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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 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 \n ","Hope, James Barron. Leon di Monota : And Other\n Poems. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026 Co., \n 1857. Call Number: PS1999 .H4 L3 \n ","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 \n ","Hope, James Barron. A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves. Richmond: West, Johnston \u0026 Co., \n 1895. Call Number: PS1999 .H4 W7","Newspapers 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 \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 \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","Articles 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.","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] Jones is 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 Jones will arrange all the preliminaries for\n the meeting.","In the absence of his friend he proposes to meet \n [James Barron]\n Hope on 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 Jones will 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 very perceptably;\" 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 Cyane and 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 Farragut in 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]msburg next;\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]t under \n Gen[era]l\n [Daniel Harvey] Hill is 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's secretary; 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 three times 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]nie has 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 Lee thinks\n Norfolk perfectly safe.\" [Note on envelope: \"The \n Yorktown is 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] Wool attacking, 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 Tyler assuring 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.] Magruder to 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 Dorn and 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 Magruder about 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] Wool will \"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]'s latest 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] Casey being 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's army 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.] Hood and \n [Arnold] Elz[e]y are\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 Lee was\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 Wayne is 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 Poe and \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] Hope is 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 Winthrop is scheduled to speak, and \n [Oliver Wendell]\n Holmes is 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 Dispatch concerning \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.] Tyler has 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's faults, 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 Landmark and 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 H77 Materials 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"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 93 H77"],"normalized_title_ssm":["James Barron Hope Papers (II), \n \n 1820-1923."],"collection_title_tesim":["James Barron Hope Papers (II), \n \n 1820-1923."],"collection_ssim":["James Barron Hope Papers (II), \n \n 1820-1923."],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"creator_ssm":["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."],"creator_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."],"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."],"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."],"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"],"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","\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","\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","\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged by subject and then\n chronologically by date.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement","Organization","Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Organization 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 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","\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\n\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","\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\n\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","\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\n\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","\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\n\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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\n\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\n\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","\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","\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\n\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","\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\n\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"],"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 \n ","Hope, James Barron. Leon di Monota : And Other\n Poems. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026 Co., \n 1857. Call Number: PS1999 .H4 L3 \n ","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 \n ","Hope, James Barron. A Wreath of Virginia Bay\n Leaves. Richmond: West, Johnston \u0026 Co., \n 1895. Call Number: PS1999 .H4 W7","Newspapers 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 \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 \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","Articles 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.","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"],"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"],"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","\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","\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"],"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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\u003cp\u003eTerms to be observed during the [Hope-Jones]\n duel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses cheque for $50; considers Papa's [James\n Barron] health to be excellent.\u003c/p\u003e","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\u003cp\u003eDr. Howard thinks that his mother [Jane A.\n (Barron) Hope] is very sick; tells him to come\n immediately.\u003c/p\u003e","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of time and place for the duel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[James Barron Hope] offered himself in Gen.\n Mahone's place, which was politely declined.\u003c/p\u003e","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\u003cp\u003eIncludes sketch of ballerina on reverse side. 1\n page. ASk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten in the hand of James Barron Hope.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSecond and third pages are almost exact copies\n of first.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStory begins in New York City, from which the\n main character is about to depart.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePertains to European history.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrimarily on the Declaration of\n Independence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePossibly a part of the \"Press and Printer's\n Devil.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the subject of Virginia history; compares\n the modern social system favorably with that of\n the eighteenth century\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the subject of American and European\n societies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharacters include Don Diego, Jon Alonso,\n Conrad, and Rhodolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Barron Hope's first speech ever\n delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch of the speech relates to morality.\u003c/p\u003e","\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","\u003cp\u003eMentions the appropriation of public funds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLast page [?] seems inconclusive; main subjects\n are history and government.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the commercial history of\n Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTribute by unknown woman to his work \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eUnder The Empire.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\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","\u003cp\u003eThe potato from a historical point of view;\n written in hand of James Barron Hope.\u003c/p\u003e","\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","\u003cp\u003eConcerns religious laws in Virginia; written in\n hand of James Barron Hope.\u003c/p\u003e","\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","\u003cp\u003eCommodore Decatur was mortally wounded, while\n Commodore Barron was seriously wounded; contains the\n funeral procession for Commodore Decatur.\u003c/p\u003e","\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","\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","\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","\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","\u003cp\u003eMayor of Norfolk barred from erecting barricades\n at the polls on election day.\u003c/p\u003e","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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","\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"],"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] Jones is 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 Jones will arrange all the preliminaries for\n the meeting.","In the absence of his friend he proposes to meet \n [James Barron]\n Hope on 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 Jones will 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 very perceptably;\" 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 Cyane and 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 Farragut in 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]msburg next;\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]t under \n Gen[era]l\n [Daniel Harvey] Hill is 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's secretary; 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 three times 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]nie has 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 Lee thinks\n Norfolk perfectly safe.\" [Note on envelope: \"The \n Yorktown is 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] Wool attacking, 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 Tyler assuring 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.] Magruder to 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 Dorn and 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 Magruder about 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] Wool will \"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]'s latest 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] Casey being 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's army 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.] Hood and \n [Arnold] Elz[e]y are\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 Lee was\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 Wayne is 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 Poe and \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] Hope is 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 Winthrop is scheduled to speak, and \n [Oliver Wendell]\n Holmes is 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 Dispatch concerning \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.] Tyler has 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's faults, 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 Landmark and 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"],"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. 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Letters \n 2. Accounts \n 3. Legal Documents \n 4. Writtings \n 5. Calling and Place Cards \n 6. Printed Matter","This collection is organized into six series: \n 1. Letters \n 2. Accounts \n 3. Legal Documents \n 4. Writtings \n 5. Calling and Place Cards \n 6. Printed Matter","Arrangement This collection is arranged chronologically by date with\n those items lacking a date located at the end of each\n series. Series 1 is divided into subseries by ten or twenty\n year increments depending on the amount of letters.","This collection is arranged chronologically by date with\n those items lacking a date located at the end of each\n series. Series 1 is divided into subseries by ten or twenty\n year increments depending on the amount of letters.","This collection contains material that starts with the\n marriage of Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), to Susan\n Comfort Winder (1812-1878) and expands to include their\n families and their children.","Paternal Genealogy Richard Garrett (d. 1825), married Ann Major\n (1785-1855), and had several children including but may not be\n limited to the following: Richard R. Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n and national teaching organization including the National\n Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n Garrett.","Materials related to this collection is the account\n book, 1842-1849, of B. F. Garrett, attorney, Williamsburg,\n Va. It includes accounts with John Tyler, Jr.","B. F. Garrett Account Book, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. \n B. F. Garrett Account Book, \n 1842-1849. 158 p. bound volume 32 cm. Collection number: Mss. MsV Al6","Correspondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. Garrett concerning the sale of\n \"Yardley,\" Northampton County, Va. There are letters written\n to Dr. Robert M. Garrett's daughter, Lottie Garrett, by David\n E. Cronin concerning his memoir of the Vest Mansion and the\n Civil War occupation of Williamsburg and portraits owned by\n Lottie Garrett.","Includes letters, dated from 1897 to 1911, written to Miss\n Lottie Garrett by American novelist Mary Johnston (1870-1936).\n Also includes a letter, 25 December 1863, written by Asa\n Hartz, a Confederate soldier held at Johnson's Island Federal\n Prison, describing the everyday life of a prisoner during the\n Civil War. Collection contains certificate, 1832, of services\n of a black Revolutionary War soldier.","Excuses himself for not writing sooner as he\n was ill; believed that Mr. Armstrong gave him [RG]\n the receipt for the eight dollars for the entire\n liquidation of his account; informs him that his\n father's account is now entirely settled; regrets\n that he [RG] finds it \"inconvenient, at present,\n to patronize the Star.\"","Defines happiness as consisting \"of the\n exercises of the mind, and the development of its\n various faculties\"; believes learning is for the\n \"favoured many\"; advocates the stimulation of the\n mind as a way to bring moral virtues into the\n light \"from the darkness in which they were\n enveloped, and the latent sparks of the moral\n faculty, Concience [sic], \u0026 virtue [are]\n kindled into a flame and excited to action.\"","Congratulates him on being elected Attorney for\n the counties of James City and Warwick[?]; asks if\n he has turned Scott or Seward Whig since those\n counties are Whig; finds it suspicious especially\n when he [ACG] speaks of carrying the Locofocos by\n 8,000; will examine Mr. Mason's father's papers if\n he [SG] is called an heir or a son of Adam Mason;\n asks him to tell Bowden that the Groves land claim\n will be reopened and a new investigation begun;\n will call the claim up for consideration with Mr.\n Barbour and expects to get it.","Shares details of his journey from Norfolk by\n ship; was welcomed quite kindly by the Garretts;\n mentions family and mutual friends; informs her\n that \"they will never forgive you if you do not\n come when Rosina comes\"; will board at Mr. Bicks',\n as will Rosina.","Was approached by Mr. N.I. Winder as to the\n least amount that would purchase the one half of\n Yardley that belongs to Nottingham, Garrett, and\n Lauretta; found the way Mr. Winder wanted to\n advertise the sale objectionable; has raised the\n purchase price to $11,000-12,000, subject to his\n and Lauretta's approval; informs him that there\n are many people wanting to buy Yardley, and that\n Peter S. Bowdoin has offered more than a fair\n price for it; hopes to sell the whole of Yardley\n for $10,500 at private sale.","Believes that Yardley will sell for $9,000 in\n August at public sale; is eager to sell the house,\n as is Lauretta, as it seems to be depreciating;\n informs him that this year's rent will be paid in\n grain; mentions that Lauretta and Charlotte are in\n agreement as to the sale of the plantation next to\n Yardley; informs him of the death of \n W[illia]m P.