaferro\u003c/abbr\u003e;\" Taliaferro spoke [to\n Ewell] in kind and grateful terms of [James Barron\n Hope]; his grandfather Benjamin Stoddert, served in\n John Adams' cabinet, and he ha inherited his\n politics; admiration of [James Barron Hope's]\n consistent course.\" 1 page. ALS. Bears postscript\n from B[enjamin] S. Ewell, [Williamsburg, Virginia],\n to [James Barron Hope], n.p. \"the College and\n Williamsburg will be a part of Norfolk, so do all you\n can to restore it.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePleasure upon learning that [James Barron Hope]\n will deliver his \"York Town Centennial here;\" insists\n that he stay at his house; it will delight the\n children, his wife, and himself to reminisce with\n him.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHas just learned of his impending visit to\n Washington, at the invitation of leading Congressmen,\n to read his Yorktown Centennial Poem; his bad health\n may prevent his attendance, but he desires to see\n him; their mutual friend \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Judge John Blair Hope\"\u003eJudge [John\n Blair] Hope\u003c/abbr\u003eis now a Congressman, and will be\n equally happy to see him.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBusy with final examinations, but wants to assure\n him he would never believe that [James Barron Hope]\n would \"accept any questionable position;\" his\n reliance on [James Barron Hope] and Dick Pegram in\n the present, \"shameless time;\" sympathy for his\n 'tempest of wrath' [?]; love to the wife and\n family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHe sent 50 copies of Janey's [Janey Barron Hope]\n story today, which were 20 cents per copy; don't feel\n obligated to get rid of them all; thinks he will be\n pleased with the story; Janey seems bent on a career\n in literature; thanks for \"the trouble you took in my\n own matter;\" love to his family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eArrived safely at home; how much he enjoyed\n visiting; has read the work sent to him and will send\n it back soon; describes the work as interesting 'in\n spots;' insists that [James Barron Hope] and the\n family visit soon.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe Washington monument is to be dedicated in two\n months; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Robert Winthrop\"\u003e[Robert]\n Winthrop\u003c/abbr\u003eis scheduled to speak, and \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Oliver Wendell Holmes\"\u003e[Oliver Wendell]\n Holmes\u003c/abbr\u003eis being discussed as the poet of the\n occasion; he wishes to have [James Barron Hope]\n selected, since Virginia was \"the mother of\n Washington;\" if it is acceptable he will submit his\n name to the committee; asks for copies of his poems\n read at Yorktown, Jamestown, and Richmond, if\n available.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for the complimentary editorial in \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Landmark\u003c/title\u003e; great\n disappointment at his own illness and consequent\n inability to speak at the dedication of the\n Washington Monument; wish that [James Barron Hope]\n had been assigned an ode for the occasion; his son is\n sending him a confidential copy of the speech prior\n to its delivery in Washington; hopes that it is\n satisfactory; he dare not write any more due to his\n health; regards.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment of both his kind note and\n gratifying editorial concerning his administration of\n the Office of the Postmaster General; owes him a debt\n for his help in guiding public opinion; most deeply\n pleased by the thought that he [James Barron Hope]\n has feelings of friendship towards him.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRequest for an evaluation of the local postal\n situation at Newport News, Virginia, and the\n applicants for the vacant postmaster position in that\n city.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed is a copy of the Norfolk City School\n Board's resolutions concerning the death of James\n Barron Hope; he [R. C. Taylor, Clerk of the School\n Board] also begs to convey his deep feelings of\n admiration and affection for him [James Barron Hope],\n and his sympathy for the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes list containing resolutions following\n [James Barron Hope's] death, which honor him and also\n mourn his passing. 1 page. Cy of D.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRecently received her \"circular letter\" concerning\n the collection and publication of her father's poems;\n he found an original poem by [James Barron Hope] in\n his deceased wife's belongings, and has enclosed a\n copy of it for her use.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Cy of poem by [James Barron Hope],\n \"Inscribed to Miss Mollie by her distinguished friend\n and fellow citizen Jeemes B. Hope.\" 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are pamphlet, newspaper clippings, and\n sample page of \"our new pamphlet advertising 'A\n Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves';\" the four-page\n pamphlet will be ready soon; his company will do\n everything in its power to push the sale of this\n book; anything connected with the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Virginia Military Institute\"\u003eV[irginia]\n M[ilitary] I[nstitute]\u003c/abbr\u003ewill receive his special\n attention; kind regards.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes NswCl from \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eRichmond Times\n Dispatch\u003c/title\u003econcerning \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves\u003c/title\u003e, n.d. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes NwsCl from \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNorfolk Journal\u003c/title\u003e, n.d.,\n praising \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves\u003c/title\u003e, n.d. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes sample of \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves\u003c/title\u003e. 4 pages. PM\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Tcy of Ms from four-page pamphlet on \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves\u003c/title\u003e. 1 page. Tcy of Ms.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJohn W. Goode recently sent him a copy of the\n Conservative Review of March, 1900, which contained\n articles by both Goode and her [Janey Barron Hope]; a\n short time later he read a review of her article in\n the Norfolk Landmark, which expressed his opinion in\n much better terms than he himself could write; he\n [Janey's Uncle] and her aunt are both in good health;\n love to her mother, her husband and the children.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHer father was largely instrumental in \"promoting\n and procuring the monument\" at Yorktown; his address\n read at Yorktown was a great work of prose; would\n very much like to read it again; also asks if she\n know where the address of another Yorktown orator, \n \u003cabbr expan=\"William G. Blaine\"\u003e[William G.?]\n Blaine,\u003c/abbr\u003emight be obtained.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe College of William and Mary desires to display\n pictures of distinguished alumni at the Jamestown\n Exposition; requests a photograph or engraving of\n Hope; following the exhibition the pictures shall be\n hung in the library.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePleased to hear that she can furnish a picture of\n her father; needs a medium-sized picture to go with a\n group of William and Mary literati; other items sent\n will adorn the walls of the Carnegie Library; asks if\n James or Samuel Barron were William and Mary\n students; whether they were or not, their pictures\n can be used by the college; William and Mary has two\n copies of \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Bay Leaves\u003c/title\u003e,\n and will display one at the exhibition; he has quoted\n from it in his new book \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHalf Hours in Southern\n Literature\u003c/title\u003e; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"President Lyon G. Tyler\"\u003ePres[ident Lyon\n G.] Tyler\u003c/abbr\u003ehas her father's picture in his new\n edition of \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Cradle of the\n Republic\u003c/title\u003e, just released.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe College Magazine will publish a poem by one of\n its distinguished literary alumni during each month\n from January to June; will begin with its greatest\n poet, James Barron Hope; would like to publish \"A\n Little Picture\", and also borrow the engraving of his\n portrait.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHe has been asked by the State Board of Education\n to prepare a series of pictures telling the history\n of Virginia literature; requests a list of places\n associated with her father; would also like to have a\n list of contemporary Virginians that should be\n included in his list; regrets that he cannot include\n the work of \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Mrs. J. Westmore Willcox\"\u003eMrs. [J.]\n Westmore Wil[l]cox,\u003c/abbr\u003edue to its subject\n matter.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePleased to learn that he is giving his talents to\n \"dear 'Old William and Mary';\" gratifying that\n Virginia has not forgotten James Barron Hope;\n suggestions of places relating to her father,\n including the statue at Jamestown and the Lee statue\n in Richmond; brief biography of Hope; mention of her\n father's address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and\n graduating classes of William and Mary on July 4,\n 1858; list of contemporary Virginia writers worthy of\n his investigation.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears NwsCl of poem, \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eSunset;\u003c/title\u003etaken from\n the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNorfolk\n Landmark\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes sketch of ballerina on reverse side. 1\n page. ASk.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWritten in the hand of James Barron Hope.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSecond and third pages are almost exact copies\n of first.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eStory begins in New York City, from which the\n main character is about to depart.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePertains to European history.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePrimarily on the Declaration of\n Independence.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePossibly a part of the \"Press and Printer's\n Devil.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eOn the subject of Virginia history; compares\n the modern social system favorably with that of\n the eighteenth century\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eOn the subject of American and European\n societies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eCharacters include Don Diego, Jon Alonso,\n Conrad, and Rhodolph.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJames Barron Hope's first speech ever\n delivered.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMuch of the speech relates to morality.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes references to the earlier celebration\n of the 250th anniversary of the Jamestown\n Settlement; this was given at the Yorktown\n Centennial celebration.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMentions the appropriation of public funds.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eLast page [?] seems inconclusive; main subjects\n are history and government.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the commercial history of\n Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eTribute by unknown woman to his work \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eUnder The Empire.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears ALS from Kensey Johns, Sudley, [Maryland],\n to [James Barron] Hope, Norfolk, [Virginia]; Above\n tribute is by a lady friend of his; he may print it\n in \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Landmark\u003c/title\u003e, or throw\n it away; greetings to the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe potato from a historical point of view;\n written in hand of James Barron Hope.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eFollowing the beheading of Charles I this\n proclamation affirmed the loyalty of the authors to\n Charles II; signed [in the original] by Edm: Matthews\n Clc. Cur. [original is probably in Accomack County\n records].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eConcerns religious laws in Virginia; written in\n hand of James Barron Hope.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eApparently intended to accompany the poem \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLioni Di\n Monota;\u003c/title\u003ementions his attendance of, and B. A.\n degree from, the College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eCommodore Decatur was mortally wounded, while\n Commodore Barron was seriously wounded; contains the\n funeral procession for Commodore Decatur.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAccusing Mahone of plotting to control Richmond,\n and spreading lies concerning \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Bradley Johnson\"\u003e[Bradley]\n Johnson\u003c/abbr\u003e; [relates to near duel, in which James\n Barron Hope was Mahone's second].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDescribing James Barron Hope's speech on that\n subject on the previous night in Association Hall,\n [Richmond]; [article is from the Richmond \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eState\u003c/title\u003e].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRecommendations for the above offices; article\n urging that no alcoholic beverages be consumed around\n election time; article stressing \n \u003cabbr expan=\"William Mahone\"\u003e[William]\n Mahone's\u003c/abbr\u003efaults, which stirs up racist fears\n and seeks to belittle [Mahone].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAddress by Danville, [Virginia] merchants and\n businessmen \"to the White Men of Virginia\"; accuses\n Mahone of favoring Negroes over whites; urges that\n conservative Democrats be voted for.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMayor of Norfolk barred from erecting barricades\n at the polls on election day.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes newspaper article, \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eRiot In\n Danville;\u003c/title\u003eNegroes fought whites; several\n Negroes killed. 1 page. Nwscl.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDiscloses the facts of the Hope-Jones duel and of\n some other affairs; blames the duel on Jones'\n second.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJames Barron Hope's association with the Norfolk \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLandmark\u003c/title\u003eand the\n Norfolk \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginian Pilot\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDetailed the presentation of a gold pencil to\n James Barron Hope by the staff [of the Norfolk \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLandmark\u003c/title\u003e].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eNarrates the arrival of the U. S. Sloop-of-War, \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eSpray,\u003c/title\u003eat a port in the\n Caribbean, and the officers' desire to go on\n shore.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk's first Memorial Day; James Barron Hope\n was the Commander of the Pickett-Buchanan Camp of\n Confederate Veterans.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Correspondence and literary works, chiefly 1861-1874, of\n James Barron Hope (1829-1887), soldier, author (poet, orator,\n and novelist), and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and\n Williamsburg, Virginia. The papers deal mainly with his 1849\n duel with Jonathan Pembroke Jones; his West Indies naval\n cruise (1851-1852); his Confederate military service\n (1861-1865); and the aborted 1874 William Mahone-Bradley\n Johnson duel, in which Hope was Mahone's second.","The majority of correspondence with his family is with his\n wife Annie Beverley (Whiting) Hope, and his mother, Jane\n Armistead (Barron) Hope. Prominent correspondents include\n Benjamin S. Ewell, John Goode, Hugh Blair Grigsby, John\n Lesslie Hall, John Blair Hodge, General Bradley T. Johnson,\n General John B. Magruder, President John Tyler, William F.\n Vilas, and Robert C. Winthrop. The collection also contains\n numerous newspaper clippings.","Bill is enclosed for the school quarter which\n Barron's grandson [James Barron Hope] began but did\n not finish before returning to Virginia; regrets that\n he could not keep [James Barron Hope] to teach him\n more.","Don't be astonished by this correspondence; is\n writing due to the \"underground\" insult [James Barron\n Hope] made against his brother almost a year ago;\n asks where he may be found during the next month so\n that he may be at his \"brother's right hand in this\";\n peace is desirable between men of sense, and this may\n be the end result if [James Barron Hope] resolves it\n correctly; hopes that James Barron Hope will properly\n understand and answer this letter.","Received his communication while at \n W[illia]m and\n Mary; calls his attention to an expression\n implying that a charge by him [James Barron Hope]\n about his [J. Pembroke Jones] brother was false; asks\n that the meaning of this charge be explained, if it\n was meant to be offensive.","Does not think he can clarify the passage in\n question from his previous letter; the spirit in\n which it was written may be judged from the \"general\n tenor\" of the letter; Mr. Jones[?] will leave Hampton\n on Saturday, to be absent about one week.","His [J. Pembroke Jones] reply to his [James Barron\n Hope's] last letter \"was neither intelligible, or\n satisfactory;\" asks again for an explanation;\n requests copies of their previous correspondence.","[J. Pembroke Jones] reply implies that he is\n untruthful; his [James Barron Hope's] prior tone and\n manner were courteous, and not unfeeling as he [J.\n Pembroke Jones] implied; his friend \n [Tom] Jonesis fully\n authorized to set up the preliminaries of the meeting\n that he [James Barron Hope] now demands.","In response to his last note, he [J. Pembroke\n Jones] agrees to [James Barron Hope's] proposition;\n His friend \n J. L[imkins]\n Joneswill arrange all the preliminaries for\n the meeting.","In the absence of his friend he proposes to meet \n [James Barron]\n Hopeon Thursday morning, if possible; in order\n to avoid problems from the civil authorities, he\n requests that he [Thomas R. Jones] meet his friend\n [J. Limkins Jones] tomorrow to make further\n arrangements.","Tenders an apology for his note of this morning,\n which was offensive in tone; the note was written\n under excitement, as he feared arrest; his [J.\n Pembroke Jones] reasons for postponing their meeting\n are sufficient; suggests that they meet at the\n earliest time possible; warns of possible\n interference.","Opening part of correspondence written by [J.\n Pembroke Jones]; he has temporarily left town;\n suspecting [James Barron Hope] of acting\n dishonestly.","The difficulty which prevented the earlier meeting\n of their friends has been removed; is now ready to\n confer and make necessary arrangements for a\n meeting.","Including ALS from \n T[homas] S.\n J[ones],[Old Point, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope], [Hampton, Virginia?]; he received the\n enclosed note and hastened to have it read by [James\n Barron Hope]; suggests that a reply be sent under\n envelope to him. 1 page.","Did not mean to question his [James Barron Hope]\n veracity; he had no intentions of taunting [James\n Barron Hope], but was instead referring to his own\n behavior, when they talked in Williamsburg; however,\n if his feeling that his brother is in the right is\n taken as offensive enough for the challenge to stand,\n he accedes to it; his friend \n Mr. J. [Limkins]\n Joneswill arrange things; wishes that he would\n have received his [James Barron Hope] note before\n their conversation; hopes that the misunderstanding\n is removed.","Includes AN by [James Barron Hope], sketching a\n reply to [J. Pembroke Jones]; conveys understanding\n for his stance. 1 page.","Terms to be observed during the [Hope-Jones]\n duel.","Encloses cheque for $50; considers Papa's [James\n Barron] health to be excellent.","His ship's neat and warlike appearance;\n Port-au-Prince, and \"the peculiarities of these Negro\n Legislators, \u0026 their country\"; encounters a\n funeral; dismisses the \"free and easy, devil-may-care\n habits of these places\"; wants her to write him at\n his next destination, Pensacola, [Flordia]; a\n dispatch just arrived informing the crew that \"the\n Commodore [?]\" is in a nearby town; details his\n efforts to become a good and moral man.","Enjoyable companionship with Papa [James Barron]\n the previous Saturday he went with \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]on board the \n Pennsylvania; his\n enjoyment of the band which played and some pleasant\n new acquaintances; attended church with Uncle Samuel\n but was disappointed by the theatrical minister;\n claims to have \" \n fattened\n veryperceptably;\" relays the love of family\n members; requests that she send word to Annie Whiting\n that he will write her by Monday's mail.","The ship's dangerous voyage; the extremely tall\n Andes mountains; in such beautiful scenery, where\n God's majesty is so apparent, it is hard to believe\n that the inhabitants could be \"less than Christians;\"\n given a tour of a town by an American resident; their\n party surprises Spanish girls while bathing; will\n visit Caracas next; affection for her.","His visit to and first view of Caracas; marvels at\n the beauty of Caracas, with its red roofs and pale\n green river; encountered the \"wretched\" looking\n Venezuelan army soldiers; put in a very dirty hotel\n room, which he had cleaned; accompanied an American\n gentleman late at night to see the sights; toured the\n capitol building, but wasn't impressed; expressions\n of love.","His good health; gets along well with the\n Flag-officer, who is a charitable man; he [James\n Barron Hope] writes many dispatches; attended church\n yesterday; sends his love.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Navy Yard,\n [Norfolk, Virginia?], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Asks if she received her\n brandy and small notes; take care of herself and the\n children; write soon.","Joy at being in a place where mail can be easily\n received; worries about not hearing form his mother\n recently; his uncle is away on a hunting exhibition;\n walked by the Commodore, who surprisingly recognized\n him and invited him to dinner; attended church;\n enjoyed meeting several \"pretty and agreeable girls\"\n that night; asks her to write, and have his friends\n send him newspapers \n (The Hampton\n Enterprise).","Concern over his letters not arriving; received a\n fine letter from \"Grand Ma\"; numerous expressions of\n affection and devotion; \n Uncle\n Pender[grast]returned from his hunting trip\n and gave him a cordial greeting; he spends many\n evenings with him and the Commodore; he is growing\n \"uncomfortably fat,\" and his ship mates and lady\n friends say his is becoming quite handsome.","Explanation of the whereabouts of a missing\n letter; description of the extremely cold weather;\n the beauty of the ship when ice-covered; concern for\n her health during the cold weather in Virginia;\n uncertain of when his ship will depart.","Wishes her a happy New Year with love; many thanks\n for her love and wisdom; promises to write often\n during his voyage to the Mediterranean, and wants\n many letters in return.","His voyage to the Mediterranean has begun with\n beautiful weather, especially for January; assures\n her of the ship's safety; his cruise will visit the \n W[est] I[ndies]\n Isl[an]ds; he will not forget her or her\n precepts.","His ship's departure briefly delayed; received\n letters from both his mother and their friend Miss\n Lizzie [?]; feelings of love for her; he is in \" \n excellent health;\" he\n met Peter Massenburg, who works in the yard.","His ship has received orders to depart tomorrow;\n tells her to look for his ship ten days after\n receiving this letter.","She [Miss Applewhart] is much missed while away\n visiting relatives; James' return on the \n Cyaneand what a\n blessing it is; the imminent court-martial of the \n Cyane's Captain Pain;\n her great affection for her friend; thanks God for\n James' safe return.","Worries about lack of mail, but cannot leave to\n investigate, as he has to testify in a court case;\n will visit in a few days; has not visited Norfolk in\n some time, due to her departure from it and the small\n number of friends there; has been on board for a\n large portion of the time; his health is fine.","Paraphrases a famous conversation illustrating the\n inability of an author to self-criticize; thanks her\n for her candid comments, which improve his works.","His first note to her blew into the sea; pleasant\n voyage across the bay; found his friend Dr. Bob, who\n treated him kindly; dined today at Mr. Fisher's\n house, which is close to the ocean, and is within\n \"pistol shot\" of a burial place of the Gingaskin\n Indian tribe; asks her in jest to make a huge bag so\n he can tote her around with him; terms of\n endearment.","Including ALS from James [Barron Hope], Eastville,\n Virginia, to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.; visited\n [Chiru's?] grave, and reminds himself to subjugate\n the uncharitable feelings which sometimes rise up in\n his heart; will recite his poem at 11 o'clock\n tomorrow. 1 page.","Regrets not having corresponded in so long; his\n utter happiness since his marriage on June 10, 1857;\n how well-received his sketches, essays, and\n criticisms to the newspaper have been; example of how\n one lady compared him to Edgar Allan Poe; wants frank\n criticism of his works from her; his family's\n sympathy for her family's recent distress; Manna\n [Jane A. (Barron) Hope] and Annie [B. (Whiting) Hope]\n send their love.","His friends have been pressuring him to publish\n his \"views on the present great crisis;\" he is\n sending them to Richmond without sending them to him\n [James Barron Hope] first, due to a lack of time;\n they should be printed in Richmond's Wednesday\n papers; hopes that they meet his approval; asks for\n his criticism of them.","Response to his inquiry concerning Virginia state\n stocks; quote of stock amount needed to realize\n $1000; as the stock is in his mother's name [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope], he would need the power of attorney\n from her to execute a transaction; encloses a power\n of attorney form.","From Fay Jones' desk in the Tannery Bank; mentions\n purchases made for family. General Johnston is in\n Richmond \"at last.\"","Hopes that letter will be delivered, despite the\n \"dreadful state...throughout our once united and\n happy land.\"; glad to receive Janes's last letter,\n with its postscript from James; visited \n C[a]pt[ain]and \n Mrs. [David G.]\n Farragutin Hastings, [New York]; Frank [Mary's\n son?] is on duty at the Charleston, [South Carolina]\n Navy Yard, and wants to marry Sallie [?], but \"this\n surely is no time for adding to one's loved [ones]\n and responsibilities.\"; her love to family and\n friends.","Safe arrival in Richmond; has thought over their\n affairs; has been informed tht the \"outrages at\n Hampton have been much exaggerated - Segar is hand\n and glove with the invaders;\" [Jefferson] \"Davis'\n arrival has opperated like a spell;\" 50,000 men\n reported to be ordered from the South, it is hoped\n that the country will be cleared before long; he\n shall be careful; love to his family.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Richmond,\n [Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.,\n stressing his good health. 1 page.","Will write her a long letter tomorrow; Clay [?] is\n very well, and in \n W[illiam]sburg,\n [Virginia]; asks if his mother has changed her\n draft [?].","Dined and talked with his friend Thompson [?];\n borrowed two volumes of Clarissa Harlowe from the\n state library; assures her that he is comfortable;\n don't worry about the news; Lee's army is daily\n gaining strength; resolution of building a new home;\n asks for an 8 page letter; does she like the book he\n sent?; how very much he loves her.","Their wedding anniversary; profuse praise for her\n role as his wife; saw several of their friends; since\n she, his mother, and their children are well, he is\n content; promises to take care of himself, since in\n doing so he is also taking care of her.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p. Will\n write tonight; she and Annie must comfort one\n another.","Includes ALS from James B[arron] Hope, [Richmond,\n Virginia], to Jane [A. Barron Hope], n.p. He loves\n and prays for her to be good; will send her carriage\n this week. 1 page.","Her letter's tone of Christian fortitude lifted\n him; he will see her again here on earth; plans to\n rebuild their home and replace household goods; keep\n a strong faith; anxious to hear of Jane's health;\n don't listen to rumors; will be going to \n W[illia]msburgnext;\n refutes friend's suggestion that [Williamsburg]\n should be evacuated; in reply to her request for a\n lock of hair, he thinks he has already given her one;\n compliments on being a wonderful wife; trust God.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Jane [A. (Barron)\n Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Words of\n encouragement; hopes to tell grandchildren stories of\n the war of southern independence.","Includes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Jane [Barron\n Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Will send\n her carriage; be a good girl. 1 page.","Includes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Lock of hair and brief note. 1 page.","Received a long letter from Virginia [sister of\n both], which she knows will please Jane; yesterday\n the graduating class of the academy presented her\n [Mary Blake] with a \"handsome sword;\" her spirits\n have lifted somewhat; warns not to expect her to\n visit until she investigates the matter further;\n wants James to write and have Annie write a\n postscript; gives her love to the servants and\n family.","How much she and the children miss him; her new\n friends in Warrenton are quite pleasant; she worries\n about the military defense of the South, since it has\n \"so many accessable points\"","Including ALS, 18 June 1861 from Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope], Warrenton, North Carolina, to James\n [Barron Hope], n.p. Worry over no word from James;\n please get a prescription for the baby if possible;\n asks when he can visit; wants to know his living\n arrangements; how busy the children keep her; counts\n their many blessings when compared to others. 2\n pages.","His great affection for her; his quarters and\n clothes are agreeable; why the North will go\n bankrupt, and why the South will endure; almost\n 10,000 men [Confederates] in Williamsburg; the \n 1st North\n Carolina Reg[imen]tunder \n Gen[era]l\n [Daniel Harvey] Hillis remarkable for its\n \"orderly behavior in camp and its gallantry under\n fire;\" Hill is \"a good soldier, an earnest Christian,\n and respected by all who know him for his piety;\" he\n has not mentioned their \"Foreign Relatives.\" 4 pages.\n ALS.