\n Custis, who has given his entire estate, worth\n $80,000 to $100,000 to his widow.","Was convinced that the August Court day would\n be a better time to sell Yardley; added into the\n advertisement for the sale statements concerning\n average crop yield; believes that Yardley will\n sell for more at private sale, rather than public\n sale; informs him that Mr. Nottingham concurs and\n is willing to sell Yardley for $9,500 or even\n $9,000; suggests not selling for less than $9,500\n at this time; will send again the $87.91 he owes\n him if he [RMG] will send a receipt.","Explains that she did not intend to be\n negligent in not writing; remembers the time she\n spent in Williamsburg with fondness; informs her\n that her mother had recovered rapidly after she\n [RW] returned from Williamsburg, but had been\n attacked by a disease of the eyes a fortnight ago;\n feels that the county is \"unusually tame\" as no\n visitors have arrived yet; shares news of friends\n and family and sends her love.","Has been ill with a sore throat and was unable\n to write; describes herself as \"too fat, \u0026 too\n happy, to go to the E[astern] Shore sooner than\n 4th July\"; gives news of many mutual\n acquaintances.","Thanks her for her well-wishes; fears being a\n \"nominal christian\" and has fallen in love with\n the \"christian character\"; believes there was not\n a better man than the pastor of her church and\n fears the \"lukewarmness of his flock... will\n shorten his days, the recent dissipation seems to\n give him so much pain\"; did not go to the\n vice-president's, John Tyler's, party the night\n before because she was tired and sleepy and the\n weather was damp; gives news of all the people\n currently in town; misses her home but knows Mrs. \n G[arrett] would\n like her to stay till after the fourth of\n July.","Has just returned from a trip to Northampton\n County, accompanied by his cousin Miss Wise; saw\n many young ladies in Northampton that he [BFG] is\n not acquainted with, mentioning Miss Neale, Miss\n Wilson, Miss Ellen Upshur, Miss S. Parker, Miss\n Mary Tazewell, and Miss Skipwith; mentions that\n having an \"excellent heart... is the estimable\n quality in a young lady\"; is \"anxious to see the\n Alumni Association put into full and complete\n operation\" and believes that \"a glorious\n institution may be established\" regarding the\n association; informs him that his friend Jno. G.\n Upshur is \"as true a friend of Wm. \u0026 Mary as\n can be found anywhere. He vindicated her character\n and claims to the patronage of the south in a\n handsomely written and spirited argument in the\n Richmond Enquirer last year after his visit\"; is\n looking forward to seeing everyone on the fourth\n of July.","Has been participating in a whirl of social\n events which she has enjoyed, but later questioned\n whether that were all there is to life; has been\n taught \"to enjoy with liveliest zest the pure\n outpourings of disinterested friendship, \u0026 the\n exalted sentiments of the upright, cultivated\n mind\"; has made some new acquaintances and would\n set him up with one, except that she is eighteen\n months older than he; informs him that Ma and Pa\n are expecting him this summer; was glad to hear\n \"the cause of temperance was prospering so in\n Wmsbg\" and mentions that \"some of my favourites\n have signed the pledge.\"","Is upset to think that distance has caused\n their friendship to falter; mentions that \"once\n more the Star of my Destiny beamed on the horizon\n of my brightest dreams\" by the appearance of\n Fanny, with whom he is in love; believes he will\n be surprised to learn that \"Bat\" [?] is engaged to\n a wealthy and accomplished girl; will help him in\n any way he can if he wishes to relocate to Mr.\n Jones's neighborhood, and believes that his\n chances of success with a girl of Mr. Jones's home\n are quite favorable; informs him that their fourth\n of July was quite dull and less liquor drunk than\n anyone would have guessed; is a devotee to the\n cause of temperance, and remarks that it seems to\n be predominate.","Informs him that they are now debating the\n convention question and assures him that the bill\n will be defeated; hopes to be home by the 20th as\n they are trying to adjourn by that time; has much\n interesting news to share with him about \"the Whig\n and Democratic Conventions and other incidents of\n the season\"; informs him that \"The Assembly has\n helped the bill relative to the Bruton Parish\n fund, according to the wish of York, and she is\n now entitled to \n demand and recieve\n [sic] \n her own, and to\n dispose of it as \n she may\n please.\"","Has had little time to write as what time he\n had \"has been devoted to some fair lassies... a\n courting man should never be held accountable for\n delay of this kind\"; enjoyed the time he and\n Conway had at Old Point; was prevented by rain in\n \"executing my designs upon Miss ---\"; has been\n convinced to go to the South this winter, which\n will prevent his return to college; encloses $10\n in thanks to him; asks for all the news from\n college.","Informs him that his friends in New York are\n seeking some oysters, asks about the \"prospect of\n their gratification.\"","Will explain the neglect of his not writing\n when he comes to Williamsburg on the third;\n expects that he will come to stay with him at\n least a month; details the diversions in store for\n him, such as \"an introduction to the belles of\n Petersburg \u0026 the neighboring counties, a trip\n to Nottoway, a visit to some of my pretty cousins\n in Greensville, and frequent discussions on\n politics\"; informs him of his [RE] mother's death;\n asks to be remembered to their mutual friends.","Explains that he forgot his diploma and his\n certificate in Williamsburg and gives him\n directions on how to procure each and where to\n send them so that he will have them before the\n Isle of Wight County court begins; explains that\n they were required of Ruffin before they would\n allow him to qualify; describes some people he has\n met in Smithfield already; is not sure of his\n prospects there as yet.","Describes his trip to Richmond; informs her\n that \"we had the most exciting session by far we\n have had this winter. The democrats made the whigs\n back out fairly from the election of a U.S.\n Senator\"; describes a party he attended for Miss\n Hill and Mrs. Ashton at Mr. Parishe's; was ill\n from the food at the party but is now recovered;\n informs her that he saw no one at the party \"as\n handsome \u0026 to my eyes as sweet as my own\n Laura\"; called on Martha but found her indisposed\n and does not believe she will ever be in good\n health; has heard that Louisiana Barryham[?] has\n the ague and fever; mentions a revival in progress\n at the Fourth Baptist Church and that he went to\n hear Brother Walker at the Second Church; implores\n her to write to him.","Writes to inform him that he is to be married\n on the 25th of June to a \"splendid woman in every\n attribute\"; has been very busy going to three to\n four parties a week; invites other members of the\n Garrett family through this letter; implores him\n to come to wait on him at the wedding.","Has neglected to write as he has been very busy\n with his tax accounts; informs him that there is\n nothing happening in Smithfield and \"so you must\n content yourself this time by simply hearing of my\n dreadful melancholy and despairing thoughts\";\n mentions the rumors that he is courting Mag again\n as having started at the wedding in Surry and\n denies any truth to them; describes the lady's\n anger at him as being so great the \"I do not even\n visit Mag nor even walk the street with her in her\n evening strolls\"; missed seeing him at J. Wilson's\n wedding; mentions the depression that he felt\n while at the wedding in remembering the time he'd\n spent there the year before and how he fully\n expected \"a favourable result\" to his courting;\n received an invitation to act as a groomsman at\n John Corsen's wedding next week; has promised Mary\n and Alice Coke that he will meet them at Old Point\n this summer and asks if he will go with them\n also.","Asks him to write when he can; describes the\n \"grand celebration here on the 4th\" where he gave\n the address on the subject on Texas, Oregon, and\n the Mexican War; received many compliments on his\n address; has decided to speak on every occasion\n due to the successes he's had in addressing the\n Court and the crowd on the 4th; mentions that\n business is slow and has only four suits this\n term; is anxious for success; has not called on\n any ladies but will write to Susan if he does\n begin to court; will meet Mr. Leigh at Charlotte\n Court; has misplaced his account but is sure Mr.\n Leigh will pay the amount owed; believes Mr. Leigh\n owes him $30 but asks if he could send the account\n with his next letter.","Has not written before this because she has\n been very busy since she [LAW] left; shares news\n of many acquaintances and their goings-on,\n including weddings and courtships.","Received the articles and letter she sent by\n Mr. Wheeler and sends her many thanks for them;\n has sent her a box by Mr. Wheeler containing\n peaches, dried pears, and honey; has paid off her\n account with [?] N's store; informs her of several\n deaths, including that of \n \n W[illia]m Bayly from an illness\n resulting from hemorrhage of the lungs, Mr.\n Marshall from worn-out constitution, and Dr.\n Yerby's youngest child from consumption; believes\n Mrs. Leah Bowden will not live much longer as her\n health is declining rapidly; mentions that Rose's\n cousins, Mrs. and Dr. Hayes and two daughters,\n will come to visit her after their visit to the\n President as Mrs. Hayes is the sister of President\n Polk; is pleased to tell her that Charlotte's\n health is improving and will soon be well\n again.","Describes the efforts he has made on his [JHP]\n behalf in writing to various people; informs him\n that no apology is necessary as he was glad to\n serve his constituent and friend.","Escorted Mrs. Orgain to City Point on his way\n to Philadelphia; asks that he tell Miss Lauretta\n that he delivered her package to Mr. Ryle in\n Baltimore safely; felt \"very queer in being\n surrounded by my black fellow citizens, and in\n seeing the deference and respect shown them. They\n are the priviledged [sic] class -- the aristocracy\n of the Quaker City... my wrath has cooled, and I\n endeavor not to notice these sable gentlemen\";\n describes a case he is currently working on with\n Mr. Boone; have made the acquaintance of an\n Englishman who wishes him to accompany him to\n Canada and then on to England, but he cannot for\n the money; has also met a Virginian who wishes him\n to accompany him to York.","Gave his letter to Judge Underwood, who has\n only had the time recently to reply; encloses\n Underwood's letter to him; informs him that the\n outcome of the slavery bill is very uncertain as\n yet; mentions that if the Texas Bill is taken up\n in advance of the Territorial Bills, the slavery\n bill will be defeated.","This letter was included within the letter\n listed below; J.R. Underwood, n.p., to [Thomas H.]\n Bailey [sic], n.p., n.d.","Describes the laws regarding the sale of land\n for taxes; advises his friend to hire an agent to\n determine when the lands were sold and whether the\n sales were regular; recommends his son Eugene\n Underwood as the man to investigate the matter if\n the lands lay south of the Green River and are\n military land.","This letter was included within the above\n letter; Th[omas] H. Bayly, Washington, to\n A[lexander] C. Garrett, Williamsburg, Virginia, 22\n Aug[ust 18]50.","Is glad to hear he likes his school; advises\n him to \"be studious, steady and moral, for your\n course will be watched with an eagle's eye\";\n reminds him that he should obey the rules and\n regulations for his school, for otherwise all his\n efforts to be good will fail; informs him that Mr.\n S.G. Cook received his letter and was pleased to\n hear from him; praises the letter he wrote to\n Penny as being the \"best written and dictated\n letter I have yet seen from you\"; admonishes him\n to not \"be led off from the path of rectitude by\n vicious young men, or the temptations by which you\n are surrounded\"; will only bring in a half crop of\n corn this year as the crops are not doing well;\n sends the love of family and friends.","Asks that if he has received any money from Mr.\n Cooke or from Mr. W[illia]m Jones to please\n forward it to him; notices that Mr. [?] is not at\n college this year and requests him to see if he\n can procure the $15 dollars he owes him; has\n written to Mr. Henry Porter, who owes him $12,\n instructing him to give the money to him\n [ACG].","Wishes he had received his letter sooner as it\n would have persuaded more people to vote for his\n side; informs him that his side won the vote by\n eighteen votes and that \"the question is now\n considered settled -- we hear men of all parties\n speak of the Bill as the law of the land\";\n mentions that Southall feigned illness to try to\n postpone the debate; believes that the Bill will\n certainly pass on Thursday or Friday; will go with\n the rest of the Democrats, save for \"that red\n headed Montague from Middlesex who will vote\n against us,\" to the Governor to demand that the\n Democrats be given control of the Board of\n Directors; wonders why Saunders \u0026 Co. read\n such an unwise remonstrance before the public\n body; sends Barlow some extra copies of the\n Examiner as the editor published the remarks\n without their knowledge; informs him that the\n Enquirer will also take notice of this subject;\n asks that he see if he can find the $30 in his\n desk drawer and send it to him.","Informs him that during the sale of a portion\n of land by Mr. P. Pumphrey to the late W.T. Galt\n of Williamsburgh [sic], he found that some parts\n of this land were sold for taxes that had been\n left for the heirs of N. Fox Sr.; mentions that\n each heir, including Nat Fox and Henry Fox, were\n entitled to 355.5 acres; will find out where Nat\n Fox and Henry Fox lived and died in Ohio; feels\n the Tax Title under which these lands are held is\n very strong, but will try to save a sum for the\n heirs.","Describes all the ladies at White Sulphur\n Springs and mentions Miss Izetta Coles as \"a belle\n who rings to the tune of $60,000\"; mentions a\n party of South Carolinians and Floridians and\n describes all in the party; believes the belle of\n White Sulphur is a Miss Bowyer of Botetourt, to\n whom he has been paying attention; assures her\n there is nothing serious in that arena for \"why be\n 'college larnt' and let a simple mountain maid\n fool me\"; mentions the Presidential party and in\n particular Mr. Corcoran, \"the great banker from\n Washington and who is the money changer of the\n Presidential party,\" as also paying attention to\n Miss Bowyer; is smug that youth has won over money\n in the matter of Miss Bowyer but is aware that he\n needs to moderate his attentions; mentions that\n Miss Bowyer is either in love with him or is\n simply carrying on a harmless flirtation; has been\n slightly ill and believes it due to drinking too\n much of the water.","Informs him that Governor Floyd is anxiously\n seeking the nomination from the Staunton\n Convention; was approached by P.H. Aylitt, an\n editor of the Richmond Examiner, with an offer to\n allow him [ACG] to choose the Board of Directors\n for the Lunatic Asylum in Williamsburg if he could\n secure the vote for Floyd in Williamsburg, York\n County, and James City County; was offered head of\n the Board of Directors under this plan; has\n decided to go with this offer and asks whom should\n be appointed to the Board; has \"rather a difficult\n game to play\" as Johnson also wants his support\n for Governor; would like to support Judge\n Christian for judge of their circuit; would like\n to run for the legislature as \"there is nothing\n like office to give a man influence 'with the\n powers that be'\"; afraid that Segar will defeat\n him; had $200 stolen from him and asks that he\n send $16 or $20 to him at Staunton.","Writes on behalf of Mr. N. Pumphrey; informs\n him that the real estate formerly belonging to\n W[illia]m R. Pumphrey that he [RG] has advertised\n for sale is part of the trust deed from Pumphrey\n to Jno. M. Gregory and so now belongs to\n Gregory.","Was sorry to hear his brother's severe and\n painful attack; sends a prescription of living\n solely on oatmeal porridge for six weeks; did not\n send marble hearths and casings for the upstairs\n rooms because he feels that would be too\n expensive; discusses the possibility of sending\n his slave, John, to help his brother, \"Say to my\n brother I am very willing, for him to have John as\n long as he wishes him, provided John is willing to\n go to the Western Shore,...I am perfectly willing,\n but I cannot compel him to separate from his\n friends and wife...and if John is willing I am not\n only willing, but desirous that my brother should\n have him as long as he lives;\" shares his views on\n the treatment of slaves as \"conscientious;\" owns\n no ploughboy of the kind that his brother would\n like, being that his other slaves are unsuitable,\n George is too young and Harry is too old; speaks\n of other furnishings for the house that he has\n procured for her; sends a total of the amount of\n money he has paid so far.","Maria L. Savage, Eyre Ville, to \"mother\"\n Lauretta [?], n.p., 3 March 1852. Has been\n visiting relatives and friends; shares news of all\n with whom she is staying; has read \"Wide Wide\n World\" and enjoyed it; believes she and Father\n would enjoy it as well; is afraid Father did not\n receive the basket she made; feels er basket was\n well done for a first attempt. 3 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Lucy [?], n.p., to\n Aunt Lauretta [?], n.p., n.d. Informs her of the\n death of Colonel Lucad of Accomac from pneumonia;\n asks her to write when she [Lucy] gets to\n Washington. 2 pp. ALS.","Shares a great deal of news of friends and\n family; asks her to tell Uncle Thom[as?] many\n things about the family; misses them both a great\n deal.","Seeks to approximate the Presidential election\n and asks him to send the probable vote of his\n county; would also like to know how to vote would\n compare to last fall's vote for Governor.","Has employed Mr. Thomas M. Ladd to survey where\n Mrs. Richardson lives; informs him that Mr. Ladd\n will be there several days, when it would be a\n good time for him [ACG] to visit there also.","Susie [?], Hern Cliffs, to \"aunt\" Lauretta [?],\n n.p., 2 December 1852. Intends to walk to Kendall\n Grove today, and must start early as it is five\n miles away; was disappointed that Uncle William\n arrived without Uncle Thomas; informs her that\n Uncle Thomas \"is a sorry farmer not to have his\n corn gathered before this,\" but will excuse him\n since he has had the rheumatism; Father will not\n let Rob go to see them [Lauretta] this year until\n his lungs get stronger; believes General\n Nottingham has gone deranged on the subject of\n religion, but it will soon pass; informs her that\n this week is her last in her family's house, as it\n is being sold; believes Father will settle in\n Washington; supposes she has heard of the death of\n Cousin Ellen Burbridge. 3 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Susan E. Wilson to\n Lauretta [?], n.p., n.d. Feels in such confusion\n that she is not sure what she has written or what\n she wants to say; informs her that the house is to\n be sold on the fifteenth of the month, when they\n will sell everything, and possession must be given\n on the first of January; mentions William Savage's\n departure the next day for Philadelphia; had hoped\n to see her, but Mr. Wilson seems to think he will\n be able to visit her soon. 1 p. ALS.","Describes the praise that his [ACG] speech has\n received from various members, including Segar and\n W[illia]m Ritchie ; informs him that the editor of\n the Whig will publish it next week; regrets that\n he cannot come home until after Christmas because\n the Internal Improvement Bills come up next\n Saturday; hopes that he [ACG] will be able to come\n up before then; asks him to tell Ma that he\n intended to visit her but circumstances prevented\n him; will bring Maria and Mary to visit Ma.","Had heard from Mr. M. Bishop that the suit\n between himself and Pumphrey had been settled in\n his [WHA] favor; asks him to write and give him\n all the details; asks if he [?] has taken the\n Tho[mas] W. contract and if Whitaker has paid the\n money on the contract; would like to see him the\n next time he comes to Richmond; misses Dr.\n G[arrett] in the practice of his family; has had\n several Negroes sick and has suffered from a bad\n cold himself.","Had written to him about the appointment as\n Physician for the Marine Hospital of Dr. W.P.\n Morgan; would like to add the amendment of his\n appointment in the event of the removal of the\n present incumbent; feels that his [ACG] compliance\n will place him under many obligations to him; asks\n about the rich Irishman that died in Halifax Co.\n without heirs; would like to know all the\n information as he thinks he will be able to find\n his heirs in Ireland through correspondence with\n lawyers in Cork, Ireland.","Postmarked Richmond, Virginia Has heard from\n Mr. Saunders that he [ACG] has been authorized to\n put his claim against Nelson's estate before the\n court; has a receipt for the bond held by Mr.\n Saunders from Mr. Nelson.","Assumes that Mr. Whitaker has not yet paid the\n bond he [WHA] left with Garrett; asks him to\n inform Mr. Whitaker that he is not in compliance\n with his promise; would like a check on Richmond\n Bank if he is successful in getting the money;\n asks for news from Philadelphia.","Has not written due to wrapping up his former\n business as he intends to quit the practice; feels\n it impossible to make it to Williamsburg at any\n given time; has pulled their house down and\n intends to build another; and Maria is at the\n Court House visiting her uncle Bailey during this\n time; is willing that he and brother Robert\n divides the slaves between them and asks if he\n needs to be present during this time; encloses a\n letter from Francis H. Lee and asks if he will\n find out from Mr. Lee whether he wants to\n advertise the selling of the property according to\n the deed; informs him the railroad will be\n finished to Clover Depot, near his home, by the\n first of February.","Agrees with the suggestion in Maria's letter\n that he [\"brother\"] take a trip to Northampton in\n order to convalesce and recover from his illness;\n has not been well himself, and has been suffering\n from a disease that resembles bilious cholic, and\n supposes it was combined also with gout; was truly\n sorry to hear of the loss suffered by Dr. and Mrs.\n Garrett [the death of one of their daughters];\n informs him of the death of Mr. Lyon, who passed\n away peacefully and retained his faculties up to\n within a few hours of his death; hopes that he and\n his wife may decide to move to Williamsburg.","Expresses deepest sympathy for the loss of [her\n husband] W. Savage; was shocked by Savage's change\n in health when he saw him last; asks her to inform\n Dr. Garrett that he is to travel to Norfolk next\n Tuesday and will meet Garrett there; sends the\n love of the family.","Received her last letter without a signature or\n a date; informs her that Uncle Sam's violin is\n beyond repair; would not sell Pa's violin but if\n she would like Rob to have it, he will lend it to\n him; encloses $45 to settle the bill with Mr.\n Kellum.","Has filled his ice house with ice three inches\n thick; killed his hogs, which averaged 225 lbs.\n each; has taken all his Negroes to his new\n plantation that he intends to make the finest in\n the county; is determined to make a good farmer;\n asks after all the news, especially of the Asylum,\n who the candidates are for the Senate and the\n House of Delegates, and whether there is no\n opposition to Garrett for Congress; informs him\n that Mr. Clark gave Bettie 15 Negroes and\n $3,000.","S[?] Guion, [?] of Virginia, to \"aunt\" [?],\n n.p., 22 May 1859. Informs her that Robertson is\n in love with a certain black-eyed lady, whose name\n he cannot yet reveal. 2 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: S[?] Guion, [?] of\n Virginia, to \"aunt\" [?], n.p., 23 May 1859.\n Regrets that he could not finish the letter the\n night before, but he was overcome by sleep;\n reveals that he will come to Williamsburg soon to\n become engaged; informs her that the weather has\n been quite warm; shares news of the family. 3 pp.\n ALS.","Encloses a check for $5, the amount of Mrs.\n Saunders' donation to the Bible Society of\n Virginia; informs him that the money is also\n intended as the first payment toward making George\n T. Wilson, son of Rev. G.T. Wilson, a life member;\n thanks him for the kind care he received while a\n houseguest at his home.","Encloses a note to him; hopes that he will\n accede to his wishes.","Informs him that Mary has been extremely sick\n for a week, but it appears that she is recovering;\n will return home next week if she continues to\n improve; regrets that he has no concrete\n information to give him regarding Mr. Hughes;\n advises him that if Lou has made up her mind about\n Hughes, that there is little he can do to stop the\n wedding; was sorry to hear of the death of A.C.\n McCandlish but was told by Robby that his habits\n were bad.","Has heard of Lou's impending marriage but is\n concerned that she is a bit young, being not yet\n twenty; assures her that Mary is quite recovered\n and has an enormous appetitite; Mr. Garrett has\n gone up to Court today, so she will have three or\n four servants to sleep in the house and protect\n her and the baby; informs her that the baby is\n getting fatter every day, but still has no teeth;\n asks after her garden and shares news on her own\n gardening.","P.W. Garrett, n.p., to \"uncle\" Robert [M.\n Garrett], n.p., 29 February [18]60. Has waited to\n write till Lou settled on a date for her wedding,\n which will be on the 25th of April; was told by\n Mr. Hughes that he intends to meet him in\n Richmond; informs him that Lou could not do with\n less than $300 for the wedding; was told by Mama\n that the interest on the money earned from the\n sale of the servants along with what brother owes\n for Negro hires would be more than $300; asks if\n [cousin] Laura has yet gone to the Eastern Shore\n as they expect her every day. 3 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Mary Lou Garrett,\n n.p., to \"uncle\" [Robert M. Garrett], n.p., n.d.\n Believes that $300 would not be even half enough\n for her wedding; assures him that she cannot do\n with less than $1500; sends love to Aunt Sue and\n the children; asks to have him send the $1500 as\n Mama agrees that it is not too much. 2 pp.","Reports that his wheat crop has been damaged by\n a hailstorm and fears he will get only a half a\n crop; hopes for rain because otherwise he will not\n make a good crop of corn or tobacco; discusses\n politics and who will be elected; informs him that\n his ankle is no better and hopes that he can send\n the \"receipt\" he made for his leg; has decided to\n go to White Sulphur [Springs] this summer.","Has just received the interest on her two bonds\n from the Messrs. Nottingham; has been expecting\n her to visit but realizes she does not know yet\n when she will be able to; hopes that her children\n have passed the critical point of scarlet fever\n and are now safely convalescing; informs her that\n he and Comfort are suffering from bad colds;\n shares the news that Hamilton Neale and Lizzy\n Smith are to be married this summer, and Rob[ert]\n Nottingham and Miss Byrd are to be married at\n length also; informs her that the new steamer\n Northampton is to make her first stop on this\n shore tomorrow, and on which one may safely and\n comfortably cross the bay.","Has not had time to make the inquiries she\n wanted; deposited $100.66 in her account to bring\n her balance to $574.59; has not heard from [?]\n Guion; will send the ring she spoke of if he finds\n it; informs her that Mrs. Galt is in Norfolk\n staying at the Atlantic Hotel.","Spent about a week dividing his time between\n Norfolk and Hampton and saw the Great Eastern; was\n appointed a delegate to the Democratic convention\n at Charlottesville as soon as he returned; rode up\n to the convention with Miss Maggie Parker and\n plans to go see her in September on the Eastern\n Shore when all the rest of her beaux have\n departed.","Seeks to gain the vote of [W.] Robertson\n [Garrett] for Tallie's husband [?]; is afraid that\n the man will lose his office, and he has no other\n means of employment; informs her that Eliza's\n health has been poor lately; will not be able to\n make it down this winter as Eliza is taking care\n of some little servants who have lost their\n mother, and she is afraid that they will be\n mistreated if she leaves them; has had a severe\n attack which makes him more aware of his age and\n his mortality.","Returns Humphrey's and Taliaferro's check for\n $150 to him as it was not endorsed; informs him\n that there was no deposit made to his credit at\n that bank.","Reported to General McClaws [McLaws] last\n Monday and was stationed at Young's farm at the\n mouth of the Warwick River; occupies the right of\n the line of defenses and is in command of the\n right battery; was told by General McClaws\n [McLaws] that General Magruder wished to take\n New-Ports News [Newport News], but there are\n 11,000 men stationed at that place and there is\n little chance for a fight; will take winter\n quarters nearby.","Informs him that George and his family have\n been staying with him since last summer; assures\n him that George has quit drinking and will\n hopefully do well; has been enjoying the company\n of Laura and family, who is at Hampden Sydney\n College in Prince Edward County; has a good crop\n this year but find groceries and salt difficult to\n obtain; purchased salt for $25 a bushel last week,\n corn sells for $10 a barrel and wheat at $4 a\n bushel; describes the prosperity of the tobacco\n farmers in these times; feels that \"times will be\n worse after 1st of January if Lincoln attempts to\n carry out his Emancipation Proclamation\"; assures\n him that \"our success [in winning the war] is\n certain\"; informs him that Burnside will fight at\n Fredericksburg but is sure Gen. Lee will defeat\n him whenever they meet.","Is now at the Military Institute [Virginia\n Military Institute] in Lexington; is told that a\n young man cannot be gotten in there, and that\n expenses are quite high, being $400-$500 per year;\n asks that Winder brings a letter to his [JWB] son\n Daniel in Col. Gorgas' department if he comes up;\n will write to Col. Smith and his son will write to\n him [RMG] as soon as possible.","Decided to write to her, though he does not\n know her, when Col. W. read parts of her letter to\n him; has let his imagination wander to think of\n his home in the South, and wishes \"'this cruel war\n was over'\"; has amused himself by coaxing a rat\n out of his hole and then throwing Col. W.'s\n toothbrush at him; joined the Confederate Army\n with the notion \"that it was a mighty funny thing;\n that there was a good joke in it somewhere, \u0026\n that I was the Columbus to discover it\"; finally\n \"found the joke -- [through] curiosity morbid\n curiosity\" when he stumbled upon a group of Union\n troops who pressed him to go with them, and so\n became a prisoner; asks her not to mention that he\n wishes to go back again; describes an \"exchange\"\n ceremony (a funeral); closes with poetry that\n makes clear his desire to receive a letter from\n someone back in Dixie.","Hopes that she will stop in Williamsburg on her\n way to Richmond to visit Cousin Mary Howard;\n shares news of many friends and relatives; informs\n her that Mary Garrett, daughter of Uncle Ben[jamin\n Garrett], is visiting and breaking many hearts;\n urges her to visit while Mary is there also.","Apologizes for his lack of correspondence;\n refutes the statement she made in her previous\n letter \"about an 'old aunt who gives offence [sic]\n by showing an interest in the family'\"; assures\n her that she is well- loved by all but that the\n younger generation is \"very negligent in the\n little etiquettes of life\"; informs her that\n Comfort is visiting them, but will leave soon as\n she is afraid of the smallpox and fears it will\n reach Hickory Grounds; shares the news that Winder\n [Garrett] is in love with Miss Bettie Custis and\n Van with Miss Jenn Bright.","Has not been able to get up to Eastville to get\n the blankets, paper, or envelopes for her since it\n has either rained, snowed, or been very cold\n lately; cannot \"see the slightest probability of\n borrowing you any money\" and Mother cannot make\n her a comfort; informs her that Nancy has not been\n able to work since last August, Patience has been\n sick, and the new cook has been in bed almost\n every day since she arrived, so all the work of\n the house lands on Mother; looked in Eastville for\n blankets but found only common ones that would not\n suit her.","Encloses the receipt of the deposit in First\n National Bank and asks that she let her know as\n soon as she receives it; informs her that Capt.\n Turner died a few days before; shares the news\n that Cousin R. took Mollie away with him and that\n Uncle John left a few minutes before for the\n island; asks when she will visit; would like Aunt\n Susan and Lottie to send her some scraps of\n worsted for her bed quilt; shares news of friends\n and relatives.","Received a letter from Miss Sarah Mallett\n telling her of the extreme illness of Cousin\n Susan, being of the heart; was informed that Dr.