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Contains a copy\n of a hymn he found; terms of affection; superiority\n of Southern troops in recent combat; report [mentions\n Lincoln] of only 29 men enlisting as of late in New\n York City.","Includes NwsCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Poem, \"Beyond.\"\n 1 page.","Asks three questions he had forgotten in his last\n letter: if an acquaintance of his as he [James Barron\n Hope] had asked; how they have \"arranged about the\n drought;\" and if she would like for him to have her\n big wardrobe chest sent to her; the feeling at\n headquarters is that the war will be short, and he\n prays for it to be so.","Including ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. His joy at her good spirits, and his own\n good health. 1 page.","How she may form her character while in her\n current position, staying with his mother and wife;\n be economical, avoid indolence, learn an occupation,\n and above all else, avoid frivolous, fashionable\n people; his mother is an example of the\n aforementioned qualities; her [Rosa's] father is in\n good health.","Received letter from \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron],which requires his presence in\n Richmond; appears to have gained an appointment to a\n \"safe\" job as \n Commodore\n [French] For[r]est'ssecretary; delay sending\n letters until further notice; love for her and faith\n in God.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to [Jane\n A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. This\n letter is also to her.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Jane Barron Hope and Anne Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina?]. Will send the carriage; loves them; P.S.\n instructs children to remind their mother [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope] to date and number her letters. 1\n page.","Met Mr. White, who married a relative of his, \n Sarah\n [Eskridge?]; sat in the chair of his \n grand-father\n [George] Hope; faith in God; don't get\n depressed; wants to know about the children.","Introduction to his friend and esteemed neighbor,\n [James Barron Hope], who requested the introduction;\n describes him [James Barron Hope] as intellectual,\n honorable, brave, trustworthy, etc.; [James Barron\n Hope]'s leading object is to be the historian of the\n war; to write a true narrative, he would like to see\n passing events with his own eye; wishes him [John B.\n Magruder] additional glories.","Charmed by her last letter, which described their\n daughter [Janie] chasing fireflies; his job is going\n well; keep saving money just in case anything\n happens; he has been visiting some friends, who have\n treated him with every kindness.","Has news from Virginia [sister of both], who has\n married in Hamburg [Germany on 21 June 1861?], and\n began her honeymoon tour of Europe; feels that \"poor\n Papa [Commodore James Barron] would look back with\n pleasure at their interest in visiting a place\n fraught with kindly remembrances of the attentions\n paid him in those dark days of his unjust\n suspension;\" Virginia has complained of wanting\n frequent letters from Jane and \n James [Barron\n Hope]; is unsure whether she will be able to\n vacation; she [Mary Blake] is impatient for a letter\n from James, who is now the master of a ship, and\n delighted with the position's advantages.","Encloses the wonderful doll he had promised her;\n wants her to teach her little sister to say her\n prayers, spell, and count; tell Mrs. Lacy that he\n believes \"under Lincoln's Proclamation, the package\n for Mr. Drew is contraband...\" and he shall\n confiscate it; he will eat [th]em [?] with a \"lively\n remembrance of her;\" be very good.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Please read Jane's letter to her; news from\n headquarters that the enemy was \"driven back \n threetimes with great\n slaughter\" [at 1st Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; this\n compensates and more for the \n N[orth] W[est]\n disaster[Battle of Rich Mountain, 11 July\n 1861]. 1 page.","Her last letter told him that \n [Nan]niehas been sick\n again; ask the doctor if she should have a change of\n air; if so, take her and Missee Sarah [servant?] to\n Jones' Springs for a month; his uncle and his family\n are in \n \n W[illia]msburg,and her father has decided to\n leave; her friends are not in danger; if her parents\n want to leave and need assistance, he will help them\n in every way that he can; very excited, as he just\n received news of a glorious Confederate victory [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; his \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]is being sent to North Carolina to take\n charge of coast defenses; keep praying.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Portsmouth, Virginia], to [Jane B. (Barron) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Assures her that \" \n Gen[era]l Leethinks\n Norfolk perfectly safe.\" [Note on envelope: \"The \n Yorktownis off \n Craney Is[lan]d! !\n ! So I hear.\" 1 page.","Wrote mother yesterday, but was dissatisfied by\n its brevity; attended church twice; the second\n service was a Catholic Mass in honor of the victory\n at Manassas; description of the sanctuary;\n \"Republican simplicity\", or diversity of class in the\n congregation; enjoyment of the music; just received\n her letter; wants to know if Janey is getting better;\n visited \n Capt[ain]\n Clark[e?]along with Mr. Anderson; on 29 July\n visited several friends with \n Aunt M[ary,his\n mother's sister], but no one is as pretty or\n wonderful as she; her image is impressed upon his\n soul; he has thought of studying Divinity, and it is\n not out of the question; his love for the family.","How he treasures her letters; is he correct in\n thinking that Baby Jane's health is slowly\n improving?; his uncle's [Samuel Barron] position is\n delicate, since he has not yet been ordered to hoist\n his flag, and until then he cannot take a secretary;\n made an offer to her brother to take Mrs. Whiting\n [Annie's mother?] and place her in Warrenton with\n Annie and James' mother; included Annie's father in\n the invitation, but expects that they will go to\n Gloucester; do not worry about her family members\n close to the Yankees, since the recent disaster [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861] has really shaken them.","Thankful that Annie has gotten better; he has sent\n a box to her, and another one is at Warrenton Depot;\n will start writing to her on Mondays and Fridays;\n love to the family.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina?]. Regrets she is ill; recommends\n placing a box of hot sand on her face; expresses love\n and gratitude. 1 page.","Bears postscript from James [Barron Hope],\n [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Enclosed certificate of\n deposit for $25; stress to economize.","Received her note; surprised by her offer to send\n him money, since he sent her $25 in his last\n letter.","Includes ALS, 19 August 1861, from James [Barron\n Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Requests that\n she make a cape with a red flannel cross on the\n outside, to send to the Confederate troops for the\n coming winter; great enthusiasm and encouragement for\n the idea; attended church in Norfolk on Sunday, and\n dined with the Camps; has been told that her aunt and\n uncle are well.","Is not in need of her generous offer of money;\n \"much provoked\" that she has not yet received his\n package; joy after learning that Baby Jane's health\n has improved; \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]is in Norfolk and sends his love; asks\n her to make a large coat to send to a Confederate\n soldier.","Appreciated both Janey's note and the bank draft\n very much; thinks that she should stay in Warrenton\n for the winter; both the cost and the possibility of\n further conflict dictate it; misses them very much,\n but is holding up well; the low cost of living in\n Warrenton will help in rebuilding their house later;\n twice mentions possibility of \n [Union]\n Gen[era]l [John Ellis] Woolattacking, with his\n close to 30,000 men; the winter will soon drift by;\n he will bring home wonderful items to put in the\n children's stockings; tell him if \"our mother\" needs\n anything; he has a good wardrobe for the winter;\n enjoys and is doing well in his job working for the \n Commo[dore,\n French Forrest].","Invested their money in two $500 and one $100\n Confederate bonds; he will explain why when he writes\n his mother; is urging Clay's[?] claims at the [Navy?]\n Department vigorously; inquires how Rosa [a Hope\n relative staying with Annie and his mother] is\n getting along; a force is leaving for the coast of\n North Carolina, and in his despair of not being able\n to go, he cries, then writes \"how strange an animal\n is man!\"; love to the family.","Bears postscript from James [Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Saw the pretty wives of some departing\n officers, and these women didn't cry; he can't\n understand it.","Bears postscript from [James Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Rec[eive]d letter from \n Hon[orable]\n Robert Tylerassuring him of his services in\n Clay's behalf; \"he writes very warmly.\"","The Confederate Loan has been made in Hope's name,\n for the sum of $1,100; the bonds have not yet been\n printed; and until they are he [James Barron Hope]\n has the option of taking coupon bonds instead of\n registered bonds; the bonds carry interest from this\n day.","Grieves that the newspaper report he sent her was\n erroneous; Uncle Sam has been captured in North\n Carolina, but not of his own fault; he [Uncle Sam]\n will be treated with respect due his rank; thank God\n that James did not take the position as his\n secretary, which he considered.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],n.p., asking if Rosa [a Hope\n relative of James Barron Hope] is annoying her; glad\n that she liked the dress; thank you for the letter,\n which was well-timed.","Apologizes for not answering her letters; glad\n that she likes her dress; take good care of it,\n because if the war is protracted she may be without\n another gown so fine for quite some time; love for\n his children; glad that his letters please her;\n counts their many blessings \"since the beginning of\n these troubles;\" agrees that Hampton's destruction by\n fire was sad, but he would have done it himself\n rather than allowing its use as winter quarters for\n the enemy; \"Drunk or sober...Magruder did well and\n wisely;\" claims that the Yankees planned to burn it;\n Magruder had told him previously of this possibility;\n still believes \n [CSA\n General John B.] Magruderto be a great and\n moral commander; \"the Yankees seem to think that the\n \"road to 'Richmond' is up the Peninsula...;\" predicts\n that if a fight occurs Magruder will follow the\n Yankees into Newport News; Clay's [?] appointment\n seems secure, through both himself and \n Mr. Rob[ert]\n Tyler; he worshipped at the Catholic church\n again; will write again tomorrow; kiss everyone for\n him.","Just received her letter; plans to make Jennie a\n carriage; asks what kind of shoes she wants;\n gratitude to Dr. Howard for his care of Jennie; Clay\n has been appointed Q[uarte]r Master and Captain in\n the Confederate army; opinion that \n [CSA general\n Earl] Van Dornand his Texan troops can defend\n Texas well against invasion; has no more doubt of the\n Confederacy's success than he does in the Christian\n religion.","Includes ALS, 7 [September 1861] from James\n [Barron Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina];\n Explanation of difference between registered and\n coupon bonds; why he views coupon bonds as superior;\n the great kindness of his aunt, \n Mrs. [Samuel]\n Barron; concern for his mother's health; do\n not despond, but instead trust in God; delight in\n learning that Baby Jane climbed the steps; has\n written a poem on the Battle of Bethel, and plans to\n write \n Gen[era]l\n Magruderabout it; kiss his mother and the\n girls for him. 4 pages.","Includes Ms from [James Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina]. Diagram of belt for hiding\n valuables; instructions for burning the note after\n mastering its concept.","Relieved that she is now well; will send her box\n on the 13th; is saving a good amount of money; Mr.\n Chisman is a quarter master and will be stationed at\n Jamestown, [Virginia]; Mr. Chisman [?] has the same\n position; love to the family.","Attended church in Norfolk; attended the Catholic\n evening service with \n [George] Camp;\n visited some friends; her mother's brave resolution\n in looking her position in the face [her mother is\n terminally ill?]; puzzlement over Clay's not writing;\n assurance that he will help her mother in every\n possible way; mentions that previous and forthcoming\n confederate troop additions, and predicts that \n [Union\n General John Ellis] Woolwill \"have his\n obituary written before he sees Norfolk, unless per\n chance he may go up in a balloon for that purpose;\"\n waiting makes his Confederate force stronger;\n stresses that if Norfolk is attacked; she must resign\n her will and let him do his duty like a Christian\n gentleman; reminds her that death is only a temporary\n absence from those who believe Christ and his\n resurrection; kiss Mother and the \"little chicks\" for\n him.","Surprise at how quickly time passes, especially in\n regards to the growth of young people; invitation to\n visit Warrenton, which she and \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope]appreciate for its inhabitants;\n is pleased to hear that her [Imogene Barron] brother\n Samuel has returned from California; mentions her two\n grandchildren; \n James [B.\n Hope]will send Jane anything that Imogene\n gives him, and that he will help her in any way\n possible.","Her strongest wishes for blessings and happiness\n for him; relays Jane Barron's message that she wants\n to see him soon; story about young Janie and her\n friend Annie Mallory; her opinion of the 'political\n horizon' as being one of \"gloomy portent...But God\n can save us, I know...\"","Her best wishes for him; thankfulness for both his\n recent letter, with a picture of her, and for being\n such a wonderful son.","Includes AL [torn] from [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina], to [James Barron Hope],\n n.p. Her sympathy for their family and friends near\n their old home, since their old church now lies in\n ruins, and their friends are scattered. 1 page.","Worries about her health; thanks her for both her\n recent letter and her care since his youth; the\n Commodore returned today, and they talked for several\n hours; he will write a letter to \n Aunt\n V[irginia]tomorrow, or try; his writing for\n the newspaper is \"really an amusement;\" don't worry\n about this extra work, as it is very easy.","Dr. Howard thinks that his mother [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope] is very sick; tells him to come\n immediately.","Has only received one of her letters recently; he\n has written her profusely in the vain attempt of\n assuring her of his \"unutterable devotion;\" is\n currently Judge Advocate in court [officer of\n proceedings in a court-martial]; thankful to God for\n his mercies.","Instructions on sending Confederate coupon bonds\n to him; wants her to always have at least $6,000;\n assuages her loneliness by giving the example of \n Gen[era]l Lee,or the\n poor privates, who never get to visit their families;\n sent her \n [Edward] Bulwer\n [Lytton]'slatest novel; thank Mrs. A [?] for\n keeping Annie and the children under her roof; wants\n long letters; love for her and the children.","Still working in court; he is in good health; hope\n for postwar happiness; assurance that the Federal\n gunboats will never get to Richmond; supposed\n dispiritedness of the Union troops; report of \n [Union]\n General [Silas] Caseybeing killed [false];\n feels that the major battle of Richmond is imminent;\n please write letters with more details of the\n children; his love for her.","Distress that she is still sick; scolds her for\n not attending the doctor's appointment he had\n arranged; he is coming home within the next two\n weeks; can only stay for a short time; asks for the\n names of items which she and the children want;\n assurance that \"McClellan and the North have\n rec[eive]d a blow from which they will not soon\n recover;\" \n \n [Union General Ambrose E.] Burnside'sarmy was\n with \n \n [Union General George B.] McC[lellan]during\n the Seven Days campaign [but Burnside was in North\n Carolina until 6 July 1862]; he [James Barron Hope]\n has been offered a staff appointment; love for the\n family.","Attended church today; sermon was excellent; his\n young friend Gordon [?] fell asleep during the\n sermon; grieved at her depression; assures her that\n if he ever becomes gravely ill, he will send a\n messenger; spent a night with his cousin \n I[mogene]; wants her to\n write more, and longer letters; he is well, and\n politically optimistic; kisses for the girls and\n her.","Writing for the second time to request information\n on where to find a reasonably-priced home; lists\n several names mentioned to him as possible\n accommodators; asks for the benefit of his experience\n in this matter, including probable expenses; usually\n attends the \n \n P[rotestant] E[piscopal] church; would be\n obliged to him for a letter to any of his\n acquaintances.","The Yankees' latest cavalry probe is no threat;\n Confederate forces are roughly equal in number to the\n Federals; \n Gen[era]l\n R[obert] E. Lee,plus \n Major\n Gen[era]ls [John B.] Hoodand \n [Arnold] Elz[e]yare\n in Richmond; the town \"looks very cheerful;\" spent an\n evening with \n Uncle S[amuel\n Barron]; relief at receiving her letter\n describing Jennie's improved health; look into your\n housing arrangements, but do not worry; is\n considering becoming a 'man-milliner' after the war;\n affection for the family.","Includes drawing with narration on back from\n [James Barron Hope], [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Skit\n of a conversation between a general, a widow, and a\n \"young hopeful.\" 2 pages.","Delighted by her note and the flower sent by\n Jennie; will visit this month will be around the\n 20th; have shoes made for the children; loved\n Nannie's note, with good descriptions and a drawing\n of Annie; in good spirits, especially since \n Gen[era]l Leewas\n just there, looking healthy and cheerful; keep him\n informed on prospects of success in getting board or\n lodgings; encouraged that her last note less morbidly\n self-conscious; thanks God for Jennie's improvement;\n he will try and get the baby heads [?] although he\n fears it will be impossible; he is well, and loves\n her.","Includes NswCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Article on the\n advantages of wearing boots and how to have them\n made. 1 page.","Has gotten the servants off; things are quiet; had\n no duties assigned to him, so he visited her father's\n house and offered his services; they were just now\n declined; he shall come to her as soon as possible;\n keep quiet and trust in God.","Liza [?] has some disease of the spine; Willie\n Peeks died at Winchester; saw several family friends;\n fears of a \n [Federal] raid; 1st\n L[ieutenan]t\n Wayneis dead; with so much misery in the\n world, he is thankful to God for his mercies to them;\n mention of becoming a milliner after the war; love to\n the family.","Desires to know if the enclosed hand bill was\n \"written and authorized to be put out\" with his\n knowledge; if so, whether he approves of it now.","The handbill enclosed in [Mahone's] note was\n written with [Johnson's] knowledge and is now being\n circulated with his approbation.","Has received [Johnson's] reply to his note; in the\n reply [Johnson] adopts derogatory statements made\n against Mahone in a handbill; [Mahone] denounces the\n handbill as a \"malicious falsehood\" and denounces\n Mahone as its author.","Received his last note, handed to him by \n J[ohn] S[ergeant]\n Wise; he has telegraphed a friend, and will\n send a communication when he arrives.","His friend Col. R. Snowden Andrews is fully\n authorized to act for him and will communicate with\n any friend he designates.","Discussion of time and place for the duel.","[James Barron Hope] offered himself in Gen.\n Mahone's place, which was politely declined.","Upset with views held by those from Rockbridge,\n Virginia, who opposed railroad consolidation; leaders\n of this faction included a M. Ganett, a Mr. White,\n and a Mr. Allan, the latter two of which were\n professors at Washington College; mentions a state\n judge, Mr. Anderson, and his son, William, both of\n whom switched to the anti-consolidation faction;\n implies that the anti-consolidators bribed state\n officials; lists the votes of both state houses on\n the bill chartering the Atlantic, Maryland, and Ohio\n Road; this letter is just to refresh his memory.","Positive response to his [James Barron Hope]\n letter concerning the Battle of Yorktown centennial\n celebration; presents legal view of holding Congress\n to its 1781 pledge of the erection of a statue at\n Yorktown; lists relatives of Edmund Randolph, who\n read the pledge in 1781; thinks one of these\n relatives should read the resolution at the\n celebration; mentioned the matter to, and received a\n positive response from, the Massachusetts Historical\n Society President Robert C. Winthrop; enclosed is a\n copy of Congress' 1781 resolution; regards to his\n family.","Includes Cy of M of Congress [Washington, D. C.];\n concerns erection of a marble column at York,\n Virginia 1 page.","Includes postscript from [Hugh Blair Grigsby,\n Edgehill, Charlotte County, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia]. The centennial\n celebration should be a national undertaking; lists\n what the steps of the celebration should be.","Great reception of Hope's speeches, and the honor\n it has brought, both to him and to the state of\n Virginia; although these demonstrations are sincere,\n they are from the \"worse half of humanity,\" to the\n better half, which speaks \"in the vernacular of the\n heart,\" must express its thanks in another way;\n flowers accompanied the letter to show their\n appreciation; puts Hope on the same literary level as\n [Edgar Alan]\n Poeand \n [John Reuben]\n Thompson.","Story once told to him concerning the sculptor \n [Johann\n Christian] Rauch; gratification from Hope's\n understanding of both Homer's literature and his own\n sculptures; he plans to show \"cultivated people\"\n Hope's impressions of his work; his brother is ill;\n his family sends their regards; looking forward to\n his next visit.","Encloses a resolution of the College of William\n and Mary Board of Visitors, concerning \"the matter in\n Oct. 1879\" and was \"offered by \n Gen[eral\n William B.] Taliaferro;\" Taliaferro spoke [to\n Ewell] in kind and grateful terms of [James Barron\n Hope]; his grandfather Benjamin Stoddert, served in\n John Adams' cabinet, and he ha inherited his\n politics; admiration of [James Barron Hope's]\n consistent course.\" 1 page. ALS. Bears postscript\n from B[enjamin] S. Ewell, [Williamsburg, Virginia],\n to [James Barron Hope], n.p. \"the College and\n Williamsburg will be a part of Norfolk, so do all you\n can to restore it.\"","Pleasure upon learning that [James Barron Hope]\n will deliver his \"York Town Centennial here;\" insists\n that he stay at his house; it will delight the\n children, his wife, and himself to reminisce with\n him.","Has just learned of his impending visit to\n Washington, at the invitation of leading Congressmen,\n to read his Yorktown Centennial Poem; his bad health\n may prevent his attendance, but he desires to see\n him; their mutual friend \n Judge [John\n Blair] Hopeis now a Congressman, and will be\n equally happy to see him.","Busy with final examinations, but wants to assure\n him he would never believe that [James Barron Hope]\n would \"accept any questionable position;\" his\n reliance on [James Barron Hope] and Dick Pegram in\n the present, \"shameless time;\" sympathy for his\n 'tempest of wrath' [?]; love to the wife and\n family.","He sent 50 copies of Janey's [Janey Barron Hope]\n story today, which were 20 cents per copy; don't feel\n obligated to get rid of them all; thinks he will be\n pleased with the story; Janey seems bent on a career\n in literature; thanks for \"the trouble you took in my\n own matter;\" love to his family.","Arrived safely at home; how much he enjoyed\n visiting; has read the work sent to him and will send\n it back soon; describes the work as interesting 'in\n spots;' insists that [James Barron Hope] and the\n family visit soon.","The Washington monument is to be dedicated in two\n months; \n [Robert]\n Winthropis scheduled to speak, and \n [Oliver Wendell]\n Holmesis being discussed as the poet of the\n occasion; he wishes to have [James Barron Hope]\n selected, since Virginia was \"the mother of\n Washington;\" if it is acceptable he will submit his\n name to the committee; asks for copies of his poems\n read at Yorktown, Jamestown, and Richmond, if\n available.","Thanks him for the complimentary editorial in \n The Landmark; great\n disappointment at his own illness and consequent\n inability to speak at the dedication of the\n Washington Monument; wish that [James Barron Hope]\n had been assigned an ode for the occasion; his son is\n sending him a confidential copy of the speech prior\n to its delivery in Washington; hopes that it is\n satisfactory; he dare not write any more due to his\n health; regards.","Acknowledgment of both his kind note and\n gratifying editorial concerning his administration of\n the Office of the Postmaster General; owes him a debt\n for his help in guiding public opinion; most deeply\n pleased by the thought that he [James Barron Hope]\n has feelings of friendship towards him.","Request for an evaluation of the local postal\n situation at Newport News, Virginia, and the\n applicants for the vacant postmaster position in that\n city.","Enclosed is a copy of the Norfolk City School\n Board's resolutions concerning the death of James\n Barron Hope; he [R. C. Taylor, Clerk of the School\n Board] also begs to convey his deep feelings of\n admiration and affection for him [James Barron Hope],\n and his sympathy for the family.","Includes list containing resolutions following\n [James Barron Hope's] death, which honor him and also\n mourn his passing. 1 page. Cy of D.","Recently received her \"circular letter\" concerning\n the collection and publication of her father's poems;\n he found an original poem by [James Barron Hope] in\n his deceased wife's belongings, and has enclosed a\n copy of it for her use.","Includes Cy of poem by [James Barron Hope],\n \"Inscribed to Miss Mollie by her distinguished friend\n and fellow citizen Jeemes B. Hope.\" 3 pages.","Enclosed are pamphlet, newspaper clippings, and\n sample page of \"our new pamphlet advertising 'A\n Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves';\" the four-page\n pamphlet will be ready soon; his company will do\n everything in its power to push the sale of this\n book; anything connected with the \n V[irginia]\n M[ilitary] I[nstitute]will receive his special\n attention; kind regards.","Includes NswCl from \n Richmond Times\n Dispatchconcerning \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves, n.d. 1 page.","Includes NwsCl from \n Norfolk Journal, n.d.,\n praising \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves, n.d. 1 page.","Includes sample of \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves. 4 pages. PM","Includes Tcy of Ms from four-page pamphlet on \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves. 1 page. Tcy of Ms.","John W. Goode recently sent him a copy of the\n Conservative Review of March, 1900, which contained\n articles by both Goode and her [Janey Barron Hope]; a\n short time later he read a review of her article in\n the Norfolk Landmark, which expressed his opinion in\n much better terms than he himself could write; he\n [Janey's Uncle] and her aunt are both in good health;\n love to her mother, her husband and the children.","Her father was largely instrumental in \"promoting\n and procuring the monument\" at Yorktown; his address\n read at Yorktown was a great work of prose; would\n very much like to read it again; also asks if she\n know where the address of another Yorktown orator, \n [William G.?]\n Blaine,might be obtained.","The College of William and Mary desires to display\n pictures of distinguished alumni at the Jamestown\n Exposition; requests a photograph or engraving of\n Hope; following the exhibition the pictures shall be\n hung in the library.","Pleased to hear that she can furnish a picture of\n her father; needs a medium-sized picture to go with a\n group of William and Mary literati; other items sent\n will adorn the walls of the Carnegie Library; asks if\n James or Samuel Barron were William and Mary\n students; whether they were or not, their pictures\n can be used by the college; William and Mary has two\n copies of \n Virginia Bay Leaves,\n and will display one at the exhibition; he has quoted\n from it in his new book \n Half Hours in Southern\n Literature; \n Pres[ident Lyon\n G.] Tylerhas her father's picture in his new\n edition of \n The Cradle of the\n Republic, just released.","The College Magazine will publish a poem by one of\n its distinguished literary alumni during each month\n from January to June; will begin with its greatest\n poet, James Barron Hope; would like to publish \"A\n Little Picture\", and also borrow the engraving of his\n portrait.","He has been asked by the State Board of Education\n to prepare a series of pictures telling the history\n of Virginia literature; requests a list of places\n associated with her father; would also like to have a\n list of contemporary Virginians that should be\n included in his list; regrets that he cannot include\n the work of \n Mrs. [J.]\n Westmore Wil[l]cox,due to its subject\n matter.","Pleased to learn that he is giving his talents to\n \"dear 'Old William and Mary';\" gratifying that\n Virginia has not forgotten James Barron Hope;\n suggestions of places relating to her father,\n including the statue at Jamestown and the Lee statue\n in Richmond; brief biography of Hope; mention of her\n father's address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and\n graduating classes of William and Mary on July 4,\n 1858; list of contemporary Virginia writers worthy of\n his investigation.","Bears NwsCl of poem, \n Sunset;taken from\n the \n Norfolk\n Landmark.","Includes sketch of ballerina on reverse side. 1\n page. ASk.","Written in the hand of James Barron Hope.","Second and third pages are almost exact copies\n of first.","Story begins in New York City, from which the\n main character is about to depart.","Pertains to European history.","Primarily on the Declaration of\n Independence.","Possibly a part of the \"Press and Printer's\n Devil.\"","On the subject of Virginia history; compares\n the modern social system favorably with that of\n the eighteenth century","On the subject of American and European\n societies.","Characters include Don Diego, Jon Alonso,\n Conrad, and Rhodolph.","James Barron Hope's first speech ever\n delivered.","Much of the speech relates to morality.","Includes references to the earlier celebration\n of the 250th anniversary of the Jamestown\n Settlement; this was given at the Yorktown\n Centennial celebration.","Mentions the appropriation of public funds.","Last page [?] seems inconclusive; main subjects\n are history and government.","Concerns the commercial history of\n Virginia.","Tribute by unknown woman to his work \n Under The Empire.","Bears ALS from Kensey Johns, Sudley, [Maryland],\n to [James Barron] Hope, Norfolk, [Virginia]; Above\n tribute is by a lady friend of his; he may print it\n in \n The Landmark, or throw\n it away; greetings to the family.","The potato from a historical point of view;\n written in hand of James Barron Hope.","Following the beheading of Charles I this\n proclamation affirmed the loyalty of the authors to\n Charles II; signed [in the original] by Edm: Matthews\n Clc. Cur. [original is probably in Accomack County\n records].","Concerns religious laws in Virginia; written in\n hand of James Barron Hope.","Apparently intended to accompany the poem \n Lioni Di\n Monota;mentions his attendance of, and B. A.