\n Yardley thought Susan could not live through the\n night; informs her that Miss Lizzie Savage is\n visiting Eyre Hall; shares news of the activities\n of various relatives; describes the damage caused\n by windstorms; fears that they will have no fruit\n this year as the cold spring has destroyed the\n crop; have been two fires since last she wrote,\n and a neighbor's stable with all his horses and a\n cow were burned.","Was elected a Professor at Giles College on the\n fourth of July; does not wish to take her money\n because she needs to have it for herself; informs\n her how to send a box or a trunk, but also tells\n her that it would be very costly, and believes the\n clothes will be suitable for the boys; informs her\n that John is back from Scotland and would like to\n teach school.","Asks if she thinks she is an affectionate\n niece, \"to write to my old Aunt twice a week\";\n informs her that Mrs. Taliaferro is back in\n Williamsburg after a trip to Canada; has organized\n a choir of the Mercer family, since the Southalls\n refused to participate; shares the news that Mary\n Stubbs has a baby girl about three weeks old, but\n does not know what she will name her; is pleased\n with the visits that Mr. Tucker and his wife make\n to her family.","Received the box of presents she sent; thanks\n her for the two beautiful dresses she sent; has\n made up her black Africa dress and feels very\n exquisite in it; informs her of the loss of Mary\n Stubbs' infant daughter; shares the news that Mr.\n Southall and Lizzie have a baby daughter; the\n election at the Asylum has retained all the old\n officers; expects Miss Fanny Crump for a visit the\n first of January; informs her that \"one of your\n Eastern Shore girls,\" Miss Brown, has visited\n Williamsburg, and that she likes her a great\n deal.","Informs her that a decision has been made in\n her suit against W[illia]m Evans; explains that\n the suit took so long to settle because the court\n was trying to determine exactly how much money was\n due her; informs her that the amount due her\n should be paid within four months from the date of\n the decree.","Writes for information on Aunt Charlotte's\n condition, as he has been informed that she is\n very ill; explains that Van's engagement has been\n terminated as his fianc\u0026#39276; Miss Mattie\n Children, has run off and married Mr. Lindsay of\n Pulaski; describes Van as bearing this information\n \"very nobly and I think is not seriously wounded\";\n informs her that their new house will be complete\n the first of September and begs her to come see\n it.","Informs her that Ma has put off her visit to\n the Eastern Shore until Van comes to visit his\n home, since she will be able to stay longer if she\n waits; is relieved that Aunt Charlotte is much\n better now; explains that Miss Mary Sherwell is to\n go to New York for a few weeks because her health\n is bad; expects Professor Garrett and his bride\n later in the month.","Has written Mr. Nottingham in regards to the\n bond he owes and will write to her as soon as he\n responds; expects to lose at least half the amount\n due from Mr. Shellan's estate; shares news of\n family and friends.","Has been very ill for a long time; wanted to\n return to Northampton the next day, but as she is\n still too weak to dress, she will have to wait at\n least another week; mentions the death of Uncle\n Tom Nottingham after a long illness; informs her\n of the activities of other members of the\n family.","Has been better lately; has been diagnosed by\n Dr. Page as being worn down from \"nervous\n depression\"; has been advised to travel a bit in\n order to recover fully; received an invitation to\n visit with a family in the Blue Ridge section of\n Maryland and will go there in a few days; expects\n to travel to Northampton later in the season;\n informs her that Miss Lucie Jamison (the sister of\n Cousin Carrie Nottingham) is quite ill and is\n expected to pass away soon; has been informed by\n Mr. and Mrs. Custis of Accomac that the railroad\n will run through Northampton, a desirable prospect\n if it increases property value. 4 pp. ALS.","Includes AN from C[omfort] L.G. N[ottingham],\n Balt[imore, Maryland], to \"auntie\" [?], n.p.,\n n.d., thanking her for her \"kind thoughtfulness\"\n and asking her to come to visit during the cold\n weather. 1 p.","Thanks her for the wonderful Christmas presents\n she sent; mentions that the whole family misses\n her a great deal; informs her that Mr. Wharton\n went to Norfolk for the holidays and has a new\n suit of clothes; cannot understand the\n extravagance of Mr. Wharton unless he is seriously\n debating matrimony; mentions that they have\n received a letter from Julia in which there was\n enclosed a photograph of Rob; was upset to hear of\n Uncle John's poor health and hopes Cousin Comfort\n is better.","Will be very accomplished when she returns home\n as Dr. Tabb has been teaching her how to eat fish,\n play whist, and boil eggs; asks for news of\n Winder; mentions that she is fast becoming a\n brunette and enjoying it; describes the\n pleasantness of being near the water; asks for\n news of friends and family and sends greetings to\n many.","Has been asked by the editor of the Cleburn\n Chronicle to reply to an attack on Gov. Coke by\n the Galveston News, and to condense some articles\n from the New York Herald; has yet to take out his\n license to practice law; describes the town of\n Cleburn as being \"a tolerable little country town,\n with a population of about 1200, and growing quite\n fast\"; informs him that the prairie lands in this\n area will produce 20,000 bales of cotton, which\n will sell for $50-$75 per bale; gives the prices\n of flour ($6 a barrel), good cows ($6 a head),\n horses ($25-$50), and corn ($0.25 per bushel after\n September 1st); is currently staying at a hotel\n but is eagerly awaiting a position in a private\n home to teach for an hour or two a day; mentions\n that the whole state is crowded with lawyers;\n informs him that the land laws are complicated and\n provide most of the revenue to be gained in this\n profession; was obliged to ride with the driver\n when traveling to Cleburn as the stage was filled\n with ladies, and as a result was treated to the\n view of a \"magnificent country\"; describes the\n people as \"healthy, but their eyes look dull, and\n they are generally listless and inanimate\";\n mentions that the people are hard-working and\n thrifty, and that Cleburn \"makes no pretensions to\n anything like fashion or refinement, but they\n appear to be very good plain people.\"","Took the hair that was sent immediately to\n Madame De Vourges to be made up as soon as it was\n received; informs her that Mary Garret's [sic]\n hair is so tangled that it would not be worth\n making it up, and the same is true for Mrs.\n Vest's; misses Comfort a great deal, but knows she\n will be happier being with her father; fears\n Comfort is sick; shares news of the family.","Writes because he would like to know the date\n of his birth; asks also for the age of his sister\n Lucy, who is going to school at the Normal collage\n [sic]; would like to go to Williamsburg next fall\n before going to school.","Informs her that the package was sent back to\n Baltimore, but that he has sent it down again to\n Dr. Van Garrett, and it should be in Yorktown on\n Thursday morning; is sorry to hear of Cousin Sue's\n illness; sends his love to all.","Julia Garrett, Nashville, [Tenn.], to \"aunt\"\n [?], n.p., 2 Oct[ober] 1877. Informs her that the\n children are greatly looking forward to the trip\n to going to see her; describes everyone as looking\n well; mentions the weather as being \"real hot\n summer weather\" and that no one is yet wearing\n winter hats or garments. 3 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Willie Garrett,\n Nashville, [Tenn.], to \"aunt\" [?], n.p., n.d. Has\n spent one of his dimes on three apples but still\n has a quarter and a nickel left; mentions that he\n makes a nickel ever week for carrying the milk;\n informs her that the President passed through\n Nashville and they all had a flag to wave; is sent\n down each day to the meat store for Mama, but\n could not go today because his knee is sore. 2 pp.\n ALS.","Had built up his stock with dry goods and\n shoes, etc., and left town in October; still owes\n some money that has to be paid back; informs her\n that Mr. Bell has moved out to Hickory Ground, and\n that Clara Nottingham was married a week ago;\n would like to come to visit but would lose too\n much if he came now.","Expresses grief for the death of Aunt Susan,\n her [LG] mother; asks why Susan was laid in the\n churchyard; sends her love to Uncle Robert;\n informs her that the sale of all her father's\n personal property at Chester will take place next\n Thursday.","Informs her that the photograph she received is\n of a lady who claims to be 15, dating her\n existence from the date of her marriage; mentions\n that the lady would like to have a good husband to\n share her life with; has been advised to get\n married but to wait for a first rate chance.","Describes in great detail the visit of \"our\n President\" [Rutherford B. Hayes] to Nashville;\n mentions the appearance of Mrs. Hayes in terms of\n her dress and the manner in which she wears her\n hair; has been invited to Pulasky [sic]; sends\n love and asks for news.","Regrets not being able to visit Williamsburg\n this season; describes Mountain Lake as being \"a\n lovely place and the people are as friendly and\n sociable as can be\"; plans to stay in Mountain\n Lake a little while longer, then will go to a\n sulfur spring for a short time before returning to\n their home; has met a girl from Norfolk who had\n visited Williamsburg and knows both the Colemans\n and the Tylers; thanks Van through her for the\n college souvenir he sent her.","Postmarked Williamsburg, Virginia Informs her\n that her father Dr. Coleman valued no man above\n her [LG] brother Van; is comforted by the\n friendship of them both; was disappointed that she\n did not come up to the house; realized later that\n she would need a special invitation [after her\n father's funeral].","Is quite disappointed that they will not be\n able to meet this summer; hopes that she can\n travel to Petersburg next Saturday to be able to\n see her; has received several invitations to stay\n with various families, but the locations are too\n far off the way home that she will not be able to\n accept them; describes the nicest compliment she\n has received as coming from Virginia Lassiter,\n \"who said I reminded her of you -- my voice and\n manner\"; reports that Father has been ill with hay\n fever.","Has heard that she will be joining the party at\n Eggleston, along with Cousins Mary, Sue, and Van;\n regrets he cannot be there as well; reports that\n Cousin Sallie Winder had called her home Lorton;\n feels indebted to Cousin Mary's genealogical work\n and asks if there is any news related to her\n search; thanks her for the pictures of Lorton Hall\n and Lorton Church, which are now on display in the\n library at Ridgefield; reports that Carrie's\n health is almost entirely recovered; had read in a\n paper that a northern university had bestowed the\n degree of L.L.D. upon President Tyler of William\n and Mary; hopes that she will be able to visit his\n home soon.","Informs her that Hattie is quite sick, and\n feels that she would feel better if she heard from\n Van; reports that Van has been silent for a long\n while, and so they believe he is very sick;\n mentions that \"la grippe\" is going around, and\n that Virginia is fighting it off while Hattie\n seems to be about to come down with a severe case\n of it; had thought the wedding was not till June,\n but was told by Hattie that she and Van have\n decided on the first of April; asks if she will be\n able to make a visit after the wedding.","Postmarked New Orleans, La. Has been quite busy\n as Mother and Hattie have been otherwise occupied,\n so all the social duties have fallen to her; has\n been fighting off the grippe; informs her that\n Miss Coleman of Williamsburg will be visiting Mrs.\n Burns in New Orleans; reports that Hattie is\n better but still looks tired from la grippe;\n mentions that there will be a masque ball held\n tonight but since there will be eight held before\n the Carnival closes, she does not feel obligated\n to go; hopes she feels better now.","Postmarked New Orleans, La. Regrets that she\n cannot be in New Orleans with them for Mardi Gras;\n describes in very great detail the events of Mardi\n Gras; explains that the procession has just passed\n her house and will return from uptown soon;\n reports that she is writing a condolence letter\n for a friend whose husband has passed away, and is\n struck by the contrast of a man lying on his\n deathbed and the jollity and gaiety of the\n festival; informs her that Hattie will be married\n sometime after the 26th of April.","Is glad that the plates were received unbroken;\n hopes that the flowers she sent will live;\n expresses how highly she thinks of her by the\n simple act of sending her the platters; asks that\n she display the picture of Mr. Davis in her house;\n would like a picture of the prison and asks if her\n brother Robbie could send her one.","Postmarked Devon, [England]. Asks her to\n imagine her in this Devonshire town; describes her\n surroundings and her activities there; asks her to\n remember her.","Reassures her that she may have her photograph;\n will send her photograph as soon as she returns\n home; is pleased to be asked to become an annual\n member of the Colonial Capital branch of the\n A.P.V.A.; informs her that she and her cousin plan\n to be in Williamsburg for a few days; hopes to see\n her and her sister.","Encloses the photograph that she had wanted;\n reports that she had been called home to Richmond\n suddenly because of the death of her sister.","Postmarked Richmond, Virginia Returns her book\n by mail; thanks her for the hours they spent\n together while she and Mary were in\n Williamsburg.","Would like to be with her in Williamsburgh\n [sic], \"finals or no finals\"; will not be able to\n visit because she is recovering from severe\n illnesses she has suffered all winter; remembers\n fondly the time she spent with her; hopes she has\n \"a beautiful commencement week!\"","Has been told that her [LG] presence has really\n pleased the Williamsburg party; writes to thank\n her again; is suffering from a bad headache; sends\n her latest photograph and mentions that if she\n does not want it, she should put it in the\n fire.","Thanks her for her kindness that she has shown;\n explains that Mrs. Page has not been able to come\n to Richmond, and so her son Mr. Arthur Page\n accompanies the party of Miss McCormack; thanks\n her for her readiness to call on Mrs. Page when\n she reached Williamsburg; mentions the possibility\n of visiting Williamsburg with Mrs. Page.","Chastises her for not informing her that she\n would be in Richmond for a longer time; was upset\n to find that she was in Richmond for several days;\n thinks that she treated both her and Coralie\n [Johnston] quite badly.","Congratulates her on the birth of her daughter;\n asks her to write and tell of the baby as soon as\n she feels well enough; sends congratulations to\n Van as well.","Has not written to her because he was waiting\n for the circulars about Old Bruton Church;\n surmises that they were sent to his nephew, R.E.\n Lee, Jr., believes that it is important to\n preserve the old; remembers the good times they\n spent together; would like to see her again and\n assures her that when he comes to Williamsburgh\n [sic], he will accept her invitation to visit.","Asks where he found the authority for claiming\n that her ancestor Sir George Yeardly \"was the son\n of a merchant sailor, and of humble and obscure\n birth\"; indicates her indignation resulting from\n this claim; prevails upon his fairness as a\n historian to publish only the facts; includes\n excerpts copied from the \"Yeardly Genealogy\" which\n she possesses and offers to have him peruse if he\n would visit her home.","Shares social news of relatives and mutual\n friends.","Thanks her for her invitation to visit; asks if\n she may come another time; mentions that she is\n quite fond of her and Miss Mary; has been in New\n York for ten days and will remain there another\n week before she returns home; reports that New\n York is \"very big and bright.\"","Has not forgotten his promise to escort her to\n the opening of the Jamestown Tercentennial; will\n meet her at the Virginia Building early Friday\n morning.","Apologizes that she could not be in\n Williamsburg on the 5th; landed in Boston a week\n ago after having taken the Mediterranean route\n from Naples; will do some shopping in New York;\n has enjoyed her summer but is looking forward to\n returning home.","Has put the colored card from Boston that she\n sent into an album of souvenirs; is very busy with\n her debutante \"daughter\" and her coming out this\n season; relives her youth in the coming-out of her\n debutante; will publish another story next summer;\n reports that her eyes are troubling her.","Apologizes for not responding to her Christmas\n card earlier; describes in great deal what a\n wonderful, noble, and great gentleman her father\n was; is thankful for the friendship that her\n father showed him; looks forward to being with him\n again after this life; reminisces about\n Williamsburg and the happy times he spent there in\n youth; believes that education involves more than\n book-learning, and declares that \"what you get out\n of people, places, situations, environment means\n more to the mind than in the formative period\";\n contemplates moving to St. Louis to be with his\n son, whose wife died 12-15 years ago and who is\n lonely now; regrets deeply that he was not able to\n be there for Cousin Letty's death, and that he was\n not able \"to put her sacred dust away as I had\n promised her.\"","Armistead C. Gordon, Staunton, Virginia, to\n Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple, Washington, D.C., 29\n June 1909[?]. Informs her that the Board of\n Visitors of the College of William and Mary\n \"adopted a resolution authorizing the erection of\n the monument of which you wrote\"; reports that a\n copy of the resolution will be mailed to her by\n the Secretary. 2 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Mrs. Letitia Tyler\n Semple, n.p., to Lottie [Garrett], n.p. 6 July\n [1909?]. Has received her letter that informed her\n of the action of the Board of Visitors; has yet to\n receive the letter from the Secretary; asks who\n the Secretary is and why he has not done what he\n has been ordered to do; reports that the work is\n begun and she will soon send the workers the\n inscription; asks her to preserve this letter from\n Mr. Gordon. 1 p. ALS.","Has been keeping a diary of her trip that she\n will share when she returns home; gives details of\n her journey; hopes her children are behaving.","This letter was included within the letter\n listed below; Hattie [Mrs. Van Garrett], on board\n the S.S. Wensleydale, to Josie [?], n.p., n.d.","Reports that it is so cold that she is wearing\n her heavy tan jacket from her trousseau; hopes\n that her children have not been much trouble; has\n yet to be seasick, along with Cousin Lottie and\n Van.","This letter was included within the above\n letter; Hattie [Mrs. Van Garrett], on board the\n S.S. Wensleydale, to her parents [?], n.p., 19\n Aug[ust] 1909.","Will travel from the port at Savannah, Georgia,\n by train to Black Mountain on their return\n journey; thanks her for her sweet letters; reports\n that he has visited Old Barking Church where they\n saw the Winder Cenotaph and encloses the\n inscription, describing the ancestry of John\n Winder of Grays Inn, buried there in 1699; has\n seen the original charter for the College of\n William and Mary.","Postmarked New Orleans, La. Shares reminisces\n of her sister, who had not long before passed\n away; mourns her death; shares information\n pertaining to the will.","Encloses a few more excerpts from the book he\n is writing about the Civil War; asks her note that\n \"the whole purpose of the book is against war\n (physical combat) as a method of settling any\n question among civilized people\"; mentions that he\n \"was glad to read... of Mr. Carnegie's gift toward\n settlement of national questions by\n arbitration.\"","Describes rescuing a Confederate soldier who\n was laying horribly mutilated in a garret;\n insisted on visiting the soldier even though he\n was a Yankee soldier; informs her that he met her\n father at the bedside of this Confederate soldier;\n encloses more excerpts of his book on the Civil\n War; explains that his motivation in writing the\n book is to represent the War in a non-biased way\n from a man who was there for the sake of future\n generations.","Wishes her a happy birthday; hopes she is\n continuing to improve herself; describes his trip\n to New York with members of his family.","Gives details of her sightseeing in The\n Hague.","Reports that the new horse arrived, so they all\n went for a drive to try him out; is relieved that\n she goes to visit Van and the children every day\n while she is away; informs her that Father is\n looking well and is recovering from his long\n illness; describes her home there; asks about news\n of Williamsburg.","Mentions that he has finished illustrating Mr.\n Widener's book; sends her the address of Albert\n Rosenthal so she may write to him about the\n painting she would like appraised; wonders if the\n painting is the one of Washington; informs her\n that Mr. W.E. Havemeyer would pay handsomely for\n this painting; assures her that if she has not\n sold it by the time Mr. Widener returns to\n America, that he will show it to Mr. Widener who\n may wish to purchase it.","Advises her to retain Mr. Rosenthal to appraise\n a tinted print portrait of Washington to determine\n its value and whether it is unique; informs her\n that if she knows the history of the painting on\n glass of Lady Hester Stanhope it would be more\n valuable than the Washington portrait regardless\n of whether it was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds\n or not; informs her that the Earl of Rosebery\n would almost certainly be interested in her\n portrait of Lady Stanhope; advises her that if she\n is not satisfied with the appraisal of Mr.\n Rosenthal, she should write to Dr. Rosenbach.","Has talked to Mr. Henkels and described her\n portrait of Washington to him; reports that Mr.\n Henkels believes the portrait to be worth between\n $800 and $1000 as it is quite rare; describes how\n to examine the portrait of Lady Stanhope to\n determine whether it is a stipple engraving\n varnished and painted onto glass, as Mr. Henkels\n believes it is; gives information about Mr.\n Henkels.","Is glad that she had received the advice of Mr.\n Henkels in addition to the offer of Dr. Rosenbach\n for the Washington portrait; advises her to use\n Mr. Henkels' price as leverage for securing a deal\n with Dr. Rosenbach; reports that Mr. Henkels is\n also willing to act as her agent in the sale of\n the portrait.","Describes his return trip to Williamsburg;\n reports that everything is nice and green and the\n crops are quite good; shares news of Williamsburg;\n informs her that Williamsburg just missed the\n violent storm that swept up the Atlantic coast on\n the first.","Regrets that he will not be able to visit this\n week after all.","Could not accept her invitation to visit as his\n trip to Richmond was quite short; informs her that\n all of her family are in his thoughts, ever since\n he left college [William and Mary] in '98; is\n leaving soon to go to New York with the President\n [Woodrow Wilson]; reports that the President may\n make a quiet and informal visit to Williamsburg;\n has spoken to the President about how good she and\n her family were to him while he was in college;\n asks her to keep the possible visit of the\n President quiet.","Note sent with a box of candy to her.","Shares news of friends and family.","Informs her that his children are doing well on\n their examinations; reports that many of the boys\n at the college have had to leave school, either to\n enlist or to work on the farms; is glad to hear\n she has the doctor's permission to leave the\n sanitorium soon and hopes her recovery is\n permanent.","Describes her trip to England in great\n detail.","Reports that a tornado swept through her\n neighborhood, but her home escaped damage;\n describes the damage in the surrounding area; will\n go up to New Orleans in the car; will leave to\n return to Williamsburg next Saturday night.","Writes to express his pride in his father;\n thanks him for all he has done for him throughout\n his life; was very honored when he came to visit;\n misses his family greatly.","Describes his trip south through Virginia,\n North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia;\n expects to reach Louisiana on Wednesday.","Remembers her and mentions that his\n \"recollection of her [her mother] is one of the\n most beautiful things in my college life\";\n explains that she is the only thing that draws him\n to Williamsburg; asks her to let him know when she\n is to be in town so that he can see her.","Shares a great deal of family and neighborhood\n news.","Reports that Mr. Ware, their new minister from\n Clarke County, gave his first sermon on Sunday;\n mentions that although he is 25, he looks no more\n than 17; informs her that Miss Ida Peed and a Mr.\n Bayly were married last week, but owing to a\n confusion with the minister over the time\n appointed for the wedding, the ceremony did not\n occur until 3 a.m. that night; shares a great deal\n of other family news and occurrences in the\n neighborhood.","Reassures her that she is being overly anxious\n about her [CLGN] state of health; would like to go\n to the Island for two months; shares news of other\n family members.","Has not been able to find anything like Mary's\n dress; encloses samples of fabric that are $0.25\n per yard; describes the fashion in dresses this\n season; reports that Mrs. Ann Seymour died the\n night before after an illness of just a few days;\n hopes that she will come to visit in November\n before the cold really starts to set in.","Informs her that Mrs. Walter H. Page of New\n York will be at the Colonial Inn in Williamsburg\n the following Thursday; asks her if she could call\n upon Mrs. Page while she is there; reports that\n she has been ill all winter and has just returned\n from the Bahamas; mentions that Mr. Page is a\n prominent editor-publisher.","Informs him that he should be thankful that\n Carra is to marry a Virginian and will live near\n them; asks him to tell Hattie to send a list of\n presents; shares news of family and friends.","Carra [?], n.p., to cousin Lottie [Garrett],\n n.p., 5 Oct[ober] n.y. Grieves for the loss of her\n [LG] friend Mr. Thompson; begs her to come visit\n so that she may comfort her; mentions that her\n husband is off to hold court in Shreveport soon;\n informs her of the news of other family members.\n 12 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Virginia [?],\n n.p., to cousin Lottie [Garrett], n.p. n.d. Begs\n her to come visit this winter; sends her love. 1\n p. ALS.","Mentions that she forgot to send her a scrap of\n the material for the dress so she could match\n scarf, gloves, etc.; asks that Lottie sell the kid\n gloves for $1.25 for she will send her new ones\n that will fit; describes the suits she has just\n sent off to Northampton; shares that Nan is coming\n to visit on the 24th and will stay for several\n weeks; describes a torch light procession in\n Baltimore that was so large that it took an hour\n to pass by; relates that two men were shot during\n the procession, one dying instantly and one\n passing away an hour later.","Informs her that Maria Savage has returned from\n Philadelphia and that her cousin Henrietta has\n come down also, but that Maria and Mr. William\n Savage have since returned home; shares the news\n that Maria's visit with her uncle was mysteriously\n cut short, as she had planned to stay at least\n until Christmas, if not the entire winter; gives\n news of many acquaintances, including a local\n wedding; is excited that her room is finished now,\n but the house will not be completed this year as\n the workmen have all been released for the winter;\n asks that she come visit as there is plenty of\n space in her room; looks forward to the completion\n of the house so that Aunt Susan, Uncle Garrett,\n and the children can come for a visit; sends love\n to all.","Shares news of many common acquaintances; tries\n to put to rest the rumors that Mr. Boyden is now\n her beau by saying that he is simply filling the\n place of her brother while he is away shares a\n great deal of information about neighbors and\n friends; was sorry to hear of his sickness, but as\n he is well again now she won't speak of the sad\n subject.","Also included: 4 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Postmarked 20 Oct[ober]. Informs her that\n Nannie was slighted that the last letter they\n received from her did not include Nannie's name;\n relates that Mrs. Hansford gave birth to a \"little\n heir to her estate\"; begs her to persuade Bayly\n and Cousin Kate to come visit; informs her that\n the filling has fallen out of her tooth and that\n she is very worried about the state of it; refuses\n to go see the dentist in Williamsburg because he\n is from the Asylum and she is afraid of him; asks\n if Van can treat her tooth; shares much\n information about family and friends.","Is glad that he enjoyed his trip to Tennessee\n but is eager to see him again; informs him that\n there will be a meeting in Yorktown next week for\n preliminary measures for the Centennial of 1880;\n expects many people will go to the meeting;\n relates that Dr. Wise has been elected visiting\n physician for the Asylum with an annual salary of\n $1200, but will retain his position at the\n College; shares news of family and friends.","Apologizes for not writing sooner; explains\n that she has had no time to do anything since Sue\n was so anxious to have her suit to wear on\n Christmas Day; is working hard on Mary's dress to\n have it ready by Sunday; informs her that Father\n has gone up to Richmond to see about the state\n stock; relates that Ma has been quite sick but is\n now much better.","Sends a photograph of herself to refresh her\n memory; is excited that she will finally come to\n visit them; informs her that Carrie is improving\n and that \"the baby looks like a different child\";\n relates that Mother has been quite ill with a cold\n but is getting better.","Mentions that Van will only stay a fortnight;\n asks that she be informed if there is any change\n in Aunt Charlotte's condition.","Asks her to thank Van for the invitations to\n the College [of William and Mary?] finals.","Thanks her for finally sending a letter; shares\n news of acquaintances.","Has found jet-headed pins inexpensive and so\n has purchased some as they are very useful in\n mourning; mentions that Cousin Kate and Cousin\n Richard have gone to Frederick; is proud of the\n way she is running the house in their absence; has\n found that grey, solid black, and drab are the\n most popular colors for clothing for a lady;\n informs her that calico suits are very\n fashionable; suggests that the girls send some\n money to her a few weeks before they need their\n winter clothing so that she has time to look\n around and find the most reasonable prices;\n mentions that Miss White and Mr. Lynch were\n married and off to Sand Shoal before anyone at\n Eastville knew the wedding had occurred; was sad\n to learn that Mr. Craighill and Maggie lost their\n young child to sickness on a visit to Northampton;\n believes she has found a situation for her father;\n has been able to find the English needles at only\n one place; mentions that Sallie Upshur will be\n teaching at Staunton next year.","Asks that he send for her on Wednesday if\n possible, but will be ready to go on the day they\n originally agreed to if he desires it; thanks him\n for sending her on this visit; believes that Loyd\n [sic] may come for a visit to Williamsburg; asks\n him to tell Van that when she returns she wants to\n read Shakespear [sic] to appear \"wise and\n knowing.\"","Has been hoping that she would receive a letter\n from him; believes the change in air has done her\n well; was able to see Cousin Kate, but Cousin\n Richard has gone up to Philadelphia and Bayly had\n yet to hear of her arrival; thanks her father for\n this trip and promises to \"look out for a rich\n beau, and when I get very rich I will pay you\n back\"; asks why none of their family's names have\n become famous and insists that merit has been\n overlooked in favor of locality; asks that he\n write to Cousin Monroe as they have few rich\n relations and \"cannot afford to slight any of\n these\"; informs him that Mary's baby is doing well\n but only wishes that Mary would leave the nurse\n behind.","Thanks her for her gift; informs her that the\n services he performs for her are done with \"the\n utmost pleasure\"; hopes that God keeps her\n well.","Concerns claims.","Thanks her for the presents she sent; informs\n her that Lottie is invited to Miss Lena Harding's\n wedding; has heard that Brother [?] can \"play a\n number of duets, had stopped chewing, wore kid\n gloves to school, and never got mad\"; shares more\n news of friends and family.","Mary [W. Garrett], Williamsburg, [Virginia], to\n \"Aunt\" [?], n.p., 9 April n.y. Informs her that\n Father determined there is no position for a young\n lawyer in Williamsburg, so Winder has gone to\n Texas to find employment; is saddened to have\n Winder gone; wishes that Cousin Comfort accompany\n her [Aunt] on her visit; will send the hats by way\n of Florence Custis because she would rather they\n be trimmed there; mentions that Miss Henry was\n engaged to her cousin, but just before the wedding\n \"she had conscientious scruples, and discarded him\n and all of the family.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Lottie [Garrett],\n n.p., to \"Auntie\" [?], n.p. Asks if she could only\n stay in Baltimore two or three more days so that\n Florence can deliver the bonnets; trusts Comfort's\n taste more than anyone and would like her to trim\n the bonnets. 1 p. ALS.","Chastises her for not writing since she left;\n was asked by Charlie McLean to send his love;\n informs her that Charlie was saddened to not see\n her [SG] before she left as he does not think\n he'll be able to make it back to Williamsburg for\n another three years; asks that she have her\n photograph taken as she [MWG] would really like\n one; shares news from Van's letter.","Believes the drive should be postponed until\n Wednesday as the weather is bad; \"Williamsburg\n evidently has its April in March.