\n degree from, the College of William and Mary.","Commodore Decatur was mortally wounded, while\n Commodore Barron was seriously wounded; contains the\n funeral procession for Commodore Decatur.","Accusing Mahone of plotting to control Richmond,\n and spreading lies concerning \n [Bradley]\n Johnson; [relates to near duel, in which James\n Barron Hope was Mahone's second].","Describing James Barron Hope's speech on that\n subject on the previous night in Association Hall,\n [Richmond]; [article is from the Richmond \n State].","Recommendations for the above offices; article\n urging that no alcoholic beverages be consumed around\n election time; article stressing \n [William]\n Mahone'sfaults, which stirs up racist fears\n and seeks to belittle [Mahone].","Address by Danville, [Virginia] merchants and\n businessmen \"to the White Men of Virginia\"; accuses\n Mahone of favoring Negroes over whites; urges that\n conservative Democrats be voted for.","Mayor of Norfolk barred from erecting barricades\n at the polls on election day.","Includes newspaper article, \n Riot In\n Danville;Negroes fought whites; several\n Negroes killed. 1 page. Nwscl.","Discloses the facts of the Hope-Jones duel and of\n some other affairs; blames the duel on Jones'\n second.","James Barron Hope's association with the Norfolk \n Landmarkand the\n Norfolk \n Virginian Pilot.","Detailed the presentation of a gold pencil to\n James Barron Hope by the staff [of the Norfolk \n Landmark].","Narrates the arrival of the U. S. Sloop-of-War, \n Spray,at a port in the\n Caribbean, and the officers' desire to go on\n shore.","Norfolk's first Memorial Day; James Barron Hope\n was the Commander of the Pickett-Buchanan Camp of\n Confederate Veterans."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\n \u003carchref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe James Barron Hope Papers (I), Manuscripts and\n Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. \n \u003cunittitle\u003eJames Barron Hope Papers (I), \n \u003cunitdate type=\"inclusive\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e\n 1835-1907.\u003c/unitdate\u003e\u003c/unittitle\u003e\u003cphysdesc\u003e993 items.\u003c/physdesc\u003e\u003cunitid\u003eCollection number: Mss. 65 H77\u003c/unitid\u003e\u003cabstract\u003eMaterials include correspondence, manuscript\n poems, editorials, stories, and\n sketches.\u003c/abstract\u003e\u003c/archref\u003e\n \u003c/p\u003e\n "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Material"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The James Barron Hope Papers (I), Manuscripts and\n Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. \n James Barron Hope Papers (I), \n \n 1835-1907.993 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 H77Materials include correspondence, manuscript\n poems, editorials, stories, and\n sketches."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore publishing quotations or excerpts from any\n materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of\n Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the\n copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Publication Rights/Restrictions on Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any\n materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of\n Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the\n copyright, if not Swem Library."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eCorrespondence and literary works,\n chiefly 1861-1874, of James Barron Hope (1829-1887), who was a\n soldier, author and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and\n Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n "],"abstract_tesim":["Correspondence and literary works,\n chiefly 1861-1874, of James Barron Hope (1829-1887), who was a\n soldier, author and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and\n Williamsburg, Virginia."],"persname_ssim":["Benjamin Stoddert Ewell,","John Goode,","William Mahone,","Hugh Blair Grigsby,","John Lesslie Hall,","John Blair Hoge,","Annie Beverley Whiting Hope,","James Barron Hope,","Jane Armistead Barron Hope,","Bradley Tyler Johnson,","Jonathan Pembroke Jones,","John Bankhead Magruder,","John Tyler,","William Freeman Vilas,","Robert Charles Winthrop.","Hope, James Barron.","Hope, James Barron, ed.","Simms, Lyman Moody.","Wermuth, Paul Charles.","Ewell,\n Benjamin Stoddert, 1810- 1894.","Goode, John,\n 1829-1909.","Mahone,\n William, 1826-1895.","Grigsby, Hugh\n Blair, 1806- 1881.","Hall, J.\n Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856-","Hoge, John\n Blair, 1825-1896.","Hope, Annie\n Beverley Whiting, 1825-1920.","J. B. H.\n (James Barron Hope), 1829-1887.","Hope, Jane\n Armistead Barron, 1791- 1862.","Johnson,\n Bradley Tyler, 1829-1903.","Jones,\n Jonathan Pembroke.","Magruder,\n John Bankhead, 1807-1871.","Tyler, John,\n 1790- 1862.","Vilas,\n William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908.","Winthrop,\n Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809- 1894."],"names_ssim":["Benjamin Stoddert Ewell,","John Goode,","William Mahone,","Hugh Blair Grigsby,","John Lesslie Hall,","John Blair Hoge,","Annie Beverley Whiting Hope,","James Barron Hope,","Jane Armistead Barron Hope,","Bradley Tyler Johnson,","Jonathan Pembroke Jones,","John Bankhead Magruder,","John Tyler,","William Freeman Vilas,","Robert Charles Winthrop.","Hope, James Barron.","Hope, James Barron, ed.","Simms, Lyman Moody.","Wermuth, Paul Charles.","Ewell,\n Benjamin Stoddert, 1810- 1894.","Goode, John,\n 1829-1909.","Mahone,\n William, 1826-1895.","Grigsby, Hugh\n Blair, 1806- 1881.","Hall, J.\n Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856-","Hoge, John\n Blair, 1825-1896.","Hope, Annie\n Beverley Whiting, 1825-1920.","J. B. H.\n (James Barron Hope), 1829-1887.","Hope, Jane\n Armistead Barron, 1791- 1862.","Johnson,\n Bradley Tyler, 1829-1903.","Jones,\n Jonathan Pembroke.","Magruder,\n John Bankhead, 1807-1871.","Tyler, John,\n 1790- 1862.","Vilas,\n William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908.","Winthrop,\n Robert C. 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Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.","This collection is organized into 3 Series. Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.","Arrangement\n This collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.","This collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.","The following four bibliographic references are books\n that contain poems and stories written by James Barron Hope\n and located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. See the College of William and Mary, Swem Library's\n online catalogue for other published works.","Hope, James Barron.A Collection Of Poems.Richmond: A. Morris, \n 1859.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 1859","Hope, James Barron.Leon di Monota : And Other\n Poems.Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026 Co., \n 1857.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 L3","Hope, James Barron.Under The Empire; Or, The Story Of\n Madelon.Norfolk: J. B. Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1878.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 U5","Hope, James Barron.A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves.Richmond: West, Johnston \u0026 Co., \n 1895.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 W7","Newspapers\n The following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.\n Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Landmark.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1873-1887.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N492 \n \n Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Virginian.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026 Co., \n 1865-1874.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N678","The following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.","Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Landmark.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1873-1887.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N492","Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Virginian.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026 Co., \n 1865-1874.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N678","Articles\n The following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n Virginia Cavalcade, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8\n Simms, Lyman Moody.James Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29\n Wermuth, Paul Charles.An Ode to\n Reconciliation.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17.","The following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n Virginia Cavalcade, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8","Simms, Lyman Moody.James Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29","Wermuth, Paul Charles.An Ode to\n Reconciliation.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17.","James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk,\n Virginia. He was the grandson of Commodore James Barron\n (1769-1851) and son of Wilton Hope and Jane Armistead (Barron)\n Hope (1791-1862). James Barron Hope graduated from the College\n of William and Mary. He practiced law and was the\n commonwealth's attorney for Norfolk. He married Annie Beverley\n Whiting (1825-1920) in 1857. The couple had two daughters,\n Jane (\"Janey\" or \"Jennie\") Barron Hope (b. 1859?) and Ann\n (\"Nanny\") Hope. James Barron Hope is known primarily for his\n poetry, serving as the official poet of the 250th anniversary\n of the Jamestown settlement. He published several volumes of\n writings and also edited newspapers. Hope died in 1887.","There are two collections within the Manuscripts and\n Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the\n Samuel Barron Papers and the James Barron Papers.","The Samuel Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include papers and correspondence of three\n generations of Samuel Barrons, all of whom were involved in\n naval affairs. \n\n Samuel Barron Papers, \n \n 1793-1942.538 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B29","The James Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include correspondence and papers of Commodore James\n Barron relating to his career in the United States Navy,\n and especially relating to the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in\n 1807 and to his duel with Stephen Decatur. \n\n James Barron Papers, \n \n 1776-1899.2,759 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B27","Correspondence and literary works, chiefly 1861-1874, of\n James Barron Hope (1829-1887), soldier, author (poet, orator,\n and novelist), and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and\n Williamsburg, Virginia. The papers deal mainly with his 1849\n duel with Jonathan Pembroke Jones; his West Indies naval\n cruise (1851-1852); his Confederate military service\n (1861-1865); and the aborted 1874 William Mahone-Bradley\n Johnson duel, in which Hope was Mahone's second.","The majority of correspondence with his family is with his\n wife Annie Beverley (Whiting) Hope, and his mother, Jane\n Armistead (Barron) Hope. Prominent correspondents include\n Benjamin S. Ewell, John Goode, Hugh Blair Grigsby, John\n Lesslie Hall, John Blair Hodge, General Bradley T. Johnson,\n General John B. Magruder, President John Tyler, William F.\n Vilas, and Robert C. Winthrop. The collection also contains\n numerous newspaper clippings.","Bill is enclosed for the school quarter which\n Barron's grandson [James Barron Hope] began but did\n not finish before returning to Virginia; regrets that\n he could not keep [James Barron Hope] to teach him\n more.","Don't be astonished by this correspondence; is\n writing due to the \"underground\" insult [James Barron\n Hope] made against his brother almost a year ago;\n asks where he may be found during the next month so\n that he may be at his \"brother's right hand in this\";\n peace is desirable between men of sense, and this may\n be the end result if [James Barron Hope] resolves it\n correctly; hopes that James Barron Hope will properly\n understand and answer this letter.","Received his communication while at \n W[illia]m and\n Mary; calls his attention to an expression\n implying that a charge by him [James Barron Hope]\n about his [J. Pembroke Jones] brother was false; asks\n that the meaning of this charge be explained, if it\n was meant to be offensive.","Does not think he can clarify the passage in\n question from his previous letter; the spirit in\n which it was written may be judged from the \"general\n tenor\" of the letter; Mr. Jones[?] will leave Hampton\n on Saturday, to be absent about one week.","His [J. Pembroke Jones] reply to his [James Barron\n Hope's] last letter \"was neither intelligible, or\n satisfactory;\" asks again for an explanation;\n requests copies of their previous correspondence.","[J. Pembroke Jones] reply implies that he is\n untruthful; his [James Barron Hope's] prior tone and\n manner were courteous, and not unfeeling as he [J.\n Pembroke Jones] implied; his friend \n [Tom] Jonesis fully\n authorized to set up the preliminaries of the meeting\n that he [James Barron Hope] now demands.","In response to his last note, he [J. Pembroke\n Jones] agrees to [James Barron Hope's] proposition;\n His friend \n J. L[imkins]\n Joneswill arrange all the preliminaries for\n the meeting.","In the absence of his friend he proposes to meet \n [James Barron]\n Hopeon Thursday morning, if possible; in order\n to avoid problems from the civil authorities, he\n requests that he [Thomas R. Jones] meet his friend\n [J. Limkins Jones] tomorrow to make further\n arrangements.","Tenders an apology for his note of this morning,\n which was offensive in tone; the note was written\n under excitement, as he feared arrest; his [J.\n Pembroke Jones] reasons for postponing their meeting\n are sufficient; suggests that they meet at the\n earliest time possible; warns of possible\n interference.","Opening part of correspondence written by [J.\n Pembroke Jones]; he has temporarily left town;\n suspecting [James Barron Hope] of acting\n dishonestly.","The difficulty which prevented the earlier meeting\n of their friends has been removed; is now ready to\n confer and make necessary arrangements for a\n meeting.","Including ALS from \n T[homas] S.\n J[ones],[Old Point, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope], [Hampton, Virginia?]; he received the\n enclosed note and hastened to have it read by [James\n Barron Hope]; suggests that a reply be sent under\n envelope to him. 1 page.","Did not mean to question his [James Barron Hope]\n veracity; he had no intentions of taunting [James\n Barron Hope], but was instead referring to his own\n behavior, when they talked in Williamsburg; however,\n if his feeling that his brother is in the right is\n taken as offensive enough for the challenge to stand,\n he accedes to it; his friend \n Mr. J. [Limkins]\n Joneswill arrange things; wishes that he would\n have received his [James Barron Hope] note before\n their conversation; hopes that the misunderstanding\n is removed.","Includes AN by [James Barron Hope], sketching a\n reply to [J. Pembroke Jones]; conveys understanding\n for his stance. 1 page.","Terms to be observed during the [Hope-Jones]\n duel.","Encloses cheque for $50; considers Papa's [James\n Barron] health to be excellent.","His ship's neat and warlike appearance;\n Port-au-Prince, and \"the peculiarities of these Negro\n Legislators, \u0026 their country\"; encounters a\n funeral; dismisses the \"free and easy, devil-may-care\n habits of these places\"; wants her to write him at\n his next destination, Pensacola, [Flordia]; a\n dispatch just arrived informing the crew that \"the\n Commodore [?]\" is in a nearby town; details his\n efforts to become a good and moral man.","Enjoyable companionship with Papa [James Barron]\n the previous Saturday he went with \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]on board the \n Pennsylvania; his\n enjoyment of the band which played and some pleasant\n new acquaintances; attended church with Uncle Samuel\n but was disappointed by the theatrical minister;\n claims to have \" \n fattened\n veryperceptably;\" relays the love of family\n members; requests that she send word to Annie Whiting\n that he will write her by Monday's mail.","The ship's dangerous voyage; the extremely tall\n Andes mountains; in such beautiful scenery, where\n God's majesty is so apparent, it is hard to believe\n that the inhabitants could be \"less than Christians;\"\n given a tour of a town by an American resident; their\n party surprises Spanish girls while bathing; will\n visit Caracas next; affection for her.","His visit to and first view of Caracas; marvels at\n the beauty of Caracas, with its red roofs and pale\n green river; encountered the \"wretched\" looking\n Venezuelan army soldiers; put in a very dirty hotel\n room, which he had cleaned; accompanied an American\n gentleman late at night to see the sights; toured the\n capitol building, but wasn't impressed; expressions\n of love.","His good health; gets along well with the\n Flag-officer, who is a charitable man; he [James\n Barron Hope] writes many dispatches; attended church\n yesterday; sends his love.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Navy Yard,\n [Norfolk, Virginia?], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Asks if she received her\n brandy and small notes; take care of herself and the\n children; write soon.","Joy at being in a place where mail can be easily\n received; worries about not hearing form his mother\n recently; his uncle is away on a hunting exhibition;\n walked by the Commodore, who surprisingly recognized\n him and invited him to dinner; attended church;\n enjoyed meeting several \"pretty and agreeable girls\"\n that night; asks her to write, and have his friends\n send him newspapers \n (The Hampton\n Enterprise).","Concern over his letters not arriving; received a\n fine letter from \"Grand Ma\"; numerous expressions of\n affection and devotion; \n Uncle\n Pender[grast]returned from his hunting trip\n and gave him a cordial greeting; he spends many\n evenings with him and the Commodore; he is growing\n \"uncomfortably fat,\" and his ship mates and lady\n friends say his is becoming quite handsome.","Explanation of the whereabouts of a missing\n letter; description of the extremely cold weather;\n the beauty of the ship when ice-covered; concern for\n her health during the cold weather in Virginia;\n uncertain of when his ship will depart.","Wishes her a happy New Year with love; many thanks\n for her love and wisdom; promises to write often\n during his voyage to the Mediterranean, and wants\n many letters in return.","His voyage to the Mediterranean has begun with\n beautiful weather, especially for January; assures\n her of the ship's safety; his cruise will visit the \n W[est] I[ndies]\n Isl[an]ds; he will not forget her or her\n precepts.","His ship's departure briefly delayed; received\n letters from both his mother and their friend Miss\n Lizzie [?]; feelings of love for her; he is in \" \n excellent health;\" he\n met Peter Massenburg, who works in the yard.","His ship has received orders to depart tomorrow;\n tells her to look for his ship ten days after\n receiving this letter.","She [Miss Applewhart] is much missed while away\n visiting relatives; James' return on the \n Cyaneand what a\n blessing it is; the imminent court-martial of the \n Cyane's Captain Pain;\n her great affection for her friend; thanks God for\n James' safe return.","Worries about lack of mail, but cannot leave to\n investigate, as he has to testify in a court case;\n will visit in a few days; has not visited Norfolk in\n some time, due to her departure from it and the small\n number of friends there; has been on board for a\n large portion of the time; his health is fine.","Paraphrases a famous conversation illustrating the\n inability of an author to self-criticize; thanks her\n for her candid comments, which improve his works.","His first note to her blew into the sea; pleasant\n voyage across the bay; found his friend Dr. Bob, who\n treated him kindly; dined today at Mr. Fisher's\n house, which is close to the ocean, and is within\n \"pistol shot\" of a burial place of the Gingaskin\n Indian tribe; asks her in jest to make a huge bag so\n he can tote her around with him; terms of\n endearment.","Including ALS from James [Barron Hope], Eastville,\n Virginia, to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.; visited\n [Chiru's?] grave, and reminds himself to subjugate\n the uncharitable feelings which sometimes rise up in\n his heart; will recite his poem at 11 o'clock\n tomorrow. 1 page.","Regrets not having corresponded in so long; his\n utter happiness since his marriage on June 10, 1857;\n how well-received his sketches, essays, and\n criticisms to the newspaper have been; example of how\n one lady compared him to Edgar Allan Poe; wants frank\n criticism of his works from her; his family's\n sympathy for her family's recent distress; Manna\n [Jane A. (Barron) Hope] and Annie [B. (Whiting) Hope]\n send their love.","His friends have been pressuring him to publish\n his \"views on the present great crisis;\" he is\n sending them to Richmond without sending them to him\n [James Barron Hope] first, due to a lack of time;\n they should be printed in Richmond's Wednesday\n papers; hopes that they meet his approval; asks for\n his criticism of them.","Response to his inquiry concerning Virginia state\n stocks; quote of stock amount needed to realize\n $1000; as the stock is in his mother's name [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope], he would need the power of attorney\n from her to execute a transaction; encloses a power\n of attorney form.","From Fay Jones' desk in the Tannery Bank; mentions\n purchases made for family. General Johnston is in\n Richmond \"at last.\"","Hopes that letter will be delivered, despite the\n \"dreadful state...throughout our once united and\n happy land.\"; glad to receive Janes's last letter,\n with its postscript from James; visited \n C[a]pt[ain]and \n Mrs. [David G.]\n Farragutin Hastings, [New York]; Frank [Mary's\n son?] is on duty at the Charleston, [South Carolina]\n Navy Yard, and wants to marry Sallie [?], but \"this\n surely is no time for adding to one's loved [ones]\n and responsibilities.\"; her love to family and\n friends.","Safe arrival in Richmond; has thought over their\n affairs; has been informed tht the \"outrages at\n Hampton have been much exaggerated - Segar is hand\n and glove with the invaders;\" [Jefferson] \"Davis'\n arrival has opperated like a spell;\" 50,000 men\n reported to be ordered from the South, it is hoped\n that the country will be cleared before long; he\n shall be careful; love to his family.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Richmond,\n [Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.,\n stressing his good health. 1 page.","Will write her a long letter tomorrow; Clay [?] is\n very well, and in \n W[illiam]sburg,\n [Virginia]; asks if his mother has changed her\n draft [?].","Dined and talked with his friend Thompson [?];\n borrowed two volumes of Clarissa Harlowe from the\n state library; assures her that he is comfortable;\n don't worry about the news; Lee's army is daily\n gaining strength; resolution of building a new home;\n asks for an 8 page letter; does she like the book he\n sent?; how very much he loves her.","Their wedding anniversary; profuse praise for her\n role as his wife; saw several of their friends; since\n she, his mother, and their children are well, he is\n content; promises to take care of himself, since in\n doing so he is also taking care of her.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p. Will\n write tonight; she and Annie must comfort one\n another.","Includes ALS from James B[arron] Hope, [Richmond,\n Virginia], to Jane [A. Barron Hope], n.p. He loves\n and prays for her to be good; will send her carriage\n this week. 1 page.","Her letter's tone of Christian fortitude lifted\n him; he will see her again here on earth; plans to\n rebuild their home and replace household goods; keep\n a strong faith; anxious to hear of Jane's health;\n don't listen to rumors; will be going to \n W[illia]msburgnext;\n refutes friend's suggestion that [Williamsburg]\n should be evacuated; in reply to her request for a\n lock of hair, he thinks he has already given her one;\n compliments on being a wonderful wife; trust God.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Jane [A. (Barron)\n Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Words of\n encouragement; hopes to tell grandchildren stories of\n the war of southern independence.","Includes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Jane [Barron\n Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Will send\n her carriage; be a good girl. 1 page.","Includes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Lock of hair and brief note. 1 page.","Received a long letter from Virginia [sister of\n both], which she knows will please Jane; yesterday\n the graduating class of the academy presented her\n [Mary Blake] with a \"handsome sword;\" her spirits\n have lifted somewhat; warns not to expect her to\n visit until she investigates the matter further;\n wants James to write and have Annie write a\n postscript; gives her love to the servants and\n family.","How much she and the children miss him; her new\n friends in Warrenton are quite pleasant; she worries\n about the military defense of the South, since it has\n \"so many accessable points\"","Including ALS, 18 June 1861 from Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope], Warrenton, North Carolina, to James\n [Barron Hope], n.p. Worry over no word from James;\n please get a prescription for the baby if possible;\n asks when he can visit; wants to know his living\n arrangements; how busy the children keep her; counts\n their many blessings when compared to others. 2\n pages.","His great affection for her; his quarters and\n clothes are agreeable; why the North will go\n bankrupt, and why the South will endure; almost\n 10,000 men [Confederates] in Williamsburg; the \n 1st North\n Carolina Reg[imen]tunder \n Gen[era]l\n [Daniel Harvey] Hillis remarkable for its\n \"orderly behavior in camp and its gallantry under\n fire;\" Hill is \"a good soldier, an earnest Christian,\n and respected by all who know him for his piety;\" he\n has not mentioned their \"Foreign Relatives.\" 4 pages.\n ALS.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Contains a copy\n of a hymn he found; terms of affection; superiority\n of Southern troops in recent combat; report [mentions\n Lincoln] of only 29 men enlisting as of late in New\n York City.","Includes NwsCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Poem, \"Beyond.\"\n 1 page.","Asks three questions he had forgotten in his last\n letter: if an acquaintance of his as he [James Barron\n Hope] had asked; how they have \"arranged about the\n drought;\" and if she would like for him to have her\n big wardrobe chest sent to her; the feeling at\n headquarters is that the war will be short, and he\n prays for it to be so.","Including ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. His joy at her good spirits, and his own\n good health. 1 page.","How she may form her character while in her\n current position, staying with his mother and wife;\n be economical, avoid indolence, learn an occupation,\n and above all else, avoid frivolous, fashionable\n people; his mother is an example of the\n aforementioned qualities; her [Rosa's] father is in\n good health.","Received letter from \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron],which requires his presence in\n Richmond; appears to have gained an appointment to a\n \"safe\" job as \n Commodore\n [French] For[r]est'ssecretary; delay sending\n letters until further notice; love for her and faith\n in God.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to [Jane\n A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. This\n letter is also to her.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Jane Barron Hope and Anne Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina?]. Will send the carriage; loves them; P.S.\n instructs children to remind their mother [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope] to date and number her letters. 1\n page.","Met Mr. White, who married a relative of his, \n Sarah\n [Eskridge?]; sat in the chair of his \n grand-father\n [George] Hope; faith in God; don't get\n depressed; wants to know about the children.","Introduction to his friend and esteemed neighbor,\n [James Barron Hope], who requested the introduction;\n describes him [James Barron Hope] as intellectual,\n honorable, brave, trustworthy, etc.; [James Barron\n Hope]'s leading object is to be the historian of the\n war; to write a true narrative, he would like to see\n passing events with his own eye; wishes him [John B.\n Magruder] additional glories.","Charmed by her last letter, which described their\n daughter [Janie] chasing fireflies; his job is going\n well; keep saving money just in case anything\n happens; he has been visiting some friends, who have\n treated him with every kindness.","Has news from Virginia [sister of both], who has\n married in Hamburg [Germany on 21 June 1861?], and\n began her honeymoon tour of Europe; feels that \"poor\n Papa [Commodore James Barron] would look back with\n pleasure at their interest in visiting a place\n fraught with kindly remembrances of the attentions\n paid him in those dark days of his unjust\n suspension;\" Virginia has complained of wanting\n frequent letters from Jane and \n James [Barron\n Hope]; is unsure whether she will be able to\n vacation; she [Mary Blake] is impatient for a letter\n from James, who is now the master of a ship, and\n delighted with the position's advantages.","Encloses the wonderful doll he had promised her;\n wants her to teach her little sister to say her\n prayers, spell, and count; tell Mrs. Lacy that he\n believes \"under Lincoln's Proclamation, the package\n for Mr. Drew is contraband...\" and he shall\n confiscate it; he will eat [th]em [?] with a \"lively\n remembrance of her;\" be very good.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Please read Jane's letter to her; news from\n headquarters that the enemy was \"driven back \n threetimes with great\n slaughter\" [at 1st Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; this\n compensates and more for the \n N[orth] W[est]\n disaster[Battle of Rich Mountain, 11 July\n 1861]. 1 page.","Her last letter told him that \n [Nan]niehas been sick\n again; ask the doctor if she should have a change of\n air; if so, take her and Missee Sarah [servant?] to\n Jones' Springs for a month; his uncle and his family\n are in \n \n W[illia]msburg,and her father has decided to\n leave; her friends are not in danger; if her parents\n want to leave and need assistance, he will help them\n in every way that he can; very excited, as he just\n received news of a glorious Confederate victory [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; his \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]is being sent to North Carolina to take\n charge of coast defenses; keep praying.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Portsmouth, Virginia], to [Jane B. (Barron) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Assures her that \" \n Gen[era]l Leethinks\n Norfolk perfectly safe.\" [Note on envelope: \"The \n Yorktownis off \n Craney Is[lan]d! !\n ! So I hear.