\"","Thanks him for his and his daughter's kindness;\n would like to thank him also on behalf of the\n convalescents for his kindness.","Thanks her for the gift she has sent by Hattie;\n informs her that she gave her a priceless\n gift.","Informs her that she and Coralie will be there\n around six o'clock; regrets that Miss Garrett's\n sister will not be there.","Has spoken to the Governor and learned that the\n position was first offered to Mr. Wise, and when\n he refused it was offered to Stovall; believes\n that if Stovall refuses the position, that he\n [ACG] has a good chance of securing it; feels that\n had he [ACG] stayed in Richmond after Mr. Wise's\n refusal, he would have had an excellent\n chance.","Relates the circumstances of his mother's\n severe illness which caused her excruciating\n pain.","Shares news of her doings and of her\n family.","Shares a poem with her correspondent.","Informs her correspondent that the trim she\n uses for cotton chemises and nightgowns is fairly\n inexpensive, about ten cents a yard; was able to\n get wide chintz for twelve and a half cents a\n yard; fears that it is now all sold.","Feels that her correspondent need not fear\n small pox; relates how she was living next door to\n a home in which six people died of the small pox\n and that the window of her home was not more than\n three yards from the open window of the house of\n the sick and she was never taken ill.","Informs her correspondent that she has\n \"captured 'the catch of Morehead',\" a gentleman\n named James Richard Young; explains that Young is\n one of the prominent men in North Carolina; will\n be residing in Raleigh; shares information about\n his five children, ranging in age from about 22 to\n ten years old.","Informing him that the officers of the Regiment\n will meet to begin their training on the fifth\n Wednesday of April at the Rawleigh Tavern in\n Williamsburg.","Signed by Samuel Sheild, Clerk of the Court of\n York County.","Includes stories, reminiscences, and speeches of\n various members of the Garrett family.","Includes many calling cards and place cards of\n various members of the Garrett family.","Given to Susan Yardley and Montie from Aunt Mary\n and Aunt Sue.","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.","Papers, 1786-1928, of the Garrett\n family of Williamsburg, Virginia.","Garrett Family,","Garrett Family.","G[arrett]","Dr. Robert M. Garrett,","Alexander C. Garrett,","B. F. Garrett,","Lottie. Garrett,","David E. Cronin.","Garrett, Robert M.,\n Dr.","Garrett, Alexander\n C.","Garrett, B. F.","Garrett, Lottie.","Cronin, David E., b.\n 1839.","W[illia]m","Rob[er]t","\n Nath[anie]l","\n Alex[ander]","Geo[rge]","W[illiam]","\n B[enjamin]","\n R[ichard]","Ja[me]s","Ro[bert]","\n W[illia]m","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 69 G19"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Garrett Family Papers, \n \n 1786-1928."],"collection_title_tesim":["Garrett Family Papers, \n \n 1786-1928."],"collection_ssim":["Garrett Family Papers, \n \n 1786-1928."],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"creator_ssm":["Garrett Family, Dr. Robert M. Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, B. F. Garrett, Lottie. Garrett, David E. Cronin."],"creator_ssim":["Garrett Family, Dr. Robert M. Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, B. F. Garrett, Lottie. Garrett, David E. Cronin."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Dr. Robert M. 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Series 1 is divided into subseries by ten or twenty\n year increments depending on the amount of letters.","This collection is arranged chronologically by date with\n those items lacking a date located at the end of each\n series. Series 1 is divided into subseries by ten or twenty\n year increments depending on the amount of letters."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains material that starts with the\n marriage of Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), to Susan\n Comfort Winder (1812-1878) and expands to include their\n families and their children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePaternal Genealogy\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eRichard Garrett (d. 1825), married Ann Major\n (1785-1855), and had several children including but may not be\n limited to the following: Richard R. Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMaternal Genealogy\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eThomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCapt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n and national teaching organization including the National\n Educational Association. He fathered eight children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVan Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["This collection contains material that starts with the\n marriage of Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), to Susan\n Comfort Winder (1812-1878) and expands to include their\n families and their children.","Paternal Genealogy Richard Garrett (d. 1825), married Ann Major\n (1785-1855), and had several children including but may not be\n limited to the following: Richard R. Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n and national teaching organization including the National\n Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n Garrett."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGarrett Family Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books\n Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Garrett Family Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books\n Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMaterials related to this collection is the account\n book, 1842-1849, of B. F. Garrett, attorney, Williamsburg,\n Va. It includes accounts with John Tyler, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003carchref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eB. F. Garrett Account Book, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. \n \u003cunittitle\u003eB. F. Garrett Account Book, \n \u003cunitdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1842-1849.\u003c/unitdate\u003e\u003c/unittitle\u003e\u003cphysdesc\u003e158 p. bound volume 32 cm.\u003c/physdesc\u003e\u003cunitid\u003eCollection number: Mss. MsV Al6\u003c/unitid\u003e\u003c/archref\u003e\n \u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Materials related to this collection is the account\n book, 1842-1849, of B. F. Garrett, attorney, Williamsburg,\n Va. It includes accounts with John Tyler, Jr.","B. F. Garrett Account Book, Manuscripts and Rare\n Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and\n Mary. \n B. F. Garrett Account Book, \n 1842-1849. 158 p. bound volume 32 cm. Collection number: Mss. MsV Al6"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. Garrett concerning the sale of\n \"Yardley,\" Northampton County, Va. There are letters written\n to Dr. Robert M. Garrett's daughter, Lottie Garrett, by David\n E. Cronin concerning his memoir of the Vest Mansion and the\n Civil War occupation of Williamsburg and portraits owned by\n Lottie Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letters, dated from 1897 to 1911, written to Miss\n Lottie Garrett by American novelist Mary Johnston (1870-1936).\n Also includes a letter, 25 December 1863, written by Asa\n Hartz, a Confederate soldier held at Johnson's Island Federal\n Prison, describing the everyday life of a prisoner during the\n Civil War. Collection contains certificate, 1832, of services\n of a black Revolutionary War soldier.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcuses himself for not writing sooner as he\n was ill; believed that Mr. Armstrong gave him [RG]\n the receipt for the eight dollars for the entire\n liquidation of his account; informs him that his\n father's account is now entirely settled; regrets\n that he [RG] finds it \"inconvenient, at present,\n to patronize the Star.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDefines happiness as consisting \"of the\n exercises of the mind, and the development of its\n various faculties\"; believes learning is for the\n \"favoured many\"; advocates the stimulation of the\n mind as a way to bring moral virtues into the\n light \"from the darkness in which they were\n enveloped, and the latent sparks of the moral\n faculty, Concience [sic], \u0026amp; virtue [are]\n kindled into a flame and excited to action.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates him on being elected Attorney for\n the counties of James City and Warwick[?]; asks if\n he has turned Scott or Seward Whig since those\n counties are Whig; finds it suspicious especially\n when he [ACG] speaks of carrying the Locofocos by\n 8,000; will examine Mr. Mason's father's papers if\n he [SG] is called an heir or a son of Adam Mason;\n asks him to tell Bowden that the Groves land claim\n will be reopened and a new investigation begun;\n will call the claim up for consideration with Mr.\n Barbour and expects to get it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShares details of his journey from Norfolk by\n ship; was welcomed quite kindly by the Garretts;\n mentions family and mutual friends; informs her\n that \"they will never forgive you if you do not\n come when Rosina comes\"; will board at Mr. Bicks',\n as will Rosina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas approached by Mr. N.I. Winder as to the\n least amount that would purchase the one half of\n Yardley that belongs to Nottingham, Garrett, and\n Lauretta; found the way Mr. Winder wanted to\n advertise the sale objectionable; has raised the\n purchase price to $11,000-12,000, subject to his\n and Lauretta's approval; informs him that there\n are many people wanting to buy Yardley, and that\n Peter S. Bowdoin has offered more than a fair\n price for it; hopes to sell the whole of Yardley\n for $10,500 at private sale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves that Yardley will sell for $9,000 in\n August at public sale; is eager to sell the house,\n as is Lauretta, as it seems to be depreciating;\n informs him that this year's rent will be paid in\n grain; mentions that Lauretta and Charlotte are in\n agreement as to the sale of the plantation next to\n Yardley; informs him of the death of \n \u003cpersname normal=\"William\"\u003eW[illia]m\u003c/persname\u003eP.\n Custis, who has given his entire estate, worth\n $80,000 to $100,000 to his widow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas convinced that the August Court day would\n be a better time to sell Yardley; added into the\n advertisement for the sale statements concerning\n average crop yield; believes that Yardley will\n sell for more at private sale, rather than public\n sale; informs him that Mr. Nottingham concurs and\n is willing to sell Yardley for $9,500 or even\n $9,000; suggests not selling for less than $9,500\n at this time; will send again the $87.91 he owes\n him if he [RMG] will send a receipt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that she did not intend to be\n negligent in not writing; remembers the time she\n spent in Williamsburg with fondness; informs her\n that her mother had recovered rapidly after she\n [RW] returned from Williamsburg, but had been\n attacked by a disease of the eyes a fortnight ago;\n feels that the county is \"unusually tame\" as no\n visitors have arrived yet; shares news of friends\n and family and sends her love.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas been ill with a sore throat and was unable\n to write; describes herself as \"too fat, \u0026amp; too\n happy, to go to the E[astern] Shore sooner than\n 4th July\"; gives news of many mutual\n acquaintances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for her well-wishes; fears being a\n \"nominal christian\" and has fallen in love with\n the \"christian character\"; believes there was not\n a better man than the pastor of her church and\n fears the \"lukewarmness of his flock... will\n shorten his days, the recent dissipation seems to\n give him so much pain\"; did not go to the\n vice-president's, John Tyler's, party the night\n before because she was tired and sleepy and the\n weather was damp; gives news of all the people\n currently in town; misses her home but knows Mrs. \n \u003cfamname normal=\"Garrett\"\u003eG[arrett]\u003c/famname\u003ewould\n like her to stay till after the fourth of\n July.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas just returned from a trip to Northampton\n County, accompanied by his cousin Miss Wise; saw\n many young ladies in Northampton that he [BFG] is\n not acquainted with, mentioning Miss Neale, Miss\n Wilson, Miss Ellen Upshur, Miss S. Parker, Miss\n Mary Tazewell, and Miss Skipwith; mentions that\n having an \"excellent heart... is the estimable\n quality in a young lady\"; is \"anxious to see the\n Alumni Association put into full and complete\n operation\" and believes that \"a glorious\n institution may be established\" regarding the\n association; informs him that his friend Jno. G.\n Upshur is \"as true a friend of Wm. \u0026amp; Mary as\n can be found anywhere. He vindicated her character\n and claims to the patronage of the south in a\n handsomely written and spirited argument in the\n Richmond Enquirer last year after his visit\"; is\n looking forward to seeing everyone on the fourth\n of July.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas been participating in a whirl of social\n events which she has enjoyed, but later questioned\n whether that were all there is to life; has been\n taught \"to enjoy with liveliest zest the pure\n outpourings of disinterested friendship, \u0026amp; the\n exalted sentiments of the upright, cultivated\n mind\"; has made some new acquaintances and would\n set him up with one, except that she is eighteen\n months older than he; informs him that Ma and Pa\n are expecting him this summer; was glad to hear\n \"the cause of temperance was prospering so in\n Wmsbg\" and mentions that \"some of my favourites\n have signed the pledge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs upset to think that distance has caused\n their friendship to falter; mentions that \"once\n more the Star of my Destiny beamed on the horizon\n of my brightest dreams\" by the appearance of\n Fanny, with whom he is in love; believes he will\n be surprised to learn that \"Bat\" [?] is engaged to\n a wealthy and accomplished girl; will help him in\n any way he can if he wishes to relocate to Mr.\n Jones's neighborhood, and believes that his\n chances of success with a girl of Mr. Jones's home\n are quite favorable; informs him that their fourth\n of July was quite dull and less liquor drunk than\n anyone would have guessed; is a devotee to the\n cause of temperance, and remarks that it seems to\n be predominate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that they are now debating the\n convention question and assures him that the bill\n will be defeated; hopes to be home by the 20th as\n they are trying to adjourn by that time; has much\n interesting news to share with him about \"the Whig\n and Democratic Conventions and other incidents of\n the season\"; informs him that \"The Assembly has\n helped the bill relative to the Bruton Parish\n fund, according to the wish of York, and she is\n now entitled to \n \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003edemand\u003c/emph\u003eand recieve\n [sic] \n \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eher own,\u003c/emph\u003eand to\n dispose of it as \n \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eshe\u003c/emph\u003emay\n please.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas had little time to write as what time he\n had \"has been devoted to some fair lassies... a\n courting man should never be held accountable for\n delay of this kind\"; enjoyed the time he and\n Conway had at Old Point; was prevented by rain in\n \"executing my designs upon Miss ---\"; has been\n convinced to go to the South this winter, which\n will prevent his return to college; encloses $10\n in thanks to him; asks for all the news from\n college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that his friends in New York are\n seeking some oysters, asks about the \"prospect of\n their gratification.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill explain the neglect of his not writing\n when he comes to Williamsburg on the third;\n expects that he will come to stay with him at\n least a month; details the diversions in store for\n him, such as \"an introduction to the belles of\n Petersburg \u0026amp; the neighboring counties, a trip\n to Nottoway, a visit to some of my pretty cousins\n in Greensville, and frequent discussions on\n politics\"; informs him of his [RE] mother's death;\n asks to be remembered to their mutual friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that he forgot his diploma and his\n certificate in Williamsburg and gives him\n directions on how to procure each and where to\n send them so that he will have them before the\n Isle of Wight County court begins; explains that\n they were required of Ruffin before they would\n allow him to qualify; describes some people he has\n met in Smithfield already; is not sure of his\n prospects there as yet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip to Richmond; informs her\n that \"we had the most exciting session by far we\n have had this winter. The democrats made the whigs\n back out fairly from the election of a U.S.\n Senator\"; describes a party he attended for Miss\n Hill and Mrs. Ashton at Mr. Parishe's; was ill\n from the food at the party but is now recovered;\n informs her that he saw no one at the party \"as\n handsome \u0026amp; to my eyes as sweet as my own\n Laura\"; called on Martha but found her indisposed\n and does not believe she will ever be in good\n health; has heard that Louisiana Barryham[?] has\n the ague and fever; mentions a revival in progress\n at the Fourth Baptist Church and that he went to\n hear Brother Walker at the Second Church; implores\n her to write to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to inform him that he is to be married\n on the 25th of June to a \"splendid woman in every\n attribute\"; has been very busy going to three to\n four parties a week; invites other members of the\n Garrett family through this letter; implores him\n to come to wait on him at the wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas neglected to write as he has been very busy\n with his tax accounts; informs him that there is\n nothing happening in Smithfield and \"so you must\n content yourself this time by simply hearing of my\n dreadful melancholy and despairing thoughts\";\n mentions the rumors that he is courting Mag again\n as having started at the wedding in Surry and\n denies any truth to them; describes the lady's\n anger at him as being so great the \"I do not even\n visit Mag nor even walk the street with her in her\n evening strolls\"; missed seeing him at J. Wilson's\n wedding; mentions the depression that he felt\n while at the wedding in remembering the time he'd\n spent there the year before and how he fully\n expected \"a favourable result\" to his courting;\n received an invitation to act as a groomsman at\n John Corsen's wedding next week; has promised Mary\n and Alice Coke that he will meet them at Old Point\n this summer and asks if he will go with them\n also.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to write when he can; describes the\n \"grand celebration here on the 4th\" where he gave\n the address on the subject on Texas, Oregon, and\n the Mexican War; received many compliments on his\n address; has decided to speak on every occasion\n due to the successes he's had in addressing the\n Court and the crowd on the 4th; mentions that\n business is slow and has only four suits this\n term; is anxious for success; has not called on\n any ladies but will write to Susan if he does\n begin to court; will meet Mr. Leigh at Charlotte\n Court; has misplaced his account but is sure Mr.\n Leigh will pay the amount owed; believes Mr. Leigh\n owes him $30 but asks if he could send the account\n with his next letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas not written before this because she has\n been very busy since she [LAW] left; shares news\n of many acquaintances and their goings-on,\n including weddings and courtships.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived the articles and letter she sent by\n Mr. Wheeler and sends her many thanks for them;\n has sent her a box by Mr. Wheeler containing\n peaches, dried pears, and honey; has paid off her\n account with [?] N's store; informs her of several\n deaths, including that of \n \u003cpersname normal=\"William\"\u003e\n W[illia]m\u003c/persname\u003eBayly from an illness\n resulting from hemorrhage of the lungs, Mr.\n Marshall from worn-out constitution, and Dr.\n Yerby's youngest child from consumption; believes\n Mrs. Leah Bowden will not live much longer as her\n health is declining rapidly; mentions that Rose's\n cousins, Mrs. and Dr. Hayes and two daughters,\n will come to visit her after their visit to the\n President as Mrs. Hayes is the sister of President\n Polk; is pleased to tell her that Charlotte's\n health is improving and will soon be well\n again.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the efforts he has made on his [JHP]\n behalf in writing to various people; informs him\n that no apology is necessary as he was glad to\n serve his constituent and friend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEscorted Mrs. Orgain to City Point on his way\n to Philadelphia; asks that he tell Miss Lauretta\n that he delivered her package to Mr. Ryle in\n Baltimore safely; felt \"very queer in being\n surrounded by my black fellow citizens, and in\n seeing the deference and respect shown them. They\n are the priviledged [sic] class -- the aristocracy\n of the Quaker City... my wrath has cooled, and I\n endeavor not to notice these sable gentlemen\";\n describes a case he is currently working on with\n Mr. Boone; have made the acquaintance of an\n Englishman who wishes him to accompany him to\n Canada and then on to England, but he cannot for\n the money; has also met a Virginian who wishes him\n to accompany him to York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGave his letter to Judge Underwood, who has\n only had the time recently to reply; encloses\n Underwood's letter to him; informs him that the\n outcome of the slavery bill is very uncertain as\n yet; mentions that if the Texas Bill is taken up\n in advance of the Territorial Bills, the slavery\n bill will be defeated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter was included within the letter\n listed below; J.R. Underwood, n.p., to [Thomas H.]\n Bailey [sic], n.p., n.d.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the laws regarding the sale of land\n for taxes; advises his friend to hire an agent to\n determine when the lands were sold and whether the\n sales were regular; recommends his son Eugene\n Underwood as the man to investigate the matter if\n the lands lay south of the Green River and are\n military land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter was included within the above\n letter; Th[omas] H. Bayly, Washington, to\n A[lexander] C. Garrett, Williamsburg, Virginia, 22\n Aug[ust 18]50.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs glad to hear he likes his school; advises\n him to \"be studious, steady and moral, for your\n course will be watched with an eagle's eye\";\n reminds him that he should obey the rules and\n regulations for his school, for otherwise all his\n efforts to be good will fail; informs him that Mr.\n S.G. Cook received his letter and was pleased to\n hear from him; praises the letter he wrote to\n Penny as being the \"best written and dictated\n letter I have yet seen from you\"; admonishes him\n to not \"be led off from the path of rectitude by\n vicious young men, or the temptations by which you\n are surrounded\"; will only bring in a half crop of\n corn this year as the crops are not doing well;\n sends the love of family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks that if he has received any money from Mr.\n Cooke or from Mr. W[illia]m Jones to please\n forward it to him; notices that Mr. [?] is not at\n college this year and requests him to see if he\n can procure the $15 dollars he owes him; has\n written to Mr. Henry Porter, who owes him $12,\n instructing him to give the money to him\n [ACG].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes he had received his letter sooner as it\n would have persuaded more people to vote for his\n side; informs him that his side won the vote by\n eighteen votes and that \"the question is now\n considered settled -- we hear men of all parties\n speak of the Bill as the law of the land\";\n mentions that Southall feigned illness to try to\n postpone the debate; believes that the Bill will\n certainly pass on Thursday or Friday; will go with\n the rest of the Democrats, save for \"that red\n headed Montague from Middlesex who will vote\n against us,\" to the Governor to demand that the\n Democrats be given control of the Board of\n Directors; wonders why Saunders \u0026amp; Co. read\n such an unwise remonstrance before the public\n body; sends Barlow some extra copies of the\n Examiner as the editor published the remarks\n without their knowledge; informs him that the\n Enquirer will also take notice of this subject;\n asks that he see if he can find the $30 in his\n desk drawer and send it to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that during the sale of a portion\n of land by Mr. P. Pumphrey to the late W.T. Galt\n of Williamsburgh [sic], he found that some parts\n of this land were sold for taxes that had been\n left for the heirs of N. Fox Sr.; mentions that\n each heir, including Nat Fox and Henry Fox, were\n entitled to 355.5 acres; will find out where Nat\n Fox and Henry Fox lived and died in Ohio; feels\n the Tax Title under which these lands are held is\n very strong, but will try to save a sum for the\n heirs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes all the ladies at White Sulphur\n Springs and mentions Miss Izetta Coles as \"a belle\n who rings to the tune of $60,000\"; mentions a\n party of South Carolinians and Floridians and\n describes all in the party; believes the belle of\n White Sulphur is a Miss Bowyer of Botetourt, to\n whom he has been paying attention; assures her\n there is nothing serious in that arena for \"why be\n 'college larnt' and let a simple mountain maid\n fool me\"; mentions the Presidential party and in\n particular Mr. Corcoran, \"the great banker from\n Washington and who is the money changer of the\n Presidential party,\" as also paying attention to\n Miss Bowyer; is smug that youth has won over money\n in the matter of Miss Bowyer but is aware that he\n needs to moderate his attentions; mentions that\n Miss Bowyer is either in love with him or is\n simply carrying on a harmless flirtation; has been\n slightly ill and believes it due to drinking too\n much of the water.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that Governor Floyd is anxiously\n seeking the nomination from the Staunton\n Convention; was approached by P.H. Aylitt, an\n editor of the Richmond Examiner, with an offer to\n allow him [ACG] to choose the Board of Directors\n for the Lunatic Asylum in Williamsburg if he could\n secure the vote for Floyd in Williamsburg, York\n County, and James City County; was offered head of\n the Board of Directors under this plan; has\n decided to go with this offer and asks whom should\n be appointed to the Board; has \"rather a difficult\n game to play\" as Johnson also wants his support\n for Governor; would like to support Judge\n Christian for judge of their circuit; would like\n to run for the legislature as \"there is nothing\n like office to give a man influence 'with the\n powers that be'\"; afraid that Segar will defeat\n him; had $200 stolen from him and asks that he\n send $16 or $20 to him at Staunton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites on behalf of Mr. N. Pumphrey; informs\n him that the real estate formerly belonging to\n W[illia]m R. Pumphrey that he [RG] has advertised\n for sale is part of the trust deed from Pumphrey\n to Jno. M. Gregory and so now belongs to\n Gregory.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas sorry to hear his brother's severe and\n painful attack; sends a prescription of living\n solely on oatmeal porridge for six weeks; did not\n send marble hearths and casings for the upstairs\n rooms because he feels that would be too\n expensive; discusses the possibility of sending\n his slave, John, to help his brother, \"Say to my\n brother I am very willing, for him to have John as\n long as he wishes him, provided John is willing to\n go to the Western Shore,...I am perfectly willing,\n but I cannot compel him to separate from his\n friends and wife...and if John is willing I am not\n only willing, but desirous that my brother should\n have him as long as he lives;\" shares his views on\n the treatment of slaves as \"conscientious;\" owns\n no ploughboy of the kind that his brother would\n like, being that his other slaves are unsuitable,\n George is too young and Harry is too old; speaks\n of other furnishings for the house that he has\n procured for her; sends a total of the amount of\n money he has paid so far.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaria L. Savage, Eyre Ville, to \"mother\"\n Lauretta [?], n.p., 3 March 1852. Has been\n visiting relatives and friends; shares news of all\n with whom she is staying; has read \"Wide Wide\n World\" and enjoyed it; believes she and Father\n would enjoy it as well; is afraid Father did not\n receive the basket she made; feels er basket was\n well done for a first attempt. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains the letter of: Lucy [?], n.p., to\n Aunt Lauretta [?], n.p., n.d. Informs her of the\n death of Colonel Lucad of Accomac from pneumonia;\n asks her to write when she [Lucy] gets to\n Washington. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShares a great deal of news of friends and\n family; asks her to tell Uncle Thom[as?] many\n things about the family; misses them both a great\n deal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeeks to approximate the Presidential election\n and asks him to send the probable vote of his\n county; would also like to know how to vote would\n compare to last fall's vote for Governor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas employed Mr. Thomas M. Ladd to survey where\n Mrs. Richardson lives; informs him that Mr. Ladd\n will be there several days, when it would be a\n good time for him [ACG] to visit there also.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSusie [?], Hern Cliffs, to \"aunt\" Lauretta [?],\n n.p., 2 December 1852. Intends to walk to Kendall\n Grove today, and must start early as it is five\n miles away; was disappointed that Uncle William\n arrived without Uncle Thomas; informs her that\n Uncle Thomas \"is a sorry farmer not to have his\n corn gathered before this,\" but will excuse him\n since he has had the rheumatism; Father will not\n let Rob go to see them [Lauretta] this year until\n his lungs get stronger; believes General\n Nottingham has gone deranged on the subject of\n religion, but it will soon pass; informs her that\n this week is her last in her family's house, as it\n is being sold; believes Father will settle in\n Washington; supposes she has heard of the death of\n Cousin Ellen Burbridge. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains the letter of: Susan E. Wilson to\n Lauretta [?], n.p., n.d. Feels in such confusion\n that she is not sure what she has written or what\n she wants to say; informs her that the house is to\n be sold on the fifteenth of the month, when they\n will sell everything, and possession must be given\n on the first of January; mentions William Savage's\n departure the next day for Philadelphia; had hoped\n to see her, but Mr. Wilson seems to think he will\n be able to visit her soon. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the praise that his [ACG] speech has\n received from various members, including Segar and\n W[illia]m Ritchie ; informs him that the editor of\n the Whig will publish it next week; regrets that\n he cannot come home until after Christmas because\n the Internal Improvement Bills come up next\n Saturday; hopes that he [ACG] will be able to come\n up before then; asks him to tell Ma that he\n intended to visit her but circumstances prevented\n him; will bring Maria and Mary to visit Ma.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHad heard from Mr. M. Bishop that the suit\n between himself and Pumphrey had been settled in\n his [WHA] favor; asks him to write and give him\n all the details; asks if he [?] has taken the\n Tho[mas] W. contract and if Whitaker has paid the\n money on the contract; would like to see him the\n next time he comes to Richmond; misses Dr.\n G[arrett] in the practice of his family; has had\n several Negroes sick and has suffered from a bad\n cold himself.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHad written to him about the appointment as\n Physician for the Marine Hospital of Dr. W.P.\n Morgan; would like to add the amendment of his\n appointment in the event of the removal of the\n present incumbent; feels that his [ACG] compliance\n will place him under many obligations to him; asks\n about the rich Irishman that died in Halifax Co.\n without heirs; would like to know all the\n information as he thinks he will be able to find\n his heirs in Ireland through correspondence with\n lawyers in Cork, Ireland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Richmond, Virginia Has heard from\n Mr. Saunders that he [ACG] has been authorized to\n put his claim against Nelson's estate before the\n court; has a receipt for the bond held by Mr.