\" 1 page.","Wrote mother yesterday, but was dissatisfied by\n its brevity; attended church twice; the second\n service was a Catholic Mass in honor of the victory\n at Manassas; description of the sanctuary;\n \"Republican simplicity\", or diversity of class in the\n congregation; enjoyment of the music; just received\n her letter; wants to know if Janey is getting better;\n visited \n Capt[ain]\n Clark[e?]along with Mr. Anderson; on 29 July\n visited several friends with \n Aunt M[ary,his\n mother's sister], but no one is as pretty or\n wonderful as she; her image is impressed upon his\n soul; he has thought of studying Divinity, and it is\n not out of the question; his love for the family.","How he treasures her letters; is he correct in\n thinking that Baby Jane's health is slowly\n improving?; his uncle's [Samuel Barron] position is\n delicate, since he has not yet been ordered to hoist\n his flag, and until then he cannot take a secretary;\n made an offer to her brother to take Mrs. Whiting\n [Annie's mother?] and place her in Warrenton with\n Annie and James' mother; included Annie's father in\n the invitation, but expects that they will go to\n Gloucester; do not worry about her family members\n close to the Yankees, since the recent disaster [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861] has really shaken them.","Thankful that Annie has gotten better; he has sent\n a box to her, and another one is at Warrenton Depot;\n will start writing to her on Mondays and Fridays;\n love to the family.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina?]. Regrets she is ill; recommends\n placing a box of hot sand on her face; expresses love\n and gratitude. 1 page.","Bears postscript from James [Barron Hope],\n [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Enclosed certificate of\n deposit for $25; stress to economize.","Received her note; surprised by her offer to send\n him money, since he sent her $25 in his last\n letter.","Includes ALS, 19 August 1861, from James [Barron\n Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Requests that\n she make a cape with a red flannel cross on the\n outside, to send to the Confederate troops for the\n coming winter; great enthusiasm and encouragement for\n the idea; attended church in Norfolk on Sunday, and\n dined with the Camps; has been told that her aunt and\n uncle are well.","Is not in need of her generous offer of money;\n \"much provoked\" that she has not yet received his\n package; joy after learning that Baby Jane's health\n has improved; \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]is in Norfolk and sends his love; asks\n her to make a large coat to send to a Confederate\n soldier.","Appreciated both Janey's note and the bank draft\n very much; thinks that she should stay in Warrenton\n for the winter; both the cost and the possibility of\n further conflict dictate it; misses them very much,\n but is holding up well; the low cost of living in\n Warrenton will help in rebuilding their house later;\n twice mentions possibility of \n [Union]\n Gen[era]l [John Ellis] Woolattacking, with his\n close to 30,000 men; the winter will soon drift by;\n he will bring home wonderful items to put in the\n children's stockings; tell him if \"our mother\" needs\n anything; he has a good wardrobe for the winter;\n enjoys and is doing well in his job working for the \n Commo[dore,\n French Forrest].","Invested their money in two $500 and one $100\n Confederate bonds; he will explain why when he writes\n his mother; is urging Clay's[?] claims at the [Navy?]\n Department vigorously; inquires how Rosa [a Hope\n relative staying with Annie and his mother] is\n getting along; a force is leaving for the coast of\n North Carolina, and in his despair of not being able\n to go, he cries, then writes \"how strange an animal\n is man!\"; love to the family.","Bears postscript from James [Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Saw the pretty wives of some departing\n officers, and these women didn't cry; he can't\n understand it.","Bears postscript from [James Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Rec[eive]d letter from \n Hon[orable]\n Robert Tylerassuring him of his services in\n Clay's behalf; \"he writes very warmly.\"","The Confederate Loan has been made in Hope's name,\n for the sum of $1,100; the bonds have not yet been\n printed; and until they are he [James Barron Hope]\n has the option of taking coupon bonds instead of\n registered bonds; the bonds carry interest from this\n day.","Grieves that the newspaper report he sent her was\n erroneous; Uncle Sam has been captured in North\n Carolina, but not of his own fault; he [Uncle Sam]\n will be treated with respect due his rank; thank God\n that James did not take the position as his\n secretary, which he considered.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],n.p., asking if Rosa [a Hope\n relative of James Barron Hope] is annoying her; glad\n that she liked the dress; thank you for the letter,\n which was well-timed.","Apologizes for not answering her letters; glad\n that she likes her dress; take good care of it,\n because if the war is protracted she may be without\n another gown so fine for quite some time; love for\n his children; glad that his letters please her;\n counts their many blessings \"since the beginning of\n these troubles;\" agrees that Hampton's destruction by\n fire was sad, but he would have done it himself\n rather than allowing its use as winter quarters for\n the enemy; \"Drunk or sober...Magruder did well and\n wisely;\" claims that the Yankees planned to burn it;\n Magruder had told him previously of this possibility;\n still believes \n [CSA\n General John B.] Magruderto be a great and\n moral commander; \"the Yankees seem to think that the\n \"road to 'Richmond' is up the Peninsula...;\" predicts\n that if a fight occurs Magruder will follow the\n Yankees into Newport News; Clay's [?] appointment\n seems secure, through both himself and \n Mr. Rob[ert]\n Tyler; he worshipped at the Catholic church\n again; will write again tomorrow; kiss everyone for\n him.","Just received her letter; plans to make Jennie a\n carriage; asks what kind of shoes she wants;\n gratitude to Dr. Howard for his care of Jennie; Clay\n has been appointed Q[uarte]r Master and Captain in\n the Confederate army; opinion that \n [CSA general\n Earl] Van Dornand his Texan troops can defend\n Texas well against invasion; has no more doubt of the\n Confederacy's success than he does in the Christian\n religion.","Includes ALS, 7 [September 1861] from James\n [Barron Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina];\n Explanation of difference between registered and\n coupon bonds; why he views coupon bonds as superior;\n the great kindness of his aunt, \n Mrs. [Samuel]\n Barron; concern for his mother's health; do\n not despond, but instead trust in God; delight in\n learning that Baby Jane climbed the steps; has\n written a poem on the Battle of Bethel, and plans to\n write \n Gen[era]l\n Magruderabout it; kiss his mother and the\n girls for him. 4 pages.","Includes Ms from [James Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina]. Diagram of belt for hiding\n valuables; instructions for burning the note after\n mastering its concept.","Relieved that she is now well; will send her box\n on the 13th; is saving a good amount of money; Mr.\n Chisman is a quarter master and will be stationed at\n Jamestown, [Virginia]; Mr. Chisman [?] has the same\n position; love to the family.","Attended church in Norfolk; attended the Catholic\n evening service with \n [George] Camp;\n visited some friends; her mother's brave resolution\n in looking her position in the face [her mother is\n terminally ill?]; puzzlement over Clay's not writing;\n assurance that he will help her mother in every\n possible way; mentions that previous and forthcoming\n confederate troop additions, and predicts that \n [Union\n General John Ellis] Woolwill \"have his\n obituary written before he sees Norfolk, unless per\n chance he may go up in a balloon for that purpose;\"\n waiting makes his Confederate force stronger;\n stresses that if Norfolk is attacked; she must resign\n her will and let him do his duty like a Christian\n gentleman; reminds her that death is only a temporary\n absence from those who believe Christ and his\n resurrection; kiss Mother and the \"little chicks\" for\n him.","Surprise at how quickly time passes, especially in\n regards to the growth of young people; invitation to\n visit Warrenton, which she and \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope]appreciate for its inhabitants;\n is pleased to hear that her [Imogene Barron] brother\n Samuel has returned from California; mentions her two\n grandchildren; \n James [B.\n Hope]will send Jane anything that Imogene\n gives him, and that he will help her in any way\n possible.","Her strongest wishes for blessings and happiness\n for him; relays Jane Barron's message that she wants\n to see him soon; story about young Janie and her\n friend Annie Mallory; her opinion of the 'political\n horizon' as being one of \"gloomy portent...But God\n can save us, I know...\"","Her best wishes for him; thankfulness for both his\n recent letter, with a picture of her, and for being\n such a wonderful son.","Includes AL [torn] from [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina], to [James Barron Hope],\n n.p. Her sympathy for their family and friends near\n their old home, since their old church now lies in\n ruins, and their friends are scattered. 1 page.","Worries about her health; thanks her for both her\n recent letter and her care since his youth; the\n Commodore returned today, and they talked for several\n hours; he will write a letter to \n Aunt\n V[irginia]tomorrow, or try; his writing for\n the newspaper is \"really an amusement;\" don't worry\n about this extra work, as it is very easy.","Dr. Howard thinks that his mother [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope] is very sick; tells him to come\n immediately.","Has only received one of her letters recently; he\n has written her profusely in the vain attempt of\n assuring her of his \"unutterable devotion;\" is\n currently Judge Advocate in court [officer of\n proceedings in a court-martial]; thankful to God for\n his mercies.","Instructions on sending Confederate coupon bonds\n to him; wants her to always have at least $6,000;\n assuages her loneliness by giving the example of \n Gen[era]l Lee,or the\n poor privates, who never get to visit their families;\n sent her \n [Edward] Bulwer\n [Lytton]'slatest novel; thank Mrs. A [?] for\n keeping Annie and the children under her roof; wants\n long letters; love for her and the children.","Still working in court; he is in good health; hope\n for postwar happiness; assurance that the Federal\n gunboats will never get to Richmond; supposed\n dispiritedness of the Union troops; report of \n [Union]\n General [Silas] Caseybeing killed [false];\n feels that the major battle of Richmond is imminent;\n please write letters with more details of the\n children; his love for her.","Distress that she is still sick; scolds her for\n not attending the doctor's appointment he had\n arranged; he is coming home within the next two\n weeks; can only stay for a short time; asks for the\n names of items which she and the children want;\n assurance that \"McClellan and the North have\n rec[eive]d a blow from which they will not soon\n recover;\" \n \n [Union General Ambrose E.] Burnside'sarmy was\n with \n \n [Union General George B.] McC[lellan]during\n the Seven Days campaign [but Burnside was in North\n Carolina until 6 July 1862]; he [James Barron Hope]\n has been offered a staff appointment; love for the\n family.","Attended church today; sermon was excellent; his\n young friend Gordon [?] fell asleep during the\n sermon; grieved at her depression; assures her that\n if he ever becomes gravely ill, he will send a\n messenger; spent a night with his cousin \n I[mogene]; wants her to\n write more, and longer letters; he is well, and\n politically optimistic; kisses for the girls and\n her.","Writing for the second time to request information\n on where to find a reasonably-priced home; lists\n several names mentioned to him as possible\n accommodators; asks for the benefit of his experience\n in this matter, including probable expenses; usually\n attends the \n \n P[rotestant] E[piscopal] church; would be\n obliged to him for a letter to any of his\n acquaintances.","The Yankees' latest cavalry probe is no threat;\n Confederate forces are roughly equal in number to the\n Federals; \n Gen[era]l\n R[obert] E. Lee,plus \n Major\n Gen[era]ls [John B.] Hoodand \n [Arnold] Elz[e]yare\n in Richmond; the town \"looks very cheerful;\" spent an\n evening with \n Uncle S[amuel\n Barron]; relief at receiving her letter\n describing Jennie's improved health; look into your\n housing arrangements, but do not worry; is\n considering becoming a 'man-milliner' after the war;\n affection for the family.","Includes drawing with narration on back from\n [James Barron Hope], [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Skit\n of a conversation between a general, a widow, and a\n \"young hopeful.\" 2 pages.","Delighted by her note and the flower sent by\n Jennie; will visit this month will be around the\n 20th; have shoes made for the children; loved\n Nannie's note, with good descriptions and a drawing\n of Annie; in good spirits, especially since \n Gen[era]l Leewas\n just there, looking healthy and cheerful; keep him\n informed on prospects of success in getting board or\n lodgings; encouraged that her last note less morbidly\n self-conscious; thanks God for Jennie's improvement;\n he will try and get the baby heads [?] although he\n fears it will be impossible; he is well, and loves\n her.","Includes NswCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Article on the\n advantages of wearing boots and how to have them\n made. 1 page.","Has gotten the servants off; things are quiet; had\n no duties assigned to him, so he visited her father's\n house and offered his services; they were just now\n declined; he shall come to her as soon as possible;\n keep quiet and trust in God.","Liza [?] has some disease of the spine; Willie\n Peeks died at Winchester; saw several family friends;\n fears of a \n [Federal] raid; 1st\n L[ieutenan]t\n Wayneis dead; with so much misery in the\n world, he is thankful to God for his mercies to them;\n mention of becoming a milliner after the war; love to\n the family.","Desires to know if the enclosed hand bill was\n \"written and authorized to be put out\" with his\n knowledge; if so, whether he approves of it now.","The handbill enclosed in [Mahone's] note was\n written with [Johnson's] knowledge and is now being\n circulated with his approbation.","Has received [Johnson's] reply to his note; in the\n reply [Johnson] adopts derogatory statements made\n against Mahone in a handbill; [Mahone] denounces the\n handbill as a \"malicious falsehood\" and denounces\n Mahone as its author.","Received his last note, handed to him by \n J[ohn] S[ergeant]\n Wise; he has telegraphed a friend, and will\n send a communication when he arrives.","His friend Col. R. Snowden Andrews is fully\n authorized to act for him and will communicate with\n any friend he designates.","Discussion of time and place for the duel.","[James Barron Hope] offered himself in Gen.\n Mahone's place, which was politely declined.","Upset with views held by those from Rockbridge,\n Virginia, who opposed railroad consolidation; leaders\n of this faction included a M. Ganett, a Mr. White,\n and a Mr. Allan, the latter two of which were\n professors at Washington College; mentions a state\n judge, Mr. Anderson, and his son, William, both of\n whom switched to the anti-consolidation faction;\n implies that the anti-consolidators bribed state\n officials; lists the votes of both state houses on\n the bill chartering the Atlantic, Maryland, and Ohio\n Road; this letter is just to refresh his memory.","Positive response to his [James Barron Hope]\n letter concerning the Battle of Yorktown centennial\n celebration; presents legal view of holding Congress\n to its 1781 pledge of the erection of a statue at\n Yorktown; lists relatives of Edmund Randolph, who\n read the pledge in 1781; thinks one of these\n relatives should read the resolution at the\n celebration; mentioned the matter to, and received a\n positive response from, the Massachusetts Historical\n Society President Robert C. Winthrop; enclosed is a\n copy of Congress' 1781 resolution; regards to his\n family.","Includes Cy of M of Congress [Washington, D. C.];\n concerns erection of a marble column at York,\n Virginia 1 page.","Includes postscript from [Hugh Blair Grigsby,\n Edgehill, Charlotte County, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia]. The centennial\n celebration should be a national undertaking; lists\n what the steps of the celebration should be.","Great reception of Hope's speeches, and the honor\n it has brought, both to him and to the state of\n Virginia; although these demonstrations are sincere,\n they are from the \"worse half of humanity,\" to the\n better half, which speaks \"in the vernacular of the\n heart,\" must express its thanks in another way;\n flowers accompanied the letter to show their\n appreciation; puts Hope on the same literary level as\n [Edgar Alan]\n Poeand \n [John Reuben]\n Thompson.","Story once told to him concerning the sculptor \n [Johann\n Christian] Rauch; gratification from Hope's\n understanding of both Homer's literature and his own\n sculptures; he plans to show \"cultivated people\"\n Hope's impressions of his work; his brother is ill;\n his family sends their regards; looking forward to\n his next visit.","Encloses a resolution of the College of William\n and Mary Board of Visitors, concerning \"the matter in\n Oct. 1879\" and was \"offered by \n Gen[eral\n William B.] Taliaferro;\" Taliaferro spoke [to\n Ewell] in kind and grateful terms of [James Barron\n Hope]; his grandfather Benjamin Stoddert, served in\n John Adams' cabinet, and he ha inherited his\n politics; admiration of [James Barron Hope's]\n consistent course.\" 1 page. ALS. Bears postscript\n from B[enjamin] S. Ewell, [Williamsburg, Virginia],\n to [James Barron Hope], n.p. \"the College and\n Williamsburg will be a part of Norfolk, so do all you\n can to restore it.\"","Pleasure upon learning that [James Barron Hope]\n will deliver his \"York Town Centennial here;\" insists\n that he stay at his house; it will delight the\n children, his wife, and himself to reminisce with\n him.","Has just learned of his impending visit to\n Washington, at the invitation of leading Congressmen,\n to read his Yorktown Centennial Poem; his bad health\n may prevent his attendance, but he desires to see\n him; their mutual friend \n Judge [John\n Blair] Hopeis now a Congressman, and will be\n equally happy to see him.","Busy with final examinations, but wants to assure\n him he would never believe that [James Barron Hope]\n would \"accept any questionable position;\" his\n reliance on [James Barron Hope] and Dick Pegram in\n the present, \"shameless time;\" sympathy for his\n 'tempest of wrath' [?]; love to the wife and\n family.","He sent 50 copies of Janey's [Janey Barron Hope]\n story today, which were 20 cents per copy; don't feel\n obligated to get rid of them all; thinks he will be\n pleased with the story; Janey seems bent on a career\n in literature; thanks for \"the trouble you took in my\n own matter;\" love to his family.","Arrived safely at home; how much he enjoyed\n visiting; has read the work sent to him and will send\n it back soon; describes the work as interesting 'in\n spots;' insists that [James Barron Hope] and the\n family visit soon.","The Washington monument is to be dedicated in two\n months; \n [Robert]\n Winthropis scheduled to speak, and \n [Oliver Wendell]\n Holmesis being discussed as the poet of the\n occasion; he wishes to have [James Barron Hope]\n selected, since Virginia was \"the mother of\n Washington;\" if it is acceptable he will submit his\n name to the committee; asks for copies of his poems\n read at Yorktown, Jamestown, and Richmond, if\n available.","Thanks him for the complimentary editorial in \n The Landmark; great\n disappointment at his own illness and consequent\n inability to speak at the dedication of the\n Washington Monument; wish that [James Barron Hope]\n had been assigned an ode for the occasion; his son is\n sending him a confidential copy of the speech prior\n to its delivery in Washington; hopes that it is\n satisfactory; he dare not write any more due to his\n health; regards.","Acknowledgment of both his kind note and\n gratifying editorial concerning his administration of\n the Office of the Postmaster General; owes him a debt\n for his help in guiding public opinion; most deeply\n pleased by the thought that he [James Barron Hope]\n has feelings of friendship towards him.","Request for an evaluation of the local postal\n situation at Newport News, Virginia, and the\n applicants for the vacant postmaster position in that\n city.","Enclosed is a copy of the Norfolk City School\n Board's resolutions concerning the death of James\n Barron Hope; he [R. C. Taylor, Clerk of the School\n Board] also begs to convey his deep feelings of\n admiration and affection for him [James Barron Hope],\n and his sympathy for the family.","Includes list containing resolutions following\n [James Barron Hope's] death, which honor him and also\n mourn his passing. 1 page. Cy of D.","Recently received her \"circular letter\" concerning\n the collection and publication of her father's poems;\n he found an original poem by [James Barron Hope] in\n his deceased wife's belongings, and has enclosed a\n copy of it for her use.","Includes Cy of poem by [James Barron Hope],\n \"Inscribed to Miss Mollie by her distinguished friend\n and fellow citizen Jeemes B. Hope.\" 3 pages.","Enclosed are pamphlet, newspaper clippings, and\n sample page of \"our new pamphlet advertising 'A\n Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves';\" the four-page\n pamphlet will be ready soon; his company will do\n everything in its power to push the sale of this\n book; anything connected with the \n V[irginia]\n M[ilitary] I[nstitute]will receive his special\n attention; kind regards.","Includes NswCl from \n Richmond Times\n Dispatchconcerning \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves, n.d. 1 page.","Includes NwsCl from \n Norfolk Journal, n.d.,\n praising \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves, n.d. 1 page.","Includes sample of \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves. 4 pages. PM","Includes Tcy of Ms from four-page pamphlet on \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves. 1 page. Tcy of Ms.","John W. Goode recently sent him a copy of the\n Conservative Review of March, 1900, which contained\n articles by both Goode and her [Janey Barron Hope]; a\n short time later he read a review of her article in\n the Norfolk Landmark, which expressed his opinion in\n much better terms than he himself could write; he\n [Janey's Uncle] and her aunt are both in good health;\n love to her mother, her husband and the children.","Her father was largely instrumental in \"promoting\n and procuring the monument\" at Yorktown; his address\n read at Yorktown was a great work of prose; would\n very much like to read it again; also asks if she\n know where the address of another Yorktown orator, \n [William G.?]\n Blaine,might be obtained.","The College of William and Mary desires to display\n pictures of distinguished alumni at the Jamestown\n Exposition; requests a photograph or engraving of\n Hope; following the exhibition the pictures shall be\n hung in the library.","Pleased to hear that she can furnish a picture of\n her father; needs a medium-sized picture to go with a\n group of William and Mary literati; other items sent\n will adorn the walls of the Carnegie Library; asks if\n James or Samuel Barron were William and Mary\n students; whether they were or not, their pictures\n can be used by the college; William and Mary has two\n copies of \n Virginia Bay Leaves,\n and will display one at the exhibition; he has quoted\n from it in his new book \n Half Hours in Southern\n Literature; \n Pres[ident Lyon\n G.] Tylerhas her father's picture in his new\n edition of \n The Cradle of the\n Republic, just released.","The College Magazine will publish a poem by one of\n its distinguished literary alumni during each month\n from January to June; will begin with its greatest\n poet, James Barron Hope; would like to publish \"A\n Little Picture\", and also borrow the engraving of his\n portrait.","He has been asked by the State Board of Education\n to prepare a series of pictures telling the history\n of Virginia literature; requests a list of places\n associated with her father; would also like to have a\n list of contemporary Virginians that should be\n included in his list; regrets that he cannot include\n the work of \n Mrs. [J.]\n Westmore Wil[l]cox,due to its subject\n matter.","Pleased to learn that he is giving his talents to\n \"dear 'Old William and Mary';\" gratifying that\n Virginia has not forgotten James Barron Hope;\n suggestions of places relating to her father,\n including the statue at Jamestown and the Lee statue\n in Richmond; brief biography of Hope; mention of her\n father's address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and\n graduating classes of William and Mary on July 4,\n 1858; list of contemporary Virginia writers worthy of\n his investigation.","Bears NwsCl of poem, \n Sunset;taken from\n the \n Norfolk\n Landmark.","Includes sketch of ballerina on reverse side. 1\n page. ASk.","Written in the hand of James Barron Hope.","Second and third pages are almost exact copies\n of first.","Story begins in New York City, from which the\n main character is about to depart.","Pertains to European history.","Primarily on the Declaration of\n Independence.","Possibly a part of the \"Press and Printer's\n Devil.\"","On the subject of Virginia history; compares\n the modern social system favorably with that of\n the eighteenth century","On the subject of American and European\n societies.","Characters include Don Diego, Jon Alonso,\n Conrad, and Rhodolph.","James Barron Hope's first speech ever\n delivered.","Much of the speech relates to morality.","Includes references to the earlier celebration\n of the 250th anniversary of the Jamestown\n Settlement; this was given at the Yorktown\n Centennial celebration.","Mentions the appropriation of public funds.","Last page [?] seems inconclusive; main subjects\n are history and government.","Concerns the commercial history of\n Virginia.","Tribute by unknown woman to his work \n Under The Empire.","Bears ALS from Kensey Johns, Sudley, [Maryland],\n to [James Barron] Hope, Norfolk, [Virginia]; Above\n tribute is by a lady friend of his; he may print it\n in \n The Landmark, or throw\n it away; greetings to the family.","The potato from a historical point of view;\n written in hand of James Barron Hope.","Following the beheading of Charles I this\n proclamation affirmed the loyalty of the authors to\n Charles II; signed [in the original] by Edm: Matthews\n Clc. Cur. [original is probably in Accomack County\n records].","Concerns religious laws in Virginia; written in\n hand of James Barron Hope.","Apparently intended to accompany the poem \n Lioni Di\n Monota;mentions his attendance of, and B. A.\n degree from, the College of William and Mary.","Commodore Decatur was mortally wounded, while\n Commodore Barron was seriously wounded; contains the\n funeral procession for Commodore Decatur.","Accusing Mahone of plotting to control Richmond,\n and spreading lies concerning \n [Bradley]\n Johnson; [relates to near duel, in which James\n Barron Hope was Mahone's second].","Describing James Barron Hope's speech on that\n subject on the previous night in Association Hall,\n [Richmond]; [article is from the Richmond \n State].","Recommendations for the above offices; article\n urging that no alcoholic beverages be consumed around\n election time; article stressing \n [William]\n Mahone'sfaults, which stirs up racist fears\n and seeks to belittle [Mahone].","Address by Danville, [Virginia] merchants and\n businessmen \"to the White Men of Virginia\"; accuses\n Mahone of favoring Negroes over whites; urges that\n conservative Democrats be voted for.","Mayor of Norfolk barred from erecting barricades\n at the polls on election day.","Includes newspaper article, \n Riot In\n Danville;Negroes fought whites; several\n Negroes killed. 1 page. Nwscl.","Discloses the facts of the Hope-Jones duel and of\n some other affairs; blames the duel on Jones'\n second.","James Barron Hope's association with the Norfolk \n Landmarkand the\n Norfolk \n Virginian Pilot.","Detailed the presentation of a gold pencil to\n James Barron Hope by the staff [of the Norfolk \n Landmark].","Narrates the arrival of the U. S. Sloop-of-War, \n Spray,at a port in the\n Caribbean, and the officers' desire to go on\n shore.","Norfolk's first Memorial Day; James Barron Hope\n was the Commander of the Pickett-Buchanan Camp of\n Confederate Veterans.","The James Barron Hope Papers (I), Manuscripts and\n Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. \n James Barron Hope Papers (I), \n \n 1835-1907.993 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 H77Materials include correspondence, manuscript\n poems, editorials, stories, and\n sketches.","Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any\n materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of\n Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the\n copyright, if not Swem Library.","Correspondence and literary works,\n chiefly 1861-1874, of James Barron Hope (1829-1887), who was a\n soldier, author and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and\n Williamsburg, Virginia.","Benjamin Stoddert Ewell,","John Goode,","William Mahone,","Hugh Blair Grigsby,","John Lesslie Hall,","John Blair Hoge,","Annie Beverley Whiting Hope,","James Barron Hope,","Jane Armistead Barron Hope,","Bradley Tyler Johnson,","Jonathan Pembroke Jones,","John Bankhead Magruder,","John Tyler,","William Freeman Vilas,","Robert Charles Winthrop.","Hope, James Barron.","Hope, James Barron, ed.","Simms, Lyman Moody.","Wermuth, Paul Charles.","Ewell,\n Benjamin Stoddert, 1810- 1894.","Goode, John,\n 1829-1909.","Mahone,\n William, 1826-1895.","Grigsby, Hugh\n Blair, 1806- 1881.","Hall, J.\n Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856-","Hoge, John\n Blair, 1825-1896.","Hope, Annie\n Beverley Whiting, 1825-1920.","J. B. H.\n (James Barron Hope), 1829-1887.","Hope, Jane\n Armistead Barron, 1791- 1862.","Johnson,\n Bradley Tyler, 1829-1903.","Jones,\n Jonathan Pembroke.","Magruder,\n John Bankhead, 1807-1871.","Tyler, John,\n 1790- 1862.","Vilas,\n William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908.","Winthrop,\n Robert C. 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Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/arrangement\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis collection is organized into 3 Series. Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003carrangement\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eArrangement\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/arrangement\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement","Organization","Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Organization\n This collection is organized into 3 Series. Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.","This collection is organized into 3 Series. Series 1\n contains personal correspondence; Series 2 contains the\n writings of James Barron Hope; Series 3 contains\n miscellaneous material.","Arrangement\n This collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.","This collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date."],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following four bibliographic references are books\n that contain poems and stories written by James Barron Hope\n and located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. See the College of William and Mary, Swem Library's\n online catalogue for other published works.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Collection Of Poems.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003eRichmond: A. Morris, \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1859.