\n Saunders from Mr. Nelson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Mr. Whitaker has not yet paid the\n bond he [WHA] left with Garrett; asks him to\n inform Mr. Whitaker that he is not in compliance\n with his promise; would like a check on Richmond\n Bank if he is successful in getting the money;\n asks for news from Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas not written due to wrapping up his former\n business as he intends to quit the practice; feels\n it impossible to make it to Williamsburg at any\n given time; has pulled their house down and\n intends to build another; and Maria is at the\n Court House visiting her uncle Bailey during this\n time; is willing that he and brother Robert\n divides the slaves between them and asks if he\n needs to be present during this time; encloses a\n letter from Francis H. Lee and asks if he will\n find out from Mr. Lee whether he wants to\n advertise the selling of the property according to\n the deed; informs him the railroad will be\n finished to Clover Depot, near his home, by the\n first of February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgrees with the suggestion in Maria's letter\n that he [\"brother\"] take a trip to Northampton in\n order to convalesce and recover from his illness;\n has not been well himself, and has been suffering\n from a disease that resembles bilious cholic, and\n supposes it was combined also with gout; was truly\n sorry to hear of the loss suffered by Dr. and Mrs.\n Garrett [the death of one of their daughters];\n informs him of the death of Mr. Lyon, who passed\n away peacefully and retained his faculties up to\n within a few hours of his death; hopes that he and\n his wife may decide to move to Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses deepest sympathy for the loss of [her\n husband] W. Savage; was shocked by Savage's change\n in health when he saw him last; asks her to inform\n Dr. Garrett that he is to travel to Norfolk next\n Tuesday and will meet Garrett there; sends the\n love of the family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived her last letter without a signature or\n a date; informs her that Uncle Sam's violin is\n beyond repair; would not sell Pa's violin but if\n she would like Rob to have it, he will lend it to\n him; encloses $45 to settle the bill with Mr.\n Kellum.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas filled his ice house with ice three inches\n thick; killed his hogs, which averaged 225 lbs.\n each; has taken all his Negroes to his new\n plantation that he intends to make the finest in\n the county; is determined to make a good farmer;\n asks after all the news, especially of the Asylum,\n who the candidates are for the Senate and the\n House of Delegates, and whether there is no\n opposition to Garrett for Congress; informs him\n that Mr. Clark gave Bettie 15 Negroes and\n $3,000.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eS[?] Guion, [?] of Virginia, to \"aunt\" [?],\n n.p., 22 May 1859. Informs her that Robertson is\n in love with a certain black-eyed lady, whose name\n he cannot yet reveal. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains the letter of: S[?] Guion, [?] of\n Virginia, to \"aunt\" [?], n.p., 23 May 1859.\n Regrets that he could not finish the letter the\n night before, but he was overcome by sleep;\n reveals that he will come to Williamsburg soon to\n become engaged; informs her that the weather has\n been quite warm; shares news of the family. 3 pp.\n ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a check for $5, the amount of Mrs.\n Saunders' donation to the Bible Society of\n Virginia; informs him that the money is also\n intended as the first payment toward making George\n T. Wilson, son of Rev. G.T. Wilson, a life member;\n thanks him for the kind care he received while a\n houseguest at his home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a note to him; hopes that he will\n accede to his wishes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that Mary has been extremely sick\n for a week, but it appears that she is recovering;\n will return home next week if she continues to\n improve; regrets that he has no concrete\n information to give him regarding Mr. Hughes;\n advises him that if Lou has made up her mind about\n Hughes, that there is little he can do to stop the\n wedding; was sorry to hear of the death of A.C.\n McCandlish but was told by Robby that his habits\n were bad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas heard of Lou's impending marriage but is\n concerned that she is a bit young, being not yet\n twenty; assures her that Mary is quite recovered\n and has an enormous appetitite; Mr. Garrett has\n gone up to Court today, so she will have three or\n four servants to sleep in the house and protect\n her and the baby; informs her that the baby is\n getting fatter every day, but still has no teeth;\n asks after her garden and shares news on her own\n gardening.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eP.W. Garrett, n.p., to \"uncle\" Robert [M.\n Garrett], n.p., 29 February [18]60. Has waited to\n write till Lou settled on a date for her wedding,\n which will be on the 25th of April; was told by\n Mr. Hughes that he intends to meet him in\n Richmond; informs him that Lou could not do with\n less than $300 for the wedding; was told by Mama\n that the interest on the money earned from the\n sale of the servants along with what brother owes\n for Negro hires would be more than $300; asks if\n [cousin] Laura has yet gone to the Eastern Shore\n as they expect her every day. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains the letter of: Mary Lou Garrett,\n n.p., to \"uncle\" [Robert M. Garrett], n.p., n.d.\n Believes that $300 would not be even half enough\n for her wedding; assures him that she cannot do\n with less than $1500; sends love to Aunt Sue and\n the children; asks to have him send the $1500 as\n Mama agrees that it is not too much. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that his wheat crop has been damaged by\n a hailstorm and fears he will get only a half a\n crop; hopes for rain because otherwise he will not\n make a good crop of corn or tobacco; discusses\n politics and who will be elected; informs him that\n his ankle is no better and hopes that he can send\n the \"receipt\" he made for his leg; has decided to\n go to White Sulphur [Springs] this summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas just received the interest on her two bonds\n from the Messrs. Nottingham; has been expecting\n her to visit but realizes she does not know yet\n when she will be able to; hopes that her children\n have passed the critical point of scarlet fever\n and are now safely convalescing; informs her that\n he and Comfort are suffering from bad colds;\n shares the news that Hamilton Neale and Lizzy\n Smith are to be married this summer, and Rob[ert]\n Nottingham and Miss Byrd are to be married at\n length also; informs her that the new steamer\n Northampton is to make her first stop on this\n shore tomorrow, and on which one may safely and\n comfortably cross the bay.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas not had time to make the inquiries she\n wanted; deposited $100.66 in her account to bring\n her balance to $574.59; has not heard from [?]\n Guion; will send the ring she spoke of if he finds\n it; informs her that Mrs. Galt is in Norfolk\n staying at the Atlantic Hotel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpent about a week dividing his time between\n Norfolk and Hampton and saw the Great Eastern; was\n appointed a delegate to the Democratic convention\n at Charlottesville as soon as he returned; rode up\n to the convention with Miss Maggie Parker and\n plans to go see her in September on the Eastern\n Shore when all the rest of her beaux have\n departed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeeks to gain the vote of [W.] Robertson\n [Garrett] for Tallie's husband [?]; is afraid that\n the man will lose his office, and he has no other\n means of employment; informs her that Eliza's\n health has been poor lately; will not be able to\n make it down this winter as Eliza is taking care\n of some little servants who have lost their\n mother, and she is afraid that they will be\n mistreated if she leaves them; has had a severe\n attack which makes him more aware of his age and\n his mortality.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReturns Humphrey's and Taliaferro's check for\n $150 to him as it was not endorsed; informs him\n that there was no deposit made to his credit at\n that bank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReported to General McClaws [McLaws] last\n Monday and was stationed at Young's farm at the\n mouth of the Warwick River; occupies the right of\n the line of defenses and is in command of the\n right battery; was told by General McClaws\n [McLaws] that General Magruder wished to take\n New-Ports News [Newport News], but there are\n 11,000 men stationed at that place and there is\n little chance for a fight; will take winter\n quarters nearby.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that George and his family have\n been staying with him since last summer; assures\n him that George has quit drinking and will\n hopefully do well; has been enjoying the company\n of Laura and family, who is at Hampden Sydney\n College in Prince Edward County; has a good crop\n this year but find groceries and salt difficult to\n obtain; purchased salt for $25 a bushel last week,\n corn sells for $10 a barrel and wheat at $4 a\n bushel; describes the prosperity of the tobacco\n farmers in these times; feels that \"times will be\n worse after 1st of January if Lincoln attempts to\n carry out his Emancipation Proclamation\"; assures\n him that \"our success [in winning the war] is\n certain\"; informs him that Burnside will fight at\n Fredericksburg but is sure Gen. Lee will defeat\n him whenever they meet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs now at the Military Institute [Virginia\n Military Institute] in Lexington; is told that a\n young man cannot be gotten in there, and that\n expenses are quite high, being $400-$500 per year;\n asks that Winder brings a letter to his [JWB] son\n Daniel in Col. Gorgas' department if he comes up;\n will write to Col. Smith and his son will write to\n him [RMG] as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecided to write to her, though he does not\n know her, when Col. W. read parts of her letter to\n him; has let his imagination wander to think of\n his home in the South, and wishes \"'this cruel war\n was over'\"; has amused himself by coaxing a rat\n out of his hole and then throwing Col. W.'s\n toothbrush at him; joined the Confederate Army\n with the notion \"that it was a mighty funny thing;\n that there was a good joke in it somewhere, \u0026amp;\n that I was the Columbus to discover it\"; finally\n \"found the joke -- [through] curiosity morbid\n curiosity\" when he stumbled upon a group of Union\n troops who pressed him to go with them, and so\n became a prisoner; asks her not to mention that he\n wishes to go back again; describes an \"exchange\"\n ceremony (a funeral); closes with poetry that\n makes clear his desire to receive a letter from\n someone back in Dixie.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes that she will stop in Williamsburg on her\n way to Richmond to visit Cousin Mary Howard;\n shares news of many friends and relatives; informs\n her that Mary Garrett, daughter of Uncle Ben[jamin\n Garrett], is visiting and breaking many hearts;\n urges her to visit while Mary is there also.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for his lack of correspondence;\n refutes the statement she made in her previous\n letter \"about an 'old aunt who gives offence [sic]\n by showing an interest in the family'\"; assures\n her that she is well- loved by all but that the\n younger generation is \"very negligent in the\n little etiquettes of life\"; informs her that\n Comfort is visiting them, but will leave soon as\n she is afraid of the smallpox and fears it will\n reach Hickory Grounds; shares the news that Winder\n [Garrett] is in love with Miss Bettie Custis and\n Van with Miss Jenn Bright.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas not been able to get up to Eastville to get\n the blankets, paper, or envelopes for her since it\n has either rained, snowed, or been very cold\n lately; cannot \"see the slightest probability of\n borrowing you any money\" and Mother cannot make\n her a comfort; informs her that Nancy has not been\n able to work since last August, Patience has been\n sick, and the new cook has been in bed almost\n every day since she arrived, so all the work of\n the house lands on Mother; looked in Eastville for\n blankets but found only common ones that would not\n suit her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses the receipt of the deposit in First\n National Bank and asks that she let her know as\n soon as she receives it; informs her that Capt.\n Turner died a few days before; shares the news\n that Cousin R. took Mollie away with him and that\n Uncle John left a few minutes before for the\n island; asks when she will visit; would like Aunt\n Susan and Lottie to send her some scraps of\n worsted for her bed quilt; shares news of friends\n and relatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived a letter from Miss Sarah Mallett\n telling her of the extreme illness of Cousin\n Susan, being of the heart; was informed that Dr.\n Yardley thought Susan could not live through the\n night; informs her that Miss Lizzie Savage is\n visiting Eyre Hall; shares news of the activities\n of various relatives; describes the damage caused\n by windstorms; fears that they will have no fruit\n this year as the cold spring has destroyed the\n crop; have been two fires since last she wrote,\n and a neighbor's stable with all his horses and a\n cow were burned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas elected a Professor at Giles College on the\n fourth of July; does not wish to take her money\n because she needs to have it for herself; informs\n her how to send a box or a trunk, but also tells\n her that it would be very costly, and believes the\n clothes will be suitable for the boys; informs her\n that John is back from Scotland and would like to\n teach school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks if she thinks she is an affectionate\n niece, \"to write to my old Aunt twice a week\";\n informs her that Mrs. Taliaferro is back in\n Williamsburg after a trip to Canada; has organized\n a choir of the Mercer family, since the Southalls\n refused to participate; shares the news that Mary\n Stubbs has a baby girl about three weeks old, but\n does not know what she will name her; is pleased\n with the visits that Mr. Tucker and his wife make\n to her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived the box of presents she sent; thanks\n her for the two beautiful dresses she sent; has\n made up her black Africa dress and feels very\n exquisite in it; informs her of the loss of Mary\n Stubbs' infant daughter; shares the news that Mr.\n Southall and Lizzie have a baby daughter; the\n election at the Asylum has retained all the old\n officers; expects Miss Fanny Crump for a visit the\n first of January; informs her that \"one of your\n Eastern Shore girls,\" Miss Brown, has visited\n Williamsburg, and that she likes her a great\n deal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that a decision has been made in\n her suit against W[illia]m Evans; explains that\n the suit took so long to settle because the court\n was trying to determine exactly how much money was\n due her; informs her that the amount due her\n should be paid within four months from the date of\n the decree.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites for information on Aunt Charlotte's\n condition, as he has been informed that she is\n very ill; explains that Van's engagement has been\n terminated as his fianc\u0026amp;#39276; Miss Mattie\n Children, has run off and married Mr. Lindsay of\n Pulaski; describes Van as bearing this information\n \"very nobly and I think is not seriously wounded\";\n informs her that their new house will be complete\n the first of September and begs her to come see\n it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that Ma has put off her visit to\n the Eastern Shore until Van comes to visit his\n home, since she will be able to stay longer if she\n waits; is relieved that Aunt Charlotte is much\n better now; explains that Miss Mary Sherwell is to\n go to New York for a few weeks because her health\n is bad; expects Professor Garrett and his bride\n later in the month.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas written Mr. Nottingham in regards to the\n bond he owes and will write to her as soon as he\n responds; expects to lose at least half the amount\n due from Mr. Shellan's estate; shares news of\n family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas been very ill for a long time; wanted to\n return to Northampton the next day, but as she is\n still too weak to dress, she will have to wait at\n least another week; mentions the death of Uncle\n