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: PS1999 .H4 1859 \n \u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLeon di Monota : And Other\n Poems.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003ePhiladelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1857.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: PS1999 .H4 L3 \n \u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eUnder The Empire; Or, The Story Of\n Madelon.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003eNorfolk: J. B. Hope \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1878.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: PS1999 .H4 U5 \n \u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003eRichmond: West, Johnston \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1895.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: PS1999 .H4 W7\u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibliography\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eNewspapers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron, ed.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Norfolk Landmark.\u003c/title\u003e(Daily\n Newspaper) \n \u003cimprint\u003eNorfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1873-1887.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSwem Library, College of William and Mary. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: AN47 .N67 N492 \n \u003c/bibref\u003e\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"editor\"\u003eHope, James Barron, ed.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Norfolk Virginian.\u003c/title\u003e(Daily\n Newspaper) \n \u003cimprint\u003eNorfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1865-1874.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSwem Library, College of William and Mary. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: AN47 .N67 N678\u003c/bibref\u003e\n \u003c/bibliography\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eHope, James Barron, ed.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Norfolk Landmark.\u003c/title\u003e(Daily\n Newspaper) \n \u003cimprint\u003eNorfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1873-1887.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSwem Library, College of William and Mary. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: AN47 .N67 N492 \n \u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"editor\"\u003eHope, James Barron, ed.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Norfolk Virginian.\u003c/title\u003e(Daily\n Newspaper) \n \u003cimprint\u003eNorfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026amp; Co., \n \u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1865-1874.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSwem Library, College of William and Mary. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eCall Number: AN47 .N67 N678\u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibliography\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eArticles\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade\u003c/title\u003e, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eSimms, Lyman Moody.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eJames Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.\u003c/title\u003eIn \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003e\u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eVol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eWermuth, Paul Charles.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eAn Ode to\n Reconciliation.\u003c/title\u003eIn \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003e\u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eVol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e\n \u003c/bibliography\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade\u003c/title\u003e, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eSimms, Lyman Moody.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eJames Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.\u003c/title\u003eIn \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003e\u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eVol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e\n ","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003cpersname role=\"author\"\u003eWermuth, Paul Charles.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eAn Ode to\n Reconciliation.\u003c/title\u003eIn \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Cavalcade.\u003c/title\u003e\u003cimprint\u003e\u003cdate type=\"publication\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eVol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17.\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/imprint\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e\n "],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography","Newspapers","Articles"],"bibliography_tesim":["The following four bibliographic references are books\n that contain poems and stories written by James Barron Hope\n and located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. See the College of William and Mary, Swem Library's\n online catalogue for other published works.","Hope, James Barron.A Collection Of Poems.Richmond: A. Morris, \n 1859.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 1859","Hope, James Barron.Leon di Monota : And Other\n Poems.Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026 Co., \n 1857.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 L3","Hope, James Barron.Under The Empire; Or, The Story Of\n Madelon.Norfolk: J. B. Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1878.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 U5","Hope, James Barron.A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves.Richmond: West, Johnston \u0026 Co., \n 1895.Call Number: PS1999 .H4 W7","Newspapers\n The following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.\n Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Landmark.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1873-1887.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N492 \n \n Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Virginian.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026 Co., \n 1865-1874.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N678","The following two bibliographic references refer to\n daily newspapers that were edited by James Barron Hope and\n are located within Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. The newspapers are both available on microfilm.","Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Landmark.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: James Barron Hope \u0026 Co., \n 1873-1887.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N492","Hope, James Barron, ed.The Norfolk Virginian.(Daily\n Newspaper) \n Norfolk: G.A. Sykes \u0026 Co., \n 1865-1874.Swem Library, College of William and Mary. \n Call Number: AN47 .N67 N678","Articles\n The following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n Virginia Cavalcade, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8\n Simms, Lyman Moody.James Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29\n Wermuth, Paul Charles.An Ode to\n Reconciliation.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17.","The following two articles can be found in the magazine\n the \n Virginia Cavalcade, Swem\n Library Stacks, College of William and Mary. Call Number:\n F221. V8","Simms, Lyman Moody.James Barron Hope, Virginia's\n Laureate.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 19, No. 3 (1970), pages\n 22-29","Wermuth, Paul Charles.An Ode to\n Reconciliation.In \n Virginia Cavalcade.Vol. 7, No. 2 (1957), pages 14-\n 17."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk,\n Virginia. He was the grandson of Commodore James Barron\n (1769-1851) and son of Wilton Hope and Jane Armistead (Barron)\n Hope (1791-1862). James Barron Hope graduated from the College\n of William and Mary. He practiced law and was the\n commonwealth's attorney for Norfolk. He married Annie Beverley\n Whiting (1825-1920) in 1857. The couple had two daughters,\n Jane (\"Janey\" or \"Jennie\") Barron Hope (b. 1859?) and Ann\n (\"Nanny\") Hope. James Barron Hope is known primarily for his\n poetry, serving as the official poet of the 250th anniversary\n of the Jamestown settlement. He published several volumes of\n writings and also edited newspapers. Hope died in 1887.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk,\n Virginia. He was the grandson of Commodore James Barron\n (1769-1851) and son of Wilton Hope and Jane Armistead (Barron)\n Hope (1791-1862). James Barron Hope graduated from the College\n of William and Mary. He practiced law and was the\n commonwealth's attorney for Norfolk. He married Annie Beverley\n Whiting (1825-1920) in 1857. The couple had two daughters,\n Jane (\"Janey\" or \"Jennie\") Barron Hope (b. 1859?) and Ann\n (\"Nanny\") Hope. James Barron Hope is known primarily for his\n poetry, serving as the official poet of the 250th anniversary\n of the Jamestown settlement. He published several volumes of\n writings and also edited newspapers. Hope died in 1887."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJames Barron Hope Papers (II), Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["James Barron Hope Papers (II), Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are two collections within the Manuscripts and\n Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the\n Samuel Barron Papers and the James Barron Papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003carchref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Samuel Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include papers and correspondence of three\n generations of Samuel Barrons, all of whom were involved in\n naval affairs. \n\n \u003cunittitle\u003eSamuel Barron Papers, \n \u003cunitdate type=\"inclusive\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e\n 1793-1942.\u003c/unitdate\u003e\u003c/unittitle\u003e\u003cphysdesc\u003e538 items.\u003c/physdesc\u003e\u003cunitid\u003eCollection number: Mss. 65 B29\u003c/unitid\u003e\u003c/archref\u003e\n \u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003carchref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe James Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include correspondence and papers of Commodore James\n Barron relating to his career in the United States Navy,\n and especially relating to the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in\n 1807 and to his duel with Stephen Decatur. \n\n \u003cunittitle\u003eJames Barron Papers, \n \u003cunitdate type=\"inclusive\" era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e\n 1776-1899.\u003c/unitdate\u003e\u003c/unittitle\u003e\u003cphysdesc\u003e2,759 items.\u003c/physdesc\u003e\u003cunitid\u003eCollection number: Mss. 65 B27\u003c/unitid\u003e\u003c/archref\u003e\n \u003c/p\u003e\n "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["There are two collections within the Manuscripts and\n Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the\n Samuel Barron Papers and the James Barron Papers.","The Samuel Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include papers and correspondence of three\n generations of Samuel Barrons, all of whom were involved in\n naval affairs. \n\n Samuel Barron Papers, \n \n 1793-1942.538 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B29","The James Barron Papers, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary; include correspondence and papers of Commodore James\n Barron relating to his career in the United States Navy,\n and especially relating to the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in\n 1807 and to his duel with Stephen Decatur. \n\n James Barron Papers, \n \n 1776-1899.2,759 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B27"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and literary works, chiefly 1861-1874, of\n James Barron Hope (1829-1887), soldier, author (poet, orator,\n and novelist), and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and\n Williamsburg, Virginia. The papers deal mainly with his 1849\n duel with Jonathan Pembroke Jones; his West Indies naval\n cruise (1851-1852); his Confederate military service\n (1861-1865); and the aborted 1874 William Mahone-Bradley\n Johnson duel, in which Hope was Mahone's second.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of correspondence with his family is with his\n wife Annie Beverley (Whiting) Hope, and his mother, Jane\n Armistead (Barron) Hope. Prominent correspondents include\n Benjamin S. Ewell, John Goode, Hugh Blair Grigsby, John\n Lesslie Hall, John Blair Hodge, General Bradley T. Johnson,\n General John B. Magruder, President John Tyler, William F.\n Vilas, and Robert C. Winthrop. The collection also contains\n numerous newspaper clippings.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBill is enclosed for the school quarter which\n Barron's grandson [James Barron Hope] began but did\n not finish before returning to Virginia; regrets that\n he could not keep [James Barron Hope] to teach him\n more.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDon't be astonished by this correspondence; is\n writing due to the \"underground\" insult [James Barron\n Hope] made against his brother almost a year ago;\n asks where he may be found during the next month so\n that he may be at his \"brother's right hand in this\";\n peace is desirable between men of sense, and this may\n be the end result if [James Barron Hope] resolves it\n correctly; hopes that James Barron Hope will properly\n understand and answer this letter.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eReceived his communication while at \n \u003cabbr expan=\"William and Mary\"\u003eW[illia]m and\n Mary\u003c/abbr\u003e; calls his attention to an expression\n implying that a charge by him [James Barron Hope]\n about his [J. Pembroke Jones] brother was false; asks\n that the meaning of this charge be explained, if it\n was meant to be offensive.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDoes not think he can clarify the passage in\n question from his previous letter; the spirit in\n which it was written may be judged from the \"general\n tenor\" of the letter; Mr. Jones[?] will leave Hampton\n on Saturday, to be absent about one week.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis [J. Pembroke Jones] reply to his [James Barron\n Hope's] last letter \"was neither intelligible, or\n satisfactory;\" asks again for an explanation;\n requests copies of their previous correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003e[J. Pembroke Jones] reply implies that he is\n untruthful; his [James Barron Hope's] prior tone and\n manner were courteous, and not unfeeling as he [J.\n Pembroke Jones] implied; his friend \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Tom Jones\"\u003e[Tom] Jones\u003c/abbr\u003eis fully\n authorized to set up the preliminaries of the meeting\n that he [James Barron Hope] now demands.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIn response to his last note, he [J. Pembroke\n Jones] agrees to [James Barron Hope's] proposition;\n His friend \n \u003cabbr expan=\"J. Limkins Jones\"\u003eJ. L[imkins]\n Jones\u003c/abbr\u003ewill arrange all the preliminaries for\n the meeting.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIn the absence of his friend he proposes to meet \n \u003cabbr expan=\"James Barron Hope\"\u003e[James Barron]\n Hope\u003c/abbr\u003eon Thursday morning, if possible; in order\n to avoid problems from the civil authorities, he\n requests that he [Thomas R. Jones] meet his friend\n [J. Limkins Jones] tomorrow to make further\n arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eTenders an apology for his note of this morning,\n which was offensive in tone; the note was written\n under excitement, as he feared arrest; his [J.\n Pembroke Jones] reasons for postponing their meeting\n are sufficient; suggests that they meet at the\n earliest time possible; warns of possible\n interference.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eOpening part of correspondence written by [J.\n Pembroke Jones]; he has temporarily left town;\n suspecting [James Barron Hope] of acting\n dishonestly.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe difficulty which prevented the earlier meeting\n of their friends has been removed; is now ready to\n confer and make necessary arrangements for a\n meeting.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncluding ALS from \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Thomas S. Jones\"\u003eT[homas] S.\n J[ones],\u003c/abbr\u003e[Old Point, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope], [Hampton, Virginia?]; he received the\n enclosed note and hastened to have it read by [James\n Barron Hope]; suggests that a reply be sent under\n envelope to him. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDid not mean to question his [James Barron Hope]\n veracity; he had no intentions of taunting [James\n Barron Hope], but was instead referring to his own\n behavior, when they talked in Williamsburg; however,\n if his feeling that his brother is in the right is\n taken as offensive enough for the challenge to stand,\n he accedes to it; his friend \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Mr. J. Limkins Jones\"\u003eMr. J. [Limkins]\n Jones\u003c/abbr\u003ewill arrange things; wishes that he would\n have received his [James Barron Hope] note before\n their conversation; hopes that the misunderstanding\n is removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes AN by [James Barron Hope], sketching a\n reply to [J. Pembroke Jones]; conveys understanding\n for his stance. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eTerms to be observed during the [Hope-Jones]\n duel.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEncloses cheque for $50; considers Papa's [James\n Barron] health to be excellent.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis ship's neat and warlike appearance;\n Port-au-Prince, and \"the peculiarities of these Negro\n Legislators, \u0026amp; their country\"; encounters a\n funeral; dismisses the \"free and easy, devil-may-care\n habits of these places\"; wants her to write him at\n his next destination, Pensacola, [Flordia]; a\n dispatch just arrived informing the crew that \"the\n Commodore [?]\" is in a nearby town; details his\n efforts to become a good and moral man.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEnjoyable companionship with Papa [James Barron]\n the previous Saturday he went with \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Samuel Barron\"\u003eUncle Sam[uel\n Barron]\u003c/abbr\u003eon board the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003ePennsylvania\u003c/title\u003e; his\n enjoyment of the band which played and some pleasant\n new acquaintances; attended church with Uncle Samuel\n but was disappointed by the theatrical minister;\n claims to have \" \n \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003efattened\n very\u003c/emph\u003eperceptably;\" relays the love of family\n members; requests that she send word to Annie Whiting\n that he will write her by Monday's mail.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe ship's dangerous voyage; the extremely tall\n Andes mountains; in such beautiful scenery, where\n God's majesty is so apparent, it is hard to believe\n that the inhabitants could be \"less than Christians;\"\n given a tour of a town by an American resident; their\n party surprises Spanish girls while bathing; will\n visit Caracas next; affection for her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis visit to and first view of Caracas; marvels at\n the beauty of Caracas, with its red roofs and pale\n green river; encountered the \"wretched\" looking\n Venezuelan army soldiers; put in a very dirty hotel\n room, which he had cleaned; accompanied an American\n gentleman late at night to see the sights; toured the\n capitol building, but wasn't impressed; expressions\n of love.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis good health; gets along well with the\n Flag-officer, who is a charitable man; he [James\n Barron Hope] writes many dispatches; attended church\n yesterday; sends his love.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Navy Yard,\n [Norfolk, Virginia?], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Asks if she received her\n brandy and small notes; take care of herself and the\n children; write soon.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJoy at being in a place where mail can be easily\n received; worries about not hearing form his mother\n recently; his uncle is away on a hunting exhibition;\n walked by the Commodore, who surprisingly recognized\n him and invited him to dinner; attended church;\n enjoyed meeting several \"pretty and agreeable girls\"\n that night; asks her to write, and have his friends\n send him newspapers \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003e(The Hampton\n Enterprise).\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eConcern over his letters not arriving; received a\n fine letter from \"Grand Ma\"; numerous expressions of\n affection and devotion; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Pendergrast\"\u003eUncle\n Pender[grast]\u003c/abbr\u003ereturned from his hunting trip\n and gave him a cordial greeting; he spends many\n evenings with him and the Commodore; he is growing\n \"uncomfortably fat,\" and his ship mates and lady\n friends say his is becoming quite handsome.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eExplanation of the whereabouts of a missing\n letter; description of the extremely cold weather;\n the beauty of the ship when ice-covered; concern for\n her health during the cold weather in Virginia;\n uncertain of when his ship will depart.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWishes her a happy New Year with love; many thanks\n for her love and wisdom; promises to write often\n during his voyage to the Mediterranean, and wants\n many letters in return.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis voyage to the Mediterranean has begun with\n beautiful weather, especially for January; assures\n her of the ship's safety; his cruise will visit the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"West Indies Islands\"\u003eW[est] I[ndies]\n Isl[an]ds\u003c/abbr\u003e; he will not forget her or her\n precepts.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis ship's departure briefly delayed; received\n letters from both his mother and their friend Miss\n Lizzie [?]; feelings of love for her; he is in \" \n \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eexcellent\u003c/emph\u003e health;\" he\n met Peter Massenburg, who works in the yard.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis ship has received orders to depart tomorrow;\n tells her to look for his ship ten days after\n receiving this letter.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eShe [Miss Applewhart] is much missed while away\n visiting relatives; James' return on the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCyane\u003c/title\u003eand what a\n blessing it is; the imminent court-martial of the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCyane\u003c/title\u003e's Captain Pain;\n her great affection for her friend; thanks God for\n James' safe return.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWorries about lack of mail, but cannot leave to\n investigate, as he has to testify in a court case;\n will visit in a few days; has not visited Norfolk in\n some time, due to her departure from it and the small\n number of friends there; has been on board for a\n large portion of the time; his health is fine.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eParaphrases a famous conversation illustrating the\n inability of an author to self-criticize; thanks her\n for her candid comments, which improve his works.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis first note to her blew into the sea; pleasant\n voyage across the bay; found his friend Dr. Bob, who\n treated him kindly; dined today at Mr. Fisher's\n house, which is close to the ocean, and is within\n \"pistol shot\" of a burial place of the Gingaskin\n Indian tribe; asks her in jest to make a huge bag so\n he can tote her around with him; terms of\n endearment.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncluding ALS from James [Barron Hope], Eastville,\n Virginia, to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.; visited\n [Chiru's?] grave, and reminds himself to subjugate\n the uncharitable feelings which sometimes rise up in\n his heart; will recite his poem at 11 o'clock\n tomorrow. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not having corresponded in so long; his\n utter happiness since his marriage on June 10, 1857;\n how well-received his sketches, essays, and\n criticisms to the newspaper have been; example of how\n one lady compared him to Edgar Allan Poe; wants frank\n criticism of his works from her; his family's\n sympathy for her family's recent distress; Manna\n [Jane A. (Barron) Hope] and Annie [B. (Whiting) Hope]\n send their love.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis friends have been pressuring him to publish\n his \"views on the present great crisis;\" he is\n sending them to Richmond without sending them to him\n [James Barron Hope] first, due to a lack of time;\n they should be printed in Richmond's Wednesday\n papers; hopes that they meet his approval; asks for\n his criticism of them.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eResponse to his inquiry concerning Virginia state\n stocks; quote of stock amount needed to realize\n $1000; as the stock is in his mother's name [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope], he would need the power of attorney\n from her to execute a transaction; encloses a power\n of attorney form.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eFrom Fay Jones' desk in the Tannery Bank; mentions\n purchases made for family. General Johnston is in\n Richmond \"at last.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHopes that letter will be delivered, despite the\n \"dreadful state...throughout our once united and\n happy land.\"; glad to receive Janes's last letter,\n with its postscript from James; visited \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Captain\"\u003eC[a]pt[ain]\u003c/abbr\u003eand \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Mrs. David G. Farragut\"\u003eMrs. [David G.]\n Farragut\u003c/abbr\u003ein Hastings, [New York]; Frank [Mary's\n son?] is on duty at the Charleston, [South Carolina]\n Navy Yard, and wants to marry Sallie [?], but \"this\n surely is no time for adding to one's loved [ones]\n and responsibilities.\"; her love to family and\n friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSafe arrival in Richmond; has thought over their\n affairs; has been informed tht the \"outrages at\n Hampton have been much exaggerated - Segar is hand\n and glove with the invaders;\" [Jefferson] \"Davis'\n arrival has opperated like a spell;\" 50,000 men\n reported to be ordered from the South, it is hoped\n that the country will be cleared before long; he\n shall be careful; love to his family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Richmond,\n [Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.,\n stressing his good health. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWill write her a long letter tomorrow; Clay [?] is\n very well, and in \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Williamsburg, Virginia\"\u003eW[illiam]sburg,\n [Virginia]\u003c/abbr\u003e; asks if his mother has changed her\n draft [?].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDined and talked with his friend Thompson [?];\n borrowed two volumes of Clarissa Harlowe from the\n state library; assures her that he is comfortable;\n don't worry about the news; Lee's army is daily\n gaining strength; resolution of building a new home;\n asks for an 8 page letter; does she like the book he\n sent?; how very much he loves her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eTheir wedding anniversary; profuse praise for her\n role as his wife; saw several of their friends; since\n she, his mother, and their children are well, he is\n content; promises to take care of himself, since in\n doing so he is also taking care of her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p. Will\n write tonight; she and Annie must comfort one\n another.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James B[arron] Hope, [Richmond,\n Virginia], to Jane [A. Barron Hope], n.p. He loves\n and prays for her to be good; will send her carriage\n this week. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHer letter's tone of Christian fortitude lifted\n him; he will see her again here on earth; plans to\n rebuild their home and replace household goods; keep\n a strong faith; anxious to hear of Jane's health;\n don't listen to rumors; will be going to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Williamsburg\"\u003eW[illia]msburg\u003c/abbr\u003enext;\n refutes friend's suggestion that [Williamsburg]\n should be evacuated; in reply to her request for a\n lock of hair, he thinks he has already given her one;\n compliments on being a wonderful wife; trust God.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Jane A. (Barron) Hope\"\u003eJane [A. (Barron)\n Hope],\u003c/abbr\u003e[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Words of\n encouragement; hopes to tell grandchildren stories of\n the war of southern independence.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Jane Barron Hope\"\u003eJane [Barron\n Hope],\u003c/abbr\u003e[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Will send\n her carriage; be a good girl. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Annie B. (Whiting) Hope\"\u003eAnnie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],\u003c/abbr\u003e[Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Lock of hair and brief note. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eReceived a long letter from Virginia [sister of\n both], which she knows will please Jane; yesterday\n the graduating class of the academy presented her\n [Mary Blake] with a \"handsome sword;\" her spirits\n have lifted somewhat; warns not to expect her to\n visit until she investigates the matter further;\n wants James to write and have Annie write a\n postscript; gives her love to the servants and\n family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHow much she and the children miss him; her new\n friends in Warrenton are quite pleasant; she worries\n about the military defense of the South, since it has\n \"so many accessable points\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncluding ALS, 18 June 1861 from Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope], Warrenton, North Carolina, to James\n [Barron Hope], n.p. Worry over no word from James;\n please get a prescription for the baby if possible;\n asks when he can visit; wants to know his living\n arrangements; how busy the children keep her; counts\n their many blessings when compared to others. 2\n pages.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis great affection for her; his quarters and\n clothes are agreeable; why the North will go\n bankrupt, and why the South will endure; almost\n 10,000 men [Confederates] in Williamsburg; the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"1st North Carolina Regiment\"\u003e1st North\n Carolina Reg[imen]t\u003c/abbr\u003eunder \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Daniel Harvey Hill\"\u003eGen[era]l\n [Daniel Harvey] Hill\u003c/abbr\u003eis remarkable for its\n \"orderly behavior in camp and its gallantry under\n fire;\" Hill is \"a good soldier, an earnest Christian,\n and respected by all who know him for his piety;\" he\n has not mentioned their \"Foreign Relatives.\" 4 pages.\n ALS.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Contains a copy\n of a hymn he found; terms of affection; superiority\n of Southern troops in recent combat; report [mentions\n Lincoln] of only 29 men enlisting as of late in New\n York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes NwsCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Poem, \"Beyond.\"\n 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAsks three questions he had forgotten in his last\n letter: if an acquaintance of his as he [James Barron\n Hope] had asked; how they have \"arranged about the\n drought;\" and if she would like for him to have her\n big wardrobe chest sent to her; the feeling at\n headquarters is that the war will be short, and he\n prays for it to be so.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncluding ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. His joy at her good spirits, and his own\n good health. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHow she may form her character while in her\n current position, staying with his mother and wife;\n be economical, avoid indolence, learn an occupation,\n and above all else, avoid frivolous, fashionable\n people; his mother is an example of the\n aforementioned qualities; her [Rosa's] father is in\n good health.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eReceived letter from \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Samuel Barron\"\u003eUncle Sam[uel\n Barron],\u003c/abbr\u003ewhich requires his presence in\n Richmond; appears to have gained an appointment to a\n \"safe\" job as \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Commodore French Forrest\"\u003eCommodore\n [French] For[r]est's\u003c/abbr\u003esecretary; delay sending\n letters until further notice; love for her and faith\n in God.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to [Jane\n A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. This\n letter is also to her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Jane Barron Hope and Anne Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina?]. Will send the carriage; loves them; P.S.\n instructs children to remind their mother [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope] to date and number her letters. 1\n page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMet Mr. White, who married a relative of his, \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Sarah Eskridge\"\u003eSarah\n [Eskridge?]\u003c/abbr\u003e; sat in the chair of his \n \u003cabbr expan=\"grand-father George Hope\"\u003egrand-father\n [George] Hope\u003c/abbr\u003e; faith in God; don't get\n depressed; wants to know about the children.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to his friend and esteemed neighbor,\n [James Barron Hope], who requested the introduction;\n describes him [James Barron Hope] as intellectual,\n honorable, brave, trustworthy, etc.; [James Barron\n Hope]'s leading object is to be the historian of the\n war; to write a true narrative, he would like to see\n passing events with his own eye; wishes him [John B.\n Magruder] additional glories.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eCharmed by her last letter, which described their\n daughter [Janie] chasing fireflies; his job is going\n well; keep saving money just in case anything\n happens; he has been visiting some friends, who have\n treated him with every kindness.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHas news from Virginia [sister of both], who has\n married in Hamburg [Germany on 21 June 1861?], and\n began her honeymoon tour of Europe; feels that \"poor\n Papa [Commodore James Barron] would look back with\n pleasure at their interest in visiting a place\n fraught with kindly remembrances of the attentions\n paid him in those dark days of his unjust\n suspension;\" Virginia has complained of wanting\n frequent letters from Jane and \n \u003cabbr expan=\"James Barron Hope\"\u003eJames [Barron\n Hope]\u003c/abbr\u003e; is unsure whether she will be able to\n vacation; she [Mary Blake] is impatient for a letter\n from James, who is now the master of a ship, and\n delighted with the position's advantages.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEncloses the wonderful doll he had promised her;\n wants her to teach her little sister to say her\n prayers, spell, and count; tell Mrs. Lacy that he\n believes \"under Lincoln's Proclamation, the package\n for Mr. Drew is contraband...\" and he shall\n confiscate it; he will eat [th]em [?] with a \"lively\n remembrance of her;\" be very good.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Please read Jane's letter to her; news from\n headquarters that the enemy was \"driven back \n \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003ethree\u003c/emph\u003etimes with great\n slaughter\" [at 1st Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; this\n compensates and more for the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"North West disaster\"\u003eN[orth] W[est]\n disaster\u003c/abbr\u003e[Battle of Rich Mountain, 11 July\n 1861]. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHer last letter told him that \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Nannie\"\u003e[Nan]nie\u003c/abbr\u003ehas been sick\n again; ask the doctor if she should have a change of\n air; if so, take her and Missee Sarah [servant?] to\n Jones' Springs for a month; his uncle and his family\n are in \n \u003cabbr expan=\"W[illia]msburg\"\u003e\n W[illia]msburg,\u003c/abbr\u003eand her father has decided to\n leave; her friends are not in danger; if her parents\n want to leave and need assistance, he will help them\n in every way that he can; very excited, as he just\n received news of a glorious Confederate victory [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; his \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Samuel Barron\"\u003eUncle Sam[uel\n Barron]\u003c/abbr\u003eis being sent to North Carolina to take\n charge of coast defenses; keep praying.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Portsmouth, Virginia], to [Jane B. (Barron) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Assures her that \" \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Lee\"\u003eGen[era]l Lee\u003c/abbr\u003ethinks\n Norfolk perfectly safe.\" [Note on envelope: \"The \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eYorktown\u003c/title\u003eis off \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Craney Island\"\u003eCraney Is[lan]d\u003c/abbr\u003e! !\n ! So I hear.\" 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWrote mother yesterday, but was dissatisfied by\n its brevity; attended church twice; the second\n service was a Catholic Mass in honor of the victory\n at Manassas; description of the sanctuary;\n \"Republican simplicity\", or diversity of class in the\n congregation; enjoyment of the music; just received\n her letter; wants to know if Janey is getting better;\n visited \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Captain Clarke\"\u003eCapt[ain]\n Clark[e?]\u003c/abbr\u003ealong with Mr. Anderson; on 29 July\n visited several friends with \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Aunt Mary\"\u003eAunt M[ary,\u003c/abbr\u003ehis\n mother's sister], but no one is as pretty or\n wonderful as she; her image is impressed upon his\n soul; he has thought of studying Divinity, and it is\n not out of the question; his love for the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHow he treasures her letters; is he correct in\n thinking that Baby Jane's health is slowly\n improving?; his uncle's [Samuel Barron] position is\n delicate, since he has not yet been ordered to hoist\n his flag, and until then he cannot take a secretary;\n made an offer to her brother to take Mrs. Whiting\n [Annie's mother?] and place her in Warrenton with\n Annie and James' mother; included Annie's father in\n the invitation, but expects that they will go to\n Gloucester; do not worry about her family members\n close to the Yankees, since the recent disaster [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861] has really shaken them.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThankful that Annie has gotten better; he has sent\n a box to her, and another one is at Warrenton Depot;\n will start writing to her on Mondays and Fridays;\n love to the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina?]. Regrets she is ill; recommends\n placing a box of hot sand on her face; expresses love\n and gratitude. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears postscript from James [Barron Hope],\n [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Enclosed certificate of\n deposit for $25; stress to economize.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eReceived her note; surprised by her offer to send\n him money, since he sent her $25 in his last\n letter.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS, 19 August 1861, from James [Barron\n Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Requests that\n she make a cape with a red flannel cross on the\n outside, to send to the Confederate troops for the\n coming winter; great enthusiasm and encouragement for\n the idea; attended church in Norfolk on Sunday, and\n dined with the Camps; has been told that her aunt and\n uncle are well.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIs not in need of her generous offer of money;\n \"much provoked\" that she has not yet received his\n package; joy after learning that Baby Jane's health\n has improved; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Samuel Barron\"\u003eUncle Sam[uel\n Barron]\u003c/abbr\u003eis in Norfolk and sends his love; asks\n her to make a large coat to send to a Confederate\n soldier.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAppreciated both Janey's note and the bank draft\n very much; thinks that she should stay in Warrenton\n for the winter; both the cost and the possibility of\n further conflict dictate it; misses them very much,\n but is holding up well; the low cost of living in\n Warrenton will help in rebuilding their house later;\n twice mentions possibility of \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Union General John Ellis Wool\"\u003e[Union]\n Gen[era]l [John Ellis] Wool\u003c/abbr\u003eattacking, with his\n close to 30,000 men; the winter will soon drift by;\n he will bring home wonderful items to put in the\n children's stockings; tell him if \"our mother\" needs\n anything; he has a good wardrobe for the winter;\n enjoys and is doing well in his job working for the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Commodore, French Forrest\"\u003eCommo[dore,\n French Forrest]\u003c/abbr\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eInvested their money in two $500 and one $100\n Confederate bonds; he will explain why when he writes\n his mother; is urging Clay's[?] claims at the [Navy?]\n Department vigorously; inquires how Rosa [a Hope\n relative staying with Annie and his mother] is\n getting along; a force is leaving for the coast of\n North Carolina, and in his despair of not being able\n to go, he cries, then writes \"how strange an animal\n is man!\"; love to the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears postscript from James [Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Saw the pretty wives of some departing\n officers, and these women didn't cry; he can't\n understand it.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears postscript from [James Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Rec[eive]d letter from \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Honorable Robert Tyler\"\u003eHon[orable]\n Robert Tyler\u003c/abbr\u003eassuring him of his services in\n Clay's behalf; \"he writes very warmly.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe Confederate Loan has been made in Hope's name,\n for the sum of $1,100; the bonds have not yet been\n printed; and until they are he [James Barron Hope]\n has the option of taking coupon bonds instead of\n registered bonds; the bonds carry interest from this\n day.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eGrieves that the newspaper report he sent her was\n erroneous; Uncle Sam has been captured in North\n Carolina, but not of his own fault; he [Uncle Sam]\n will be treated with respect due his rank; thank God\n that James did not take the position as his\n secretary, which he considered.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Annie B. (Whiting) Hope\"\u003eAnnie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],\u003c/abbr\u003en.p., asking if Rosa [a Hope\n relative of James Barron Hope] is annoying her; glad\n that she liked the dress; thank you for the letter,\n which was well-timed.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not answering her letters; glad\n that she likes her dress; take good care of it,\n because if the war is protracted she may be without\n another gown so fine for quite some time; love for\n his children; glad that his letters please her;\n counts their many blessings \"since the beginning of\n these troubles;\" agrees that Hampton's destruction by\n fire was sad, but he would have done it himself\n rather than allowing its use as winter quarters for\n the enemy; \"Drunk or sober...Magruder did well and\n wisely;\" claims that the Yankees planned to burn it;\n Magruder had told him previously of this possibility;\n still believes \n \u003cabbr expan=\"CSA General John B. Magruder\"\u003e[CSA\n General John B.] Magruder\u003c/abbr\u003eto be a great and\n moral commander; \"the Yankees seem to think that the\n \"road to 'Richmond' is up the Peninsula...;\" predicts\n that if a fight occurs Magruder will follow the\n Yankees into Newport News; Clay's [?] appointment\n seems secure, through both himself and \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Mr. Robert Tyler\"\u003eMr. Rob[ert]\n Tyler\u003c/abbr\u003e; he worshipped at the Catholic church\n again; will write again tomorrow; kiss everyone for\n him.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJust received her letter; plans to make Jennie a\n carriage; asks what kind of shoes she wants;\n gratitude to Dr. Howard for his care of Jennie; Clay\n has been appointed Q[uarte]r Master and Captain in\n the Confederate army; opinion that \n \u003cabbr expan=\"CSA general Earl Van Dorn\"\u003e[CSA general\n Earl] Van Dorn\u003c/abbr\u003eand his Texan troops can defend\n Texas well against invasion; has no more doubt of the\n Confederacy's success than he does in the Christian\n religion.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ALS, 7 [September 1861] from James\n [Barron Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina];\n Explanation of difference between registered and\n coupon bonds; why he views coupon bonds as superior;\n the great kindness of his aunt, \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Mrs. Samuel Barron\"\u003eMrs. [Samuel]\n Barron\u003c/abbr\u003e; concern for his mother's health; do\n not despond, but instead trust in God; delight in\n learning that Baby Jane climbed the steps; has\n written a poem on the Battle of Bethel, and plans to\n write \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Magruder\"\u003eGen[era]l\n Magruder\u003c/abbr\u003eabout it; kiss his mother and the\n girls for him. 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Ms from [James Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina]. Diagram of belt for hiding\n valuables; instructions for burning the note after\n mastering its concept.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRelieved that she is now well; will send her box\n on the 13th; is saving a good amount of money; Mr.\n Chisman is a quarter master and will be stationed at\n Jamestown, [Virginia]; Mr. Chisman [?] has the same\n position; love to the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAttended church in Norfolk; attended the Catholic\n evening service with \n \u003cabbr expan=\"George Camp\"\u003e[George] Camp\u003c/abbr\u003e;\n visited some friends; her mother's brave resolution\n in looking her position in the face [her mother is\n terminally ill?]; puzzlement over Clay's not writing;\n assurance that he will help her mother in every\n possible way; mentions that previous and forthcoming\n confederate troop additions, and predicts that \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Union General John Ellis Wool\"\u003e[Union\n General John Ellis] Wool\u003c/abbr\u003ewill \"have his\n obituary written before he sees Norfolk, unless per\n chance he may go up in a balloon for that purpose;\"\n waiting makes his Confederate force stronger;\n stresses that if Norfolk is attacked; she must resign\n her will and let him do his duty like a Christian\n gentleman; reminds her that death is only a temporary\n absence from those who believe Christ and his\n resurrection; kiss Mother and the \"little chicks\" for\n him.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSurprise at how quickly time passes, especially in\n regards to the growth of young people; invitation to\n visit Warrenton, which she and \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Annie B. (Whiting) Hope\"\u003eAnnie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope]\u003c/abbr\u003eappreciate for its inhabitants;\n is pleased to hear that her [Imogene Barron] brother\n Samuel has returned from California; mentions her two\n grandchildren; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"James B. Hope\"\u003eJames [B.\n Hope]\u003c/abbr\u003ewill send Jane anything that Imogene\n gives him, and that he will help her in any way\n possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHer strongest wishes for blessings and happiness\n for him; relays Jane Barron's message that she wants\n to see him soon; story about young Janie and her\n friend Annie Mallory; her opinion of the 'political\n horizon' as being one of \"gloomy portent...But God\n can save us, I know...\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHer best wishes for him; thankfulness for both his\n recent letter, with a picture of her, and for being\n such a wonderful son.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes AL [torn] from [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina], to [James Barron Hope],\n n.p. Her sympathy for their family and friends near\n their old home, since their old church now lies in\n ruins, and their friends are scattered. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWorries about her health; thanks her for both her\n recent letter and her care since his youth; the\n Commodore returned today, and they talked for several\n hours; he will write a letter to \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Aunt Virginia\"\u003eAunt\n V[irginia]\u003c/abbr\u003etomorrow, or try; his writing for\n the newspaper is \"really an amusement;\" don't worry\n about this extra work, as it is very easy.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Howard thinks that his mother [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope] is very sick; tells him to come\n immediately.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHas only received one of her letters recently; he\n has written her profusely in the vain attempt of\n assuring her of his \"unutterable devotion;\" is\n currently Judge Advocate in court [officer of\n proceedings in a court-martial]; thankful to God for\n his mercies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eInstructions on sending Confederate coupon bonds\n to him; wants her to always have at least $6,000;\n assuages her loneliness by giving the example of \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Lee\"\u003eGen[era]l Lee,\u003c/abbr\u003eor the\n poor privates, who never get to visit their families;\n sent her \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Edward Bulwer Lytton\"\u003e[Edward] Bulwer\n [Lytton]'s\u003c/abbr\u003elatest novel; thank Mrs. A [?] for\n keeping Annie and the children under her roof; wants\n long letters; love for her and the children.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eStill working in court; he is in good health; hope\n for postwar happiness; assurance that the Federal\n gunboats will never get to Richmond; supposed\n dispiritedness of the Union troops; report of \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Union General Silas Casey\"\u003e[Union]\n General [Silas] Casey\u003c/abbr\u003ebeing killed [false];\n feels that the major battle of Richmond is imminent;\n please write letters with more details of the\n children; his love for her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDistress that she is still sick; scolds her for\n not attending the doctor's appointment he had\n arranged; he is coming home within the next two\n weeks; can only stay for a short time; asks for the\n names of items which she and the children want;\n assurance that \"McClellan and the North have\n rec[eive]d a blow from which they will not soon\n recover;\" \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Union General Ambrose E. Burnside\"\u003e\n [Union General Ambrose E.] Burnside's\u003c/abbr\u003earmy was\n with \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Union General George B. McClellan\"\u003e\n [Union General George B.] McC[lellan]\u003c/abbr\u003eduring\n the Seven Days campaign [but Burnside was in North\n Carolina until 6 July 1862]; he [James Barron Hope]\n has been offered a staff appointment; love for the\n family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAttended church today; sermon was excellent; his\n young friend Gordon [?] fell asleep during the\n sermon; grieved at her depression; assures her that\n if he ever becomes gravely ill, he will send a\n messenger; spent a night with his cousin \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Imogene\"\u003eI[mogene]\u003c/abbr\u003e; wants her to\n write more, and longer letters; he is well, and\n politically optimistic; kisses for the girls and\n her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWriting for the second time to request information\n on where to find a reasonably-priced home; lists\n several names mentioned to him as possible\n accommodators; asks for the benefit of his experience\n in this matter, including probable expenses; usually\n attends the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Protestant Episcopal church\"\u003e\n P[rotestant] E[piscopal] church\u003c/abbr\u003e; would be\n obliged to him for a letter to any of his\n acquaintances.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe Yankees' latest cavalry probe is no threat;\n Confederate forces are roughly equal in number to the\n Federals; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Robert E. Lee\"\u003eGen[era]l\n R[obert] E. Lee,\u003c/abbr\u003eplus \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Major Generals John B. Hood\"\u003eMajor\n Gen[era]ls [John B.] Hood\u003c/abbr\u003eand \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Arnold Elzey\"\u003e[Arnold] Elz[e]y\u003c/abbr\u003eare\n in Richmond; the town \"looks very cheerful;\" spent an\n evening with \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Uncle Samuel Barron\"\u003eUncle S[amuel\n Barron]\u003c/abbr\u003e; relief at receiving her letter\n describing Jennie's improved health; look into your\n housing arrangements, but do not worry; is\n considering becoming a 'man-milliner' after the war;\n affection for the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes drawing with narration on back from\n [James Barron Hope], [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Skit\n of a conversation between a general, a widow, and a\n \"young hopeful.\" 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDelighted by her note and the flower sent by\n Jennie; will visit this month will be around the\n 20th; have shoes made for the children; loved\n Nannie's note, with good descriptions and a drawing\n of Annie; in good spirits, especially since \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General Lee\"\u003eGen[era]l Lee\u003c/abbr\u003ewas\n just there, looking healthy and cheerful; keep him\n informed on prospects of success in getting board or\n lodgings; encouraged that her last note less morbidly\n self-conscious; thanks God for Jennie's improvement;\n he will try and get the baby heads [?] although he\n fears it will be impossible; he is well, and loves\n her.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes NswCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Article on the\n advantages of wearing boots and how to have them\n made. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHas gotten the servants off; things are quiet; had\n no duties assigned to him, so he visited her father's\n house and offered his services; they were just now\n declined; he shall come to her as soon as possible;\n keep quiet and trust in God.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eLiza [?] has some disease of the spine; Willie\n Peeks died at Winchester; saw several family friends;\n fears of a \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Federal raid\"\u003e[Federal] raid\u003c/abbr\u003e; 1st\n \u003cabbr expan=\"Lieutenant Wayne\"\u003eL[ieutenan]t\n Wayne\u003c/abbr\u003eis dead; with so much misery in the\n world, he is thankful to God for his mercies to them;\n mention of becoming a milliner after the war; love to\n the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDesires to know if the enclosed hand bill was\n \"written and authorized to be put out\" with his\n knowledge; if so, whether he approves of it now.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe handbill enclosed in [Mahone's] note was\n written with [Johnson's] knowledge and is now being\n circulated with his approbation.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHas received [Johnson's] reply to his note; in the\n reply [Johnson] adopts derogatory statements made\n against Mahone in a handbill; [Mahone] denounces the\n handbill as a \"malicious falsehood\" and denounces\n Mahone as its author.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eReceived his last note, handed to him by \n \u003cabbr expan=\"John Sergeant Wise\"\u003eJ[ohn] S[ergeant]\n Wise\u003c/abbr\u003e; he has telegraphed a friend, and will\n send a communication when he arrives.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHis friend Col. R. Snowden Andrews is fully\n authorized to act for him and will communicate with\n any friend he designates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of time and place for the duel.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003e[James Barron Hope] offered himself in Gen.\n Mahone's place, which was politely declined.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eUpset with views held by those from Rockbridge,\n Virginia, who opposed railroad consolidation; leaders\n of this faction included a M. Ganett, a Mr. White,\n and a Mr. Allan, the latter two of which were\n professors at Washington College; mentions a state\n judge, Mr. Anderson, and his son, William, both of\n whom switched to the anti-consolidation faction;\n implies that the anti-consolidators bribed state\n officials; lists the votes of both state houses on\n the bill chartering the Atlantic, Maryland, and Ohio\n Road; this letter is just to refresh his memory.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePositive response to his [James Barron Hope]\n letter concerning the Battle of Yorktown centennial\n celebration; presents legal view of holding Congress\n to its 1781 pledge of the erection of a statue at\n Yorktown; lists relatives of Edmund Randolph, who\n read the pledge in 1781; thinks one of these\n relatives should read the resolution at the\n celebration; mentioned the matter to, and received a\n positive response from, the Massachusetts Historical\n Society President Robert C. Winthrop; enclosed is a\n copy of Congress' 1781 resolution; regards to his\n family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Cy of M of Congress [Washington, D. C.];\n concerns erection of a marble column at York,\n Virginia 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes postscript from [Hugh Blair Grigsby,\n Edgehill, Charlotte County, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia]. The centennial\n celebration should be a national undertaking; lists\n what the steps of the celebration should be.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eGreat reception of Hope's speeches, and the honor\n it has brought, both to him and to the state of\n Virginia; although these demonstrations are sincere,\n they are from the \"worse half of humanity,\" to the\n better half, which speaks \"in the vernacular of the\n heart,\" must express its thanks in another way;\n flowers accompanied the letter to show their\n appreciation; puts Hope on the same literary level as\n \u003cabbr expan=\"Edgar Alan Poe\"\u003e[Edgar Alan]\n Poe\u003c/abbr\u003eand \n \u003cabbr expan=\"John Reuben Thompson\"\u003e[John Reuben]\n Thompson\u003c/abbr\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eStory once told to him concerning the sculptor \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Johann Christian Rauch\"\u003e[Johann\n Christian] Rauch\u003c/abbr\u003e; gratification from Hope's\n understanding of both Homer's literature and his own\n sculptures; he plans to show \"cultivated people\"\n Hope's impressions of his work; his brother is ill;\n his family sends their regards; looking forward to\n his next visit.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a resolution of the College of William\n and Mary Board of Visitors, concerning \"the matter in\n Oct. 1879\" and was \"offered by \n \u003cabbr expan=\"General William B. Taliaferro\"\u003eGen[eral\n William B.] Taliaferro\u003c/abbr\u003e;\" Taliaferro spoke [to\n Ewell] in kind and grateful terms of [James Barron\n Hope]; his grandfather Benjamin Stoddert, served in\n John Adams' cabinet, and he ha inherited his\n politics; admiration of [James Barron Hope's]\n consistent course.\" 1 page. ALS. Bears postscript\n from B[enjamin] S. Ewell, [Williamsburg, Virginia],\n to [James Barron Hope], n.p. \"the College and\n Williamsburg will be a part of Norfolk, so do all you\n can to restore it.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePleasure upon learning that [James Barron Hope]\n will deliver his \"York Town Centennial here;\" insists\n that he stay at his house; it will delight the\n children, his wife, and himself to reminisce with\n him.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHas just learned of his impending visit to\n Washington, at the invitation of leading Congressmen,\n to read his Yorktown Centennial Poem; his bad health\n may prevent his attendance, but he desires to see\n him; their mutual friend \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Judge John Blair Hope\"\u003eJudge [John\n Blair] Hope\u003c/abbr\u003eis now a Congressman, and will be\n equally happy to see him.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBusy with final examinations, but wants to assure\n him he would never believe that [James Barron Hope]\n would \"accept any questionable position;\" his\n reliance on [James Barron Hope] and Dick Pegram in\n the present, \"shameless time;\" sympathy for his\n 'tempest of wrath' [?]; love to the wife and\n family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHe sent 50 copies of Janey's [Janey Barron Hope]\n story today, which were 20 cents per copy; don't feel\n obligated to get rid of them all; thinks he will be\n pleased with the story; Janey seems bent on a career\n in literature; thanks for \"the trouble you took in my\n own matter;\" love to his family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eArrived safely at home; how much he enjoyed\n visiting; has read the work sent to him and will send\n it back soon; describes the work as interesting 'in\n spots;' insists that [James Barron Hope] and the\n family visit soon.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe Washington monument is to be dedicated in two\n months; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Robert Winthrop\"\u003e[Robert]\n Winthrop\u003c/abbr\u003eis scheduled to speak, and \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Oliver Wendell Holmes\"\u003e[Oliver Wendell]\n Holmes\u003c/abbr\u003eis being discussed as the poet of the\n occasion; he wishes to have [James Barron Hope]\n selected, since Virginia was \"the mother of\n Washington;\" if it is acceptable he will submit his\n name to the committee; asks for copies of his poems\n read at Yorktown, Jamestown, and Richmond, if\n available.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for the complimentary editorial in \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Landmark\u003c/title\u003e; great\n disappointment at his own illness and consequent\n inability to speak at the dedication of the\n Washington Monument; wish that [James Barron Hope]\n had been assigned an ode for the occasion; his son is\n sending him a confidential copy of the speech prior\n to its delivery in Washington; hopes that it is\n satisfactory; he dare not write any more due to his\n health; regards.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment of both his kind note and\n gratifying editorial concerning his administration of\n the Office of the Postmaster General; owes him a debt\n for his help in guiding public opinion; most deeply\n pleased by the thought that he [James Barron Hope]\n has feelings of friendship towards him.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRequest for an evaluation of the local postal\n situation at Newport News, Virginia, and the\n applicants for the vacant postmaster position in that\n city.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed is a copy of the Norfolk City School\n Board's resolutions concerning the death of James\n Barron Hope; he [R. C. Taylor, Clerk of the School\n Board] also begs to convey his deep feelings of\n admiration and affection for him [James Barron Hope],\n and his sympathy for the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes list containing resolutions following\n [James Barron Hope's] death, which honor him and also\n mourn his passing. 1 page. Cy of D.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRecently received her \"circular letter\" concerning\n the collection and publication of her father's poems;\n he found an original poem by [James Barron Hope] in\n his deceased wife's belongings, and has enclosed a\n copy of it for her use.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Cy of poem by [James Barron Hope],\n \"Inscribed to Miss Mollie by her distinguished friend\n and fellow citizen Jeemes B. Hope.\" 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are pamphlet, newspaper clippings, and\n sample page of \"our new pamphlet advertising 'A\n Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves';\" the four-page\n pamphlet will be ready soon; his company will do\n everything in its power to push the sale of this\n book; anything connected with the \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Virginia Military Institute\"\u003eV[irginia]\n M[ilitary] I[nstitute]\u003c/abbr\u003ewill receive his special\n attention; kind regards.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes NswCl from \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eRichmond Times\n Dispatch\u003c/title\u003econcerning \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves\u003c/title\u003e, n.d. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes NwsCl from \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNorfolk Journal\u003c/title\u003e, n.d.,\n praising \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves\u003c/title\u003e, n.d. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes sample of \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves\u003c/title\u003e. 4 pages. PM\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Tcy of Ms from four-page pamphlet on \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eA Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves\u003c/title\u003e. 1 page. Tcy of Ms.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJohn W. Goode recently sent him a copy of the\n Conservative Review of March, 1900, which contained\n articles by both Goode and her [Janey Barron Hope]; a\n short time later he read a review of her article in\n the Norfolk Landmark, which expressed his opinion in\n much better terms than he himself could write; he\n [Janey's Uncle] and her aunt are both in good health;\n love to her mother, her husband and the children.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHer father was largely instrumental in \"promoting\n and procuring the monument\" at Yorktown; his address\n read at Yorktown was a great work of prose; would\n very much like to read it again; also asks if she\n know where the address of another Yorktown orator, \n \u003cabbr expan=\"William G. Blaine\"\u003e[William G.?]\n Blaine,\u003c/abbr\u003emight be obtained.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe College of William and Mary desires to display\n pictures of distinguished alumni at the Jamestown\n Exposition; requests a photograph or engraving of\n Hope; following the exhibition the pictures shall be\n hung in the library.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePleased to hear that she can furnish a picture of\n her father; needs a medium-sized picture to go with a\n group of William and Mary literati; other items sent\n will adorn the walls of the Carnegie Library; asks if\n James or Samuel Barron were William and Mary\n students; whether they were or not, their pictures\n can be used by the college; William and Mary has two\n copies of \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Bay Leaves\u003c/title\u003e,\n and will display one at the exhibition; he has quoted\n from it in his new book \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHalf Hours in Southern\n Literature\u003c/title\u003e; \n \u003cabbr expan=\"President Lyon G. Tyler\"\u003ePres[ident Lyon\n G.] Tyler\u003c/abbr\u003ehas her father's picture in his new\n edition of \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Cradle of the\n Republic\u003c/title\u003e, just released.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe College Magazine will publish a poem by one of\n its distinguished literary alumni during each month\n from January to June; will begin with its greatest\n poet, James Barron Hope; would like to publish \"A\n Little Picture\", and also borrow the engraving of his\n portrait.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHe has been asked by the State Board of Education\n to prepare a series of pictures telling the history\n of Virginia literature; requests a list of places\n associated with her father; would also like to have a\n list of contemporary Virginians that should be\n included in his list; regrets that he cannot include\n the work of \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Mrs. J. Westmore Willcox\"\u003eMrs. [J.]\n Westmore Wil[l]cox,\u003c/abbr\u003edue to its subject\n matter.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePleased to learn that he is giving his talents to\n \"dear 'Old William and Mary';\" gratifying that\n Virginia has not forgotten James Barron Hope;\n suggestions of places relating to her father,\n including the statue at Jamestown and the Lee statue\n in Richmond; brief biography of Hope; mention of her\n father's address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and\n graduating classes of William and Mary on July 4,\n 1858; list of contemporary Virginia writers worthy of\n his investigation.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears NwsCl of poem, \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eSunset;\u003c/title\u003etaken from\n the \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNorfolk\n Landmark\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes sketch of ballerina on reverse side. 1\n page. ASk.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWritten in the hand of James Barron Hope.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSecond and third pages are almost exact copies\n of first.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eStory begins in New York City, from which the\n main character is about to depart.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePertains to European history.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePrimarily on the Declaration of\n Independence.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003ePossibly a part of the \"Press and Printer's\n Devil.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eOn the subject of Virginia history; compares\n the modern social system favorably with that of\n the eighteenth century\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eOn the subject of American and European\n societies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eCharacters include Don Diego, Jon Alonso,\n Conrad, and Rhodolph.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJames Barron Hope's first speech ever\n delivered.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMuch of the speech relates to morality.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes references to the earlier celebration\n of the 250th anniversary of the Jamestown\n Settlement; this was given at the Yorktown\n Centennial celebration.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMentions the appropriation of public funds.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eLast page [?] seems inconclusive; main subjects\n are history and government.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the commercial history of\n Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eTribute by unknown woman to his work \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eUnder The Empire.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eBears ALS from Kensey Johns, Sudley, [Maryland],\n to [James Barron] Hope, Norfolk, [Virginia]; Above\n tribute is by a lady friend of his; he may print it\n in \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Landmark\u003c/title\u003e, or throw\n it away; greetings to the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe potato from a historical point of view;\n written in hand of James Barron Hope.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eFollowing the beheading of Charles I this\n proclamation affirmed the loyalty of the authors to\n Charles II; signed [in the original] by Edm: Matthews\n Clc. Cur. [original is probably in Accomack County\n records].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eConcerns religious laws in Virginia; written in\n hand of James Barron Hope.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eApparently intended to accompany the poem \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLioni Di\n Monota;\u003c/title\u003ementions his attendance of, and B. A.\n degree from, the College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eCommodore Decatur was mortally wounded, while\n Commodore Barron was seriously wounded; contains the\n funeral procession for Commodore Decatur.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAccusing Mahone of plotting to control Richmond,\n and spreading lies concerning \n \u003cabbr expan=\"Bradley Johnson\"\u003e[Bradley]\n Johnson\u003c/abbr\u003e; [relates to near duel, in which James\n Barron Hope was Mahone's second].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDescribing James Barron Hope's speech on that\n subject on the previous night in Association Hall,\n [Richmond]; [article is from the Richmond \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eState\u003c/title\u003e].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRecommendations for the above offices; article\n urging that no alcoholic beverages be consumed around\n election time; article stressing \n \u003cabbr expan=\"William Mahone\"\u003e[William]\n Mahone's\u003c/abbr\u003efaults, which stirs up racist fears\n and seeks to belittle [Mahone].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eAddress by Danville, [Virginia] merchants and\n businessmen \"to the White Men of Virginia\"; accuses\n Mahone of favoring Negroes over whites; urges that\n conservative Democrats be voted for.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMayor of Norfolk barred from erecting barricades\n at the polls on election day.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes newspaper article, \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eRiot In\n Danville;\u003c/title\u003eNegroes fought whites; several\n Negroes killed. 1 page. Nwscl.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDiscloses the facts of the Hope-Jones duel and of\n some other affairs; blames the duel on Jones'\n second.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJames Barron Hope's association with the Norfolk \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLandmark\u003c/title\u003eand the\n Norfolk \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginian Pilot\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDetailed the presentation of a gold pencil to\n James Barron Hope by the staff [of the Norfolk \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLandmark\u003c/title\u003e].\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eNarrates the arrival of the U. S. Sloop-of-War, \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eSpray,\u003c/title\u003eat a port in the\n Caribbean, and the officers' desire to go on\n shore.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk's first Memorial Day; James Barron Hope\n was the Commander of the Pickett-Buchanan Camp of\n Confederate Veterans.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Correspondence and literary works, chiefly 1861-1874, of\n James Barron Hope (1829-1887), soldier, author (poet, orator,\n and novelist), and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and\n Williamsburg, Virginia. The papers deal mainly with his 1849\n duel with Jonathan Pembroke Jones; his West Indies naval\n cruise (1851-1852); his Confederate military service\n (1861-1865); and the aborted 1874 William Mahone-Bradley\n Johnson duel, in which Hope was Mahone's second.","The majority of correspondence with his family is with his\n wife Annie Beverley (Whiting) Hope, and his mother, Jane\n Armistead (Barron) Hope. Prominent correspondents include\n Benjamin S. Ewell, John Goode, Hugh Blair Grigsby, John\n Lesslie Hall, John Blair Hodge, General Bradley T. Johnson,\n General John B. Magruder, President John Tyler, William F.\n Vilas, and Robert C. Winthrop. The collection also contains\n numerous newspaper clippings.","Bill is enclosed for the school quarter which\n Barron's grandson [James Barron Hope] began but did\n not finish before returning to Virginia; regrets that\n he could not keep [James Barron Hope] to teach him\n more.","Don't be astonished by this correspondence; is\n writing due to the \"underground\" insult [James Barron\n Hope] made against his brother almost a year ago;\n asks where he may be found during the next month so\n that he may be at his \"brother's right hand in this\";\n peace is desirable between men of sense, and this may\n be the end result if [James Barron Hope] resolves it\n correctly; hopes that James Barron Hope will properly\n understand and answer this letter.","Received his communication while at \n W[illia]m and\n Mary; calls his attention to an expression\n implying that a charge by him [James Barron Hope]\n about his [J. Pembroke Jones] brother was false; asks\n that the meaning of this charge be explained, if it\n was meant to be offensive.","Does not think he can clarify the passage in\n question from his previous letter; the spirit in\n which it was written may be judged from the \"general\n tenor\" of the letter; Mr. Jones[?] will leave Hampton\n on Saturday, to be absent about one week.","His [J. Pembroke Jones] reply to his [James Barron\n Hope's] last letter \"was neither intelligible, or\n satisfactory;\" asks again for an explanation;\n requests copies of their previous correspondence.","[J. Pembroke Jones] reply implies that he is\n untruthful; his [James Barron Hope's] prior tone and\n manner were courteous, and not unfeeling as he [J.\n Pembroke Jones] implied; his friend \n [Tom] Jonesis fully\n authorized to set up the preliminaries of the meeting\n that he [James Barron Hope] now demands.","In response to his last note, he [J. Pembroke\n Jones] agrees to [James Barron Hope's] proposition;\n His friend \n J. L[imkins]\n Joneswill arrange all the preliminaries for\n the meeting.","In the absence of his friend he proposes to meet \n [James Barron]\n Hopeon Thursday morning, if possible; in order\n to avoid problems from the civil authorities, he\n requests that he [Thomas R. Jones] meet his friend\n [J. Limkins Jones] tomorrow to make further\n arrangements.","Tenders an apology for his note of this morning,\n which was offensive in tone; the note was written\n under excitement, as he feared arrest; his [J.\n Pembroke Jones] reasons for postponing their meeting\n are sufficient; suggests that they meet at the\n earliest time possible; warns of possible\n interference.","Opening part of correspondence written by [J.\n Pembroke Jones]; he has temporarily left town;\n suspecting [James Barron Hope] of acting\n dishonestly.","The difficulty which prevented the earlier meeting\n of their friends has been removed; is now ready to\n confer and make necessary arrangements for a\n meeting.","Including ALS from \n T[homas] S.\n J[ones],[Old Point, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope], [Hampton, Virginia?]; he received the\n enclosed note and hastened to have it read by [James\n Barron Hope]; suggests that a reply be sent under\n envelope to him. 1 page.","Did not mean to question his [James Barron Hope]\n veracity; he had no intentions of taunting [James\n Barron Hope], but was instead referring to his own\n behavior, when they talked in Williamsburg; however,\n if his feeling that his brother is in the right is\n taken as offensive enough for the challenge to stand,\n he accedes to it; his friend \n Mr. J. [Limkins]\n Joneswill arrange things; wishes that he would\n have received his [James Barron Hope] note before\n their conversation; hopes that the misunderstanding\n is removed.","Includes AN by [James Barron Hope], sketching a\n reply to [J. Pembroke Jones]; conveys understanding\n for his stance. 1 page.","Terms to be observed during the [Hope-Jones]\n duel.","Encloses cheque for $50; considers Papa's [James\n Barron] health to be excellent.","His ship's neat and warlike appearance;\n Port-au-Prince, and \"the peculiarities of these Negro\n Legislators, \u0026 their country\"; encounters a\n funeral; dismisses the \"free and easy, devil-may-care\n habits of these places\"; wants her to write him at\n his next destination, Pensacola, [Flordia]; a\n dispatch just arrived informing the crew that \"the\n Commodore [?]\" is in a nearby town; details his\n efforts to become a good and moral man.","Enjoyable companionship with Papa [James Barron]\n the previous Saturday he went with \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]on board the \n Pennsylvania; his\n enjoyment of the band which played and some pleasant\n new acquaintances; attended church with Uncle Samuel\n but was disappointed by the theatrical minister;\n claims to have \" \n fattened\n veryperceptably;\" relays the love of family\n members; requests that she send word to Annie Whiting\n that he will write her by Monday's mail.","The ship's dangerous voyage; the extremely tall\n Andes mountains; in such beautiful scenery, where\n God's majesty is so apparent, it is hard to believe\n that the inhabitants could be \"less than Christians;\"\n given a tour of a town by an American resident; their\n party surprises Spanish girls while bathing; will\n visit Caracas next; affection for her.","His visit to and first view of Caracas; marvels at\n the beauty of Caracas, with its red roofs and pale\n green river; encountered the \"wretched\" looking\n Venezuelan army soldiers; put in a very dirty hotel\n room, which he had cleaned; accompanied an American\n gentleman late at night to see the sights; toured the\n capitol building, but wasn't impressed; expressions\n of love.","His good health; gets along well with the\n Flag-officer, who is a charitable man; he [James\n Barron Hope] writes many dispatches; attended church\n yesterday; sends his love.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Navy Yard,\n [Norfolk, Virginia?], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Asks if she received her\n brandy and small notes; take care of herself and the\n children; write soon.","Joy at being in a place where mail can be easily\n received; worries about not hearing form his mother\n recently; his uncle is away on a hunting exhibition;\n walked by the Commodore, who surprisingly recognized\n him and invited him to dinner; attended church;\n enjoyed meeting several \"pretty and agreeable girls\"\n that night; asks her to write, and have his friends\n send him newspapers \n (The Hampton\n Enterprise).","Concern over his letters not arriving; received a\n fine letter from \"Grand Ma\"; numerous expressions of\n affection and devotion; \n Uncle\n Pender[grast]returned from his hunting trip\n and gave him a cordial greeting; he spends many\n evenings with him and the Commodore; he is growing\n \"uncomfortably fat,\" and his ship mates and lady\n friends say his is becoming quite handsome.","Explanation of the whereabouts of a missing\n letter; description of the extremely cold weather;\n the beauty of the ship when ice-covered; concern for\n her health during the cold weather in Virginia;\n uncertain of when his ship will depart.","Wishes her a happy New Year with love; many thanks\n for her love and wisdom; promises to write often\n during his voyage to the Mediterranean, and wants\n many letters in return.","His voyage to the Mediterranean has begun with\n beautiful weather, especially for January; assures\n her of the ship's safety; his cruise will visit the \n W[est] I[ndies]\n Isl[an]ds; he will not forget her or her\n precepts.","His ship's departure briefly delayed; received\n letters from both his mother and their friend Miss\n Lizzie [?]; feelings of love for her; he is in \" \n excellent health;\" he\n met Peter Massenburg, who works in the yard.","His ship has received orders to depart tomorrow;\n tells her to look for his ship ten days after\n receiving this letter.","She [Miss Applewhart] is much missed while away\n visiting relatives; James' return on the \n Cyaneand what a\n blessing it is; the imminent court-martial of the \n Cyane's Captain Pain;\n her great affection for her friend; thanks God for\n James' safe return.","Worries about lack of mail, but cannot leave to\n investigate, as he has to testify in a court case;\n will visit in a few days; has not visited Norfolk in\n some time, due to her departure from it and the small\n number of friends there; has been on board for a\n large portion of the time; his health is fine.","Paraphrases a famous conversation illustrating the\n inability of an author to self-criticize; thanks her\n for her candid comments, which improve his works.","His first note to her blew into the sea; pleasant\n voyage across the bay; found his friend Dr. Bob, who\n treated him kindly; dined today at Mr. Fisher's\n house, which is close to the ocean, and is within\n \"pistol shot\" of a burial place of the Gingaskin\n Indian tribe; asks her in jest to make a huge bag so\n he can tote her around with him; terms of\n endearment.","Including ALS from James [Barron Hope], Eastville,\n Virginia, to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.; visited\n [Chiru's?] grave, and reminds himself to subjugate\n the uncharitable feelings which sometimes rise up in\n his heart; will recite his poem at 11 o'clock\n tomorrow. 1 page.","Regrets not having corresponded in so long; his\n utter happiness since his marriage on June 10, 1857;\n how well-received his sketches, essays, and\n criticisms to the newspaper have been; example of how\n one lady compared him to Edgar Allan Poe; wants frank\n criticism of his works from her; his family's\n sympathy for her family's recent distress; Manna\n [Jane A. (Barron) Hope] and Annie [B. (Whiting) Hope]\n send their love.","His friends have been pressuring him to publish\n his \"views on the present great crisis;\" he is\n sending them to Richmond without sending them to him\n [James Barron Hope] first, due to a lack of time;\n they should be printed in Richmond's Wednesday\n papers; hopes that they meet his approval; asks for\n his criticism of them.","Response to his inquiry concerning Virginia state\n stocks; quote of stock amount needed to realize\n $1000; as the stock is in his mother's name [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope], he would need the power of attorney\n from her to execute a transaction; encloses a power\n of attorney form.","From Fay Jones' desk in the Tannery Bank; mentions\n purchases made for family. General Johnston is in\n Richmond \"at last.\"","Hopes that letter will be delivered, despite the\n \"dreadful state...throughout our once united and\n happy land.\"; glad to receive Janes's last letter,\n with its postscript from James; visited \n C[a]pt[ain]and \n Mrs. [David G.]\n Farragutin Hastings, [New York]; Frank [Mary's\n son?] is on duty at the Charleston, [South Carolina]\n Navy Yard, and wants to marry Sallie [?], but \"this\n surely is no time for adding to one's loved [ones]\n and responsibilities.\"; her love to family and\n friends.","Safe arrival in Richmond; has thought over their\n affairs; has been informed tht the \"outrages at\n Hampton have been much exaggerated - Segar is hand\n and glove with the invaders;\" [Jefferson] \"Davis'\n arrival has opperated like a spell;\" 50,000 men\n reported to be ordered from the South, it is hoped\n that the country will be cleared before long; he\n shall be careful; love to his family.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], Richmond,\n [Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p.,\n stressing his good health. 1 page.","Will write her a long letter tomorrow; Clay [?] is\n very well, and in \n W[illiam]sburg,\n [Virginia]; asks if his mother has changed her\n draft [?].","Dined and talked with his friend Thompson [?];\n borrowed two volumes of Clarissa Harlowe from the\n state library; assures her that he is comfortable;\n don't worry about the news; Lee's army is daily\n gaining strength; resolution of building a new home;\n asks for an 8 page letter; does she like the book he\n sent?; how very much he loves her.","Their wedding anniversary; profuse praise for her\n role as his wife; saw several of their friends; since\n she, his mother, and their children are well, he is\n content; promises to take care of himself, since in\n doing so he is also taking care of her.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], n.p. Will\n write tonight; she and Annie must comfort one\n another.","Includes ALS from James B[arron] Hope, [Richmond,\n Virginia], to Jane [A. Barron Hope], n.p. He loves\n and prays for her to be good; will send her carriage\n this week. 1 page.","Her letter's tone of Christian fortitude lifted\n him; he will see her again here on earth; plans to\n rebuild their home and replace household goods; keep\n a strong faith; anxious to hear of Jane's health;\n don't listen to rumors; will be going to \n W[illia]msburgnext;\n refutes friend's suggestion that [Williamsburg]\n should be evacuated; in reply to her request for a\n lock of hair, he thinks he has already given her one;\n compliments on being a wonderful wife; trust God.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Jane [A. (Barron)\n Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Words of\n encouragement; hopes to tell grandchildren stories of\n the war of southern independence.","Includes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Jane [Barron\n Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina]. Will send\n her carriage; be a good girl. 1 page.","Includes ALS from [James Barron Hope], [Richmond,\n Virginia], to \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],[Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Lock of hair and brief note. 1 page.","Received a long letter from Virginia [sister of\n both], which she knows will please Jane; yesterday\n the graduating class of the academy presented her\n [Mary Blake] with a \"handsome sword;\" her spirits\n have lifted somewhat; warns not to expect her to\n visit until she investigates the matter further;\n wants James to write and have Annie write a\n postscript; gives her love to the servants and\n family.","How much she and the children miss him; her new\n friends in Warrenton are quite pleasant; she worries\n about the military defense of the South, since it has\n \"so many accessable points\"","Including ALS, 18 June 1861 from Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope], Warrenton, North Carolina, to James\n [Barron Hope], n.p. Worry over no word from James;\n please get a prescription for the baby if possible;\n asks when he can visit; wants to know his living\n arrangements; how busy the children keep her; counts\n their many blessings when compared to others. 2\n pages.","His great affection for her; his quarters and\n clothes are agreeable; why the North will go\n bankrupt, and why the South will endure; almost\n 10,000 men [Confederates] in Williamsburg; the \n 1st North\n Carolina Reg[imen]tunder \n Gen[era]l\n [Daniel Harvey] Hillis remarkable for its\n \"orderly behavior in camp and its gallantry under\n fire;\" Hill is \"a good soldier, an earnest Christian,\n and respected by all who know him for his piety;\" he\n has not mentioned their \"Foreign Relatives.\" 4 pages.\n ALS.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Contains a copy\n of a hymn he found; terms of affection; superiority\n of Southern troops in recent combat; report [mentions\n Lincoln] of only 29 men enlisting as of late in New\n York City.","Includes NwsCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Williamsburg, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Poem, \"Beyond.\"\n 1 page.","Asks three questions he had forgotten in his last\n letter: if an acquaintance of his as he [James Barron\n Hope] had asked; how they have \"arranged about the\n drought;\" and if she would like for him to have her\n big wardrobe chest sent to her; the feeling at\n headquarters is that the war will be short, and he\n prays for it to be so.","Including ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. His joy at her good spirits, and his own\n good health. 1 page.","How she may form her character while in her\n current position, staying with his mother and wife;\n be economical, avoid indolence, learn an occupation,\n and above all else, avoid frivolous, fashionable\n people; his mother is an example of the\n aforementioned qualities; her [Rosa's] father is in\n good health.","Received letter from \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron],which requires his presence in\n Richmond; appears to have gained an appointment to a\n \"safe\" job as \n Commodore\n [French] For[r]est'ssecretary; delay sending\n letters until further notice; love for her and faith\n in God.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to [Jane\n A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. This\n letter is also to her.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to\n [Jane Barron Hope and Anne Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina?]. Will send the carriage; loves them; P.S.\n instructs children to remind their mother [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope] to date and number her letters. 1\n page.","Met Mr. White, who married a relative of his, \n Sarah\n [Eskridge?]; sat in the chair of his \n grand-father\n [George] Hope; faith in God; don't get\n depressed; wants to know about the children.","Introduction to his friend and esteemed neighbor,\n [James Barron Hope], who requested the introduction;\n describes him [James Barron Hope] as intellectual,\n honorable, brave, trustworthy, etc.; [James Barron\n Hope]'s leading object is to be the historian of the\n war; to write a true narrative, he would like to see\n passing events with his own eye; wishes him [John B.\n Magruder] additional glories.","Charmed by her last letter, which described their\n daughter [Janie] chasing fireflies; his job is going\n well; keep saving money just in case anything\n happens; he has been visiting some friends, who have\n treated him with every kindness.","Has news from Virginia [sister of both], who has\n married in Hamburg [Germany on 21 June 1861?], and\n began her honeymoon tour of Europe; feels that \"poor\n Papa [Commodore James Barron] would look back with\n pleasure at their interest in visiting a place\n fraught with kindly remembrances of the attentions\n paid him in those dark days of his unjust\n suspension;\" Virginia has complained of wanting\n frequent letters from Jane and \n James [Barron\n Hope]; is unsure whether she will be able to\n vacation; she [Mary Blake] is impatient for a letter\n from James, who is now the master of a ship, and\n delighted with the position's advantages.","Encloses the wonderful doll he had promised her;\n wants her to teach her little sister to say her\n prayers, spell, and count; tell Mrs. Lacy that he\n believes \"under Lincoln's Proclamation, the package\n for Mr. Drew is contraband...\" and he shall\n confiscate it; he will eat [th]em [?] with a \"lively\n remembrance of her;\" be very good.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina].\n Please read Jane's letter to her; news from\n headquarters that the enemy was \"driven back \n threetimes with great\n slaughter\" [at 1st Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; this\n compensates and more for the \n N[orth] W[est]\n disaster[Battle of Rich Mountain, 11 July\n 1861]. 1 page.","Her last letter told him that \n [Nan]niehas been sick\n again; ask the doctor if she should have a change of\n air; if so, take her and Missee Sarah [servant?] to\n Jones' Springs for a month; his uncle and his family\n are in \n \n W[illia]msburg,and her father has decided to\n leave; her friends are not in danger; if her parents\n want to leave and need assistance, he will help them\n in every way that he can; very excited, as he just\n received news of a glorious Confederate victory [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861]; his \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]is being sent to North Carolina to take\n charge of coast defenses; keep praying.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope],\n [Portsmouth, Virginia], to [Jane B. (Barron) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Assures her that \" \n Gen[era]l Leethinks\n Norfolk perfectly safe.\" [Note on envelope: \"The \n Yorktownis off \n Craney Is[lan]d! !\n ! So I hear.\" 1 page.","Wrote mother yesterday, but was dissatisfied by\n its brevity; attended church twice; the second\n service was a Catholic Mass in honor of the victory\n at Manassas; description of the sanctuary;\n \"Republican simplicity\", or diversity of class in the\n congregation; enjoyment of the music; just received\n her letter; wants to know if Janey is getting better;\n visited \n Capt[ain]\n Clark[e?]along with Mr. Anderson; on 29 July\n visited several friends with \n Aunt M[ary,his\n mother's sister], but no one is as pretty or\n wonderful as she; her image is impressed upon his\n soul; he has thought of studying Divinity, and it is\n not out of the question; his love for the family.","How he treasures her letters; is he correct in\n thinking that Baby Jane's health is slowly\n improving?; his uncle's [Samuel Barron] position is\n delicate, since he has not yet been ordered to hoist\n his flag, and until then he cannot take a secretary;\n made an offer to her brother to take Mrs. Whiting\n [Annie's mother?] and place her in Warrenton with\n Annie and James' mother; included Annie's father in\n the invitation, but expects that they will go to\n Gloucester; do not worry about her family members\n close to the Yankees, since the recent disaster [1st\n Bull Run, 21 July 1861] has really shaken them.","Thankful that Annie has gotten better; he has sent\n a box to her, and another one is at Warrenton Depot;\n will start writing to her on Mondays and Fridays;\n love to the family.","Includes ALS from James [Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Jane A. (Barron) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina?]. Regrets she is ill; recommends\n placing a box of hot sand on her face; expresses love\n and gratitude. 1 page.","Bears postscript from James [Barron Hope],\n [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Enclosed certificate of\n deposit for $25; stress to economize.","Received her note; surprised by her offer to send\n him money, since he sent her $25 in his last\n letter.","Includes ALS, 19 August 1861, from James [Barron\n Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting)\n Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Requests that\n she make a cape with a red flannel cross on the\n outside, to send to the Confederate troops for the\n coming winter; great enthusiasm and encouragement for\n the idea; attended church in Norfolk on Sunday, and\n dined with the Camps; has been told that her aunt and\n uncle are well.","Is not in need of her generous offer of money;\n \"much provoked\" that she has not yet received his\n package; joy after learning that Baby Jane's health\n has improved; \n Uncle Sam[uel\n Barron]is in Norfolk and sends his love; asks\n her to make a large coat to send to a Confederate\n soldier.","Appreciated both Janey's note and the bank draft\n very much; thinks that she should stay in Warrenton\n for the winter; both the cost and the possibility of\n further conflict dictate it; misses them very much,\n but is holding up well; the low cost of living in\n Warrenton will help in rebuilding their house later;\n twice mentions possibility of \n [Union]\n Gen[era]l [John Ellis] Woolattacking, with his\n close to 30,000 men; the winter will soon drift by;\n he will bring home wonderful items to put in the\n children's stockings; tell him if \"our mother\" needs\n anything; he has a good wardrobe for the winter;\n enjoys and is doing well in his job working for the \n Commo[dore,\n French Forrest].","Invested their money in two $500 and one $100\n Confederate bonds; he will explain why when he writes\n his mother; is urging Clay's[?] claims at the [Navy?]\n Department vigorously; inquires how Rosa [a Hope\n relative staying with Annie and his mother] is\n getting along; a force is leaving for the coast of\n North Carolina, and in his despair of not being able\n to go, he cries, then writes \"how strange an animal\n is man!\"; love to the family.","Bears postscript from James [Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Saw the pretty wives of some departing\n officers, and these women didn't cry; he can't\n understand it.","Bears postscript from [James Barron Hope], n.p.,\n to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North\n Carolina]. Rec[eive]d letter from \n Hon[orable]\n Robert Tylerassuring him of his services in\n Clay's behalf; \"he writes very warmly.\"","The Confederate Loan has been made in Hope's name,\n for the sum of $1,100; the bonds have not yet been\n printed; and until they are he [James Barron Hope]\n has the option of taking coupon bonds instead of\n registered bonds; the bonds carry interest from this\n day.","Grieves that the newspaper report he sent her was\n erroneous; Uncle Sam has been captured in North\n Carolina, but not of his own fault; he [Uncle Sam]\n will be treated with respect due his rank; thank God\n that James did not take the position as his\n secretary, which he considered.","Bears ALS from James [Barron Hope], n.p., to \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope],n.p., asking if Rosa [a Hope\n relative of James Barron Hope] is annoying her; glad\n that she liked the dress; thank you for the letter,\n which was well-timed.","Apologizes for not answering her letters; glad\n that she likes her dress; take good care of it,\n because if the war is protracted she may be without\n another gown so fine for quite some time; love for\n his children; glad that his letters please her;\n counts their many blessings \"since the beginning of\n these troubles;\" agrees that Hampton's destruction by\n fire was sad, but he would have done it himself\n rather than allowing its use as winter quarters for\n the enemy; \"Drunk or sober...Magruder did well and\n wisely;\" claims that the Yankees planned to burn it;\n Magruder had told him previously of this possibility;\n still believes \n [CSA\n General John B.] Magruderto be a great and\n moral commander; \"the Yankees seem to think that the\n \"road to 'Richmond' is up the Peninsula...;\" predicts\n that if a fight occurs Magruder will follow the\n Yankees into Newport News; Clay's [?] appointment\n seems secure, through both himself and \n Mr. Rob[ert]\n Tyler; he worshipped at the Catholic church\n again; will write again tomorrow; kiss everyone for\n him.","Just received her letter; plans to make Jennie a\n carriage; asks what kind of shoes she wants;\n gratitude to Dr. Howard for his care of Jennie; Clay\n has been appointed Q[uarte]r Master and Captain in\n the Confederate army; opinion that \n [CSA general\n Earl] Van Dornand his Texan troops can defend\n Texas well against invasion; has no more doubt of the\n Confederacy's success than he does in the Christian\n religion.","Includes ALS, 7 [September 1861] from James\n [Barron Hope], [Norfolk, Virginia], to [Annie B.\n (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina];\n Explanation of difference between registered and\n coupon bonds; why he views coupon bonds as superior;\n the great kindness of his aunt, \n Mrs. [Samuel]\n Barron; concern for his mother's health; do\n not despond, but instead trust in God; delight in\n learning that Baby Jane climbed the steps; has\n written a poem on the Battle of Bethel, and plans to\n write \n Gen[era]l\n Magruderabout it; kiss his mother and the\n girls for him. 4 pages.","Includes Ms from [James Barron Hope], [Norfolk,\n Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton,\n North Carolina]. Diagram of belt for hiding\n valuables; instructions for burning the note after\n mastering its concept.","Relieved that she is now well; will send her box\n on the 13th; is saving a good amount of money; Mr.\n Chisman is a quarter master and will be stationed at\n Jamestown, [Virginia]; Mr. Chisman [?] has the same\n position; love to the family.","Attended church in Norfolk; attended the Catholic\n evening service with \n [George] Camp;\n visited some friends; her mother's brave resolution\n in looking her position in the face [her mother is\n terminally ill?]; puzzlement over Clay's not writing;\n assurance that he will help her mother in every\n possible way; mentions that previous and forthcoming\n confederate troop additions, and predicts that \n [Union\n General John Ellis] Woolwill \"have his\n obituary written before he sees Norfolk, unless per\n chance he may go up in a balloon for that purpose;\"\n waiting makes his Confederate force stronger;\n stresses that if Norfolk is attacked; she must resign\n her will and let him do his duty like a Christian\n gentleman; reminds her that death is only a temporary\n absence from those who believe Christ and his\n resurrection; kiss Mother and the \"little chicks\" for\n him.","Surprise at how quickly time passes, especially in\n regards to the growth of young people; invitation to\n visit Warrenton, which she and \n Annie [B.\n (Whiting) Hope]appreciate for its inhabitants;\n is pleased to hear that her [Imogene Barron] brother\n Samuel has returned from California; mentions her two\n grandchildren; \n James [B.\n Hope]will send Jane anything that Imogene\n gives him, and that he will help her in any way\n possible.","Her strongest wishes for blessings and happiness\n for him; relays Jane Barron's message that she wants\n to see him soon; story about young Janie and her\n friend Annie Mallory; her opinion of the 'political\n horizon' as being one of \"gloomy portent...But God\n can save us, I know...\"","Her best wishes for him; thankfulness for both his\n recent letter, with a picture of her, and for being\n such a wonderful son.","Includes AL [torn] from [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina], to [James Barron Hope],\n n.p. Her sympathy for their family and friends near\n their old home, since their old church now lies in\n ruins, and their friends are scattered. 1 page.","Worries about her health; thanks her for both her\n recent letter and her care since his youth; the\n Commodore returned today, and they talked for several\n hours; he will write a letter to \n Aunt\n V[irginia]tomorrow, or try; his writing for\n the newspaper is \"really an amusement;\" don't worry\n about this extra work, as it is very easy.","Dr. Howard thinks that his mother [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope] is very sick; tells him to come\n immediately.","Has only received one of her letters recently; he\n has written her profusely in the vain attempt of\n assuring her of his \"unutterable devotion;\" is\n currently Judge Advocate in court [officer of\n proceedings in a court-martial]; thankful to God for\n his mercies.","Instructions on sending Confederate coupon bonds\n to him; wants her to always have at least $6,000;\n assuages her loneliness by giving the example of \n Gen[era]l Lee,or the\n poor privates, who never get to visit their families;\n sent her \n [Edward] Bulwer\n [Lytton]'slatest novel; thank Mrs. A [?] for\n keeping Annie and the children under her roof; wants\n long letters; love for her and the children.","Still working in court; he is in good health; hope\n for postwar happiness; assurance that the Federal\n gunboats will never get to Richmond; supposed\n dispiritedness of the Union troops; report of \n [Union]\n General [Silas] Caseybeing killed [false];\n feels that the major battle of Richmond is imminent;\n please write letters with more details of the\n children; his love for her.","Distress that she is still sick; scolds her for\n not attending the doctor's appointment he had\n arranged; he is coming home within the next two\n weeks; can only stay for a short time; asks for the\n names of items which she and the children want;\n assurance that \"McClellan and the North have\n rec[eive]d a blow from which they will not soon\n recover;\" \n \n [Union General Ambrose E.] Burnside'sarmy was\n with \n \n [Union General George B.] McC[lellan]during\n the Seven Days campaign [but Burnside was in North\n Carolina until 6 July 1862]; he [James Barron Hope]\n has been offered a staff appointment; love for the\n family.","Attended church today; sermon was excellent; his\n young friend Gordon [?] fell asleep during the\n sermon; grieved at her depression; assures her that\n if he ever becomes gravely ill, he will send a\n messenger; spent a night with his cousin \n I[mogene]; wants her to\n write more, and longer letters; he is well, and\n politically optimistic; kisses for the girls and\n her.","Writing for the second time to request information\n on where to find a reasonably-priced home; lists\n several names mentioned to him as possible\n accommodators; asks for the benefit of his experience\n in this matter, including probable expenses; usually\n attends the \n \n P[rotestant] E[piscopal] church; would be\n obliged to him for a letter to any of his\n acquaintances.","The Yankees' latest cavalry probe is no threat;\n Confederate forces are roughly equal in number to the\n Federals; \n Gen[era]l\n R[obert] E. Lee,plus \n Major\n Gen[era]ls [John B.] Hoodand \n [Arnold] Elz[e]yare\n in Richmond; the town \"looks very cheerful;\" spent an\n evening with \n Uncle S[amuel\n Barron]; relief at receiving her letter\n describing Jennie's improved health; look into your\n housing arrangements, but do not worry; is\n considering becoming a 'man-milliner' after the war;\n affection for the family.","Includes drawing with narration on back from\n [James Barron Hope], [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie\n B. (Whiting) Hope], [Warrenton, North Carolina]. Skit\n of a conversation between a general, a widow, and a\n \"young hopeful.\" 2 pages.","Delighted by her note and the flower sent by\n Jennie; will visit this month will be around the\n 20th; have shoes made for the children; loved\n Nannie's note, with good descriptions and a drawing\n of Annie; in good spirits, especially since \n Gen[era]l Leewas\n just there, looking healthy and cheerful; keep him\n informed on prospects of success in getting board or\n lodgings; encouraged that her last note less morbidly\n self-conscious; thanks God for Jennie's improvement;\n he will try and get the baby heads [?] although he\n fears it will be impossible; he is well, and loves\n her.","Includes NswCl from [James Barron Hope],\n [Richmond, Virginia], to [Annie B. (Whiting) Hope],\n [Warrenton, North Carolina?]. Article on the\n advantages of wearing boots and how to have them\n made. 1 page.","Has gotten the servants off; things are quiet; had\n no duties assigned to him, so he visited her father's\n house and offered his services; they were just now\n declined; he shall come to her as soon as possible;\n keep quiet and trust in God.","Liza [?] has some disease of the spine; Willie\n Peeks died at Winchester; saw several family friends;\n fears of a \n [Federal] raid; 1st\n L[ieutenan]t\n Wayneis dead; with so much misery in the\n world, he is thankful to God for his mercies to them;\n mention of becoming a milliner after the war; love to\n the family.","Desires to know if the enclosed hand bill was\n \"written and authorized to be put out\" with his\n knowledge; if so, whether he approves of it now.","The handbill enclosed in [Mahone's] note was\n written with [Johnson's] knowledge and is now being\n circulated with his approbation.","Has received [Johnson's] reply to his note; in the\n reply [Johnson] adopts derogatory statements made\n against Mahone in a handbill; [Mahone] denounces the\n handbill as a \"malicious falsehood\" and denounces\n Mahone as its author.","Received his last note, handed to him by \n J[ohn] S[ergeant]\n Wise; he has telegraphed a friend, and will\n send a communication when he arrives.","His friend Col. R. Snowden Andrews is fully\n authorized to act for him and will communicate with\n any friend he designates.","Discussion of time and place for the duel.","[James Barron Hope] offered himself in Gen.\n Mahone's place, which was politely declined.","Upset with views held by those from Rockbridge,\n Virginia, who opposed railroad consolidation; leaders\n of this faction included a M. Ganett, a Mr. White,\n and a Mr. Allan, the latter two of which were\n professors at Washington College; mentions a state\n judge, Mr. Anderson, and his son, William, both of\n whom switched to the anti-consolidation faction;\n implies that the anti-consolidators bribed state\n officials; lists the votes of both state houses on\n the bill chartering the Atlantic, Maryland, and Ohio\n Road; this letter is just to refresh his memory.","Positive response to his [James Barron Hope]\n letter concerning the Battle of Yorktown centennial\n celebration; presents legal view of holding Congress\n to its 1781 pledge of the erection of a statue at\n Yorktown; lists relatives of Edmund Randolph, who\n read the pledge in 1781; thinks one of these\n relatives should read the resolution at the\n celebration; mentioned the matter to, and received a\n positive response from, the Massachusetts Historical\n Society President Robert C. Winthrop; enclosed is a\n copy of Congress' 1781 resolution; regards to his\n family.","Includes Cy of M of Congress [Washington, D. C.];\n concerns erection of a marble column at York,\n Virginia 1 page.","Includes postscript from [Hugh Blair Grigsby,\n Edgehill, Charlotte County, Virginia], to [James\n Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia]. The centennial\n celebration should be a national undertaking; lists\n what the steps of the celebration should be.","Great reception of Hope's speeches, and the honor\n it has brought, both to him and to the state of\n Virginia; although these demonstrations are sincere,\n they are from the \"worse half of humanity,\" to the\n better half, which speaks \"in the vernacular of the\n heart,\" must express its thanks in another way;\n flowers accompanied the letter to show their\n appreciation; puts Hope on the same literary level as\n [Edgar Alan]\n Poeand \n [John Reuben]\n Thompson.","Story once told to him concerning the sculptor \n [Johann\n Christian] Rauch; gratification from Hope's\n understanding of both Homer's literature and his own\n sculptures; he plans to show \"cultivated people\"\n Hope's impressions of his work; his brother is ill;\n his family sends their regards; looking forward to\n his next visit.","Encloses a resolution of the College of William\n and Mary Board of Visitors, concerning \"the matter in\n Oct. 1879\" and was \"offered by \n Gen[eral\n William B.] Taliaferro;\" Taliaferro spoke [to\n Ewell] in kind and grateful terms of [James Barron\n Hope]; his grandfather Benjamin Stoddert, served in\n John Adams' cabinet, and he ha inherited his\n politics; admiration of [James Barron Hope's]\n consistent course.\" 1 page. ALS. Bears postscript\n from B[enjamin] S. Ewell, [Williamsburg, Virginia],\n to [James Barron Hope], n.p. \"the College and\n Williamsburg will be a part of Norfolk, so do all you\n can to restore it.\"","Pleasure upon learning that [James Barron Hope]\n will deliver his \"York Town Centennial here;\" insists\n that he stay at his house; it will delight the\n children, his wife, and himself to reminisce with\n him.","Has just learned of his impending visit to\n Washington, at the invitation of leading Congressmen,\n to read his Yorktown Centennial Poem; his bad health\n may prevent his attendance, but he desires to see\n him; their mutual friend \n Judge [John\n Blair] Hopeis now a Congressman, and will be\n equally happy to see him.","Busy with final examinations, but wants to assure\n him he would never believe that [James Barron Hope]\n would \"accept any questionable position;\" his\n reliance on [James Barron Hope] and Dick Pegram in\n the present, \"shameless time;\" sympathy for his\n 'tempest of wrath' [?]; love to the wife and\n family.","He sent 50 copies of Janey's [Janey Barron Hope]\n story today, which were 20 cents per copy; don't feel\n obligated to get rid of them all; thinks he will be\n pleased with the story; Janey seems bent on a career\n in literature; thanks for \"the trouble you took in my\n own matter;\" love to his family.","Arrived safely at home; how much he enjoyed\n visiting; has read the work sent to him and will send\n it back soon; describes the work as interesting 'in\n spots;' insists that [James Barron Hope] and the\n family visit soon.","The Washington monument is to be dedicated in two\n months; \n [Robert]\n Winthropis scheduled to speak, and \n [Oliver Wendell]\n Holmesis being discussed as the poet of the\n occasion; he wishes to have [James Barron Hope]\n selected, since Virginia was \"the mother of\n Washington;\" if it is acceptable he will submit his\n name to the committee; asks for copies of his poems\n read at Yorktown, Jamestown, and Richmond, if\n available.","Thanks him for the complimentary editorial in \n The Landmark; great\n disappointment at his own illness and consequent\n inability to speak at the dedication of the\n Washington Monument; wish that [James Barron Hope]\n had been assigned an ode for the occasion; his son is\n sending him a confidential copy of the speech prior\n to its delivery in Washington; hopes that it is\n satisfactory; he dare not write any more due to his\n health; regards.","Acknowledgment of both his kind note and\n gratifying editorial concerning his administration of\n the Office of the Postmaster General; owes him a debt\n for his help in guiding public opinion; most deeply\n pleased by the thought that he [James Barron Hope]\n has feelings of friendship towards him.","Request for an evaluation of the local postal\n situation at Newport News, Virginia, and the\n applicants for the vacant postmaster position in that\n city.","Enclosed is a copy of the Norfolk City School\n Board's resolutions concerning the death of James\n Barron Hope; he [R. C. Taylor, Clerk of the School\n Board] also begs to convey his deep feelings of\n admiration and affection for him [James Barron Hope],\n and his sympathy for the family.","Includes list containing resolutions following\n [James Barron Hope's] death, which honor him and also\n mourn his passing. 1 page. Cy of D.","Recently received her \"circular letter\" concerning\n the collection and publication of her father's poems;\n he found an original poem by [James Barron Hope] in\n his deceased wife's belongings, and has enclosed a\n copy of it for her use.","Includes Cy of poem by [James Barron Hope],\n \"Inscribed to Miss Mollie by her distinguished friend\n and fellow citizen Jeemes B. Hope.\" 3 pages.","Enclosed are pamphlet, newspaper clippings, and\n sample page of \"our new pamphlet advertising 'A\n Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves';\" the four-page\n pamphlet will be ready soon; his company will do\n everything in its power to push the sale of this\n book; anything connected with the \n V[irginia]\n M[ilitary] I[nstitute]will receive his special\n attention; kind regards.","Includes NswCl from \n Richmond Times\n Dispatchconcerning \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves, n.d. 1 page.","Includes NwsCl from \n Norfolk Journal, n.d.,\n praising \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves, n.d. 1 page.","Includes sample of \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves. 4 pages. PM","Includes Tcy of Ms from four-page pamphlet on \n A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves. 1 page. Tcy of Ms.","John W. Goode recently sent him a copy of the\n Conservative Review of March, 1900, which contained\n articles by both Goode and her [Janey Barron Hope]; a\n short time later he read a review of her article in\n the Norfolk Landmark, which expressed his opinion in\n much better terms than he himself could write; he\n [Janey's Uncle] and her aunt are both in good health;\n love to her mother, her husband and the children.","Her father was largely instrumental in \"promoting\n and procuring the monument\" at Yorktown; his address\n read at Yorktown was a great work of prose; would\n very much like to read it again; also asks if she\n know where the address of another Yorktown orator, \n [William G.?]\n Blaine,might be obtained.","The College of William and Mary desires to display\n pictures of distinguished alumni at the Jamestown\n Exposition; requests a photograph or engraving of\n Hope; following the exhibition the pictures shall be\n hung in the library.","Pleased to hear that she can furnish a picture of\n her father; needs a medium-sized picture to go with a\n group of William and Mary literati; other items sent\n will adorn the walls of the Carnegie Library; asks if\n James or Samuel Barron were William and Mary\n students; whether they were or not, their pictures\n can be used by the college; William and Mary has two\n copies of \n Virginia Bay Leaves,\n and will display one at the exhibition; he has quoted\n from it in his new book \n Half Hours in Southern\n Literature; \n Pres[ident Lyon\n G.] Tylerhas her father's picture in his new\n edition of \n The Cradle of the\n Republic, just released.","The College Magazine will publish a poem by one of\n its distinguished literary alumni during each month\n from January to June; will begin with its greatest\n poet, James Barron Hope; would like to publish \"A\n Little Picture\", and also borrow the engraving of his\n portrait.","He has been asked by the State Board of Education\n to prepare a series of pictures telling the history\n of Virginia literature; requests a list of places\n associated with her father; would also like to have a\n list of contemporary Virginians that should be\n included in his list; regrets that he cannot include\n the work of \n Mrs. [J.]\n Westmore Wil[l]cox,due to its subject\n matter.","Pleased to learn that he is giving his talents to\n \"dear 'Old William and Mary';\" gratifying that\n Virginia has not forgotten James Barron Hope;\n suggestions of places relating to her father,\n including the statue at Jamestown and the Lee statue\n in Richmond; brief biography of Hope; mention of her\n father's address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and\n graduating classes of William and Mary on July 4,\n 1858; list of contemporary Virginia writers worthy of\n his investigation.","Bears NwsCl of poem, \n Sunset;taken from\n the \n Norfolk\n Landmark.","Includes sketch of ballerina on reverse side. 1\n page. ASk.","Written in the hand of James Barron Hope.","Second and third pages are almost exact copies\n of first.","Story begins in New York City, from which the\n main character is about to depart.","Pertains to European history.","Primarily on the Declaration of\n Independence.","Possibly a part of the \"Press and Printer's\n Devil.\"","On the subject of Virginia history; compares\n the modern social system favorably with that of\n the eighteenth century","On the subject of American and European\n societies.","Characters include Don Diego, Jon Alonso,\n Conrad, and Rhodolph.","James Barron Hope's first speech ever\n delivered.","Much of the speech relates to morality.","Includes references to the earlier celebration\n of the 250th anniversary of the Jamestown\n Settlement; this was given at the Yorktown\n Centennial celebration.","Mentions the appropriation of public funds.","Last page [?] seems inconclusive; main subjects\n are history and government.","Concerns the commercial history of\n Virginia.","Tribute by unknown woman to his work \n Under The Empire.","Bears ALS from Kensey Johns, Sudley, [Maryland],\n to [James Barron] Hope, Norfolk, [Virginia]; Above\n tribute is by a lady friend of his; he may print it\n in \n The Landmark, or throw\n it away; greetings to the family.","The potato from a historical point of view;\n written in hand of James Barron Hope.","Following the beheading of Charles I this\n proclamation affirmed the loyalty of the authors to\n Charles II; signed [in the original] by Edm: Matthews\n Clc. Cur. [original is probably in Accomack County\n records].","Concerns religious laws in Virginia; written in\n hand of James Barron Hope.","Apparently intended to accompany the poem \n Lioni Di\n Monota;mentions his attendance of, and B. A.\n degree from, the College of William and Mary.","Commodore Decatur was mortally wounded, while\n Commodore Barron was seriously wounded; contains the\n funeral procession for Commodore Decatur.","Accusing Mahone of plotting to control Richmond,\n and spreading lies concerning \n [Bradley]\n Johnson; [relates to near duel, in which James\n Barron Hope was Mahone's second].","Describing James Barron Hope's speech on that\n subject on the previous night in Association Hall,\n [Richmond]; [article is from the Richmond \n State].","Recommendations for the above offices; article\n urging that no alcoholic beverages be consumed around\n election time; article stressing \n [William]\n Mahone'sfaults, which stirs up racist fears\n and seeks to belittle [Mahone].","Address by Danville, [Virginia] merchants and\n businessmen \"to the White Men of Virginia\"; accuses\n Mahone of favoring Negroes over whites; urges that\n conservative Democrats be voted for.","Mayor of Norfolk barred from erecting barricades\n at the polls on election day.","Includes newspaper article, \n Riot In\n Danville;Negroes fought whites; several\n Negroes killed. 1 page. Nwscl.","Discloses the facts of the Hope-Jones duel and of\n some other affairs; blames the duel on Jones'\n second.","James Barron Hope's association with the Norfolk \n Landmarkand the\n Norfolk \n Virginian Pilot.","Detailed the presentation of a gold pencil to\n James Barron Hope by the staff [of the Norfolk \n Landmark].","Narrates the arrival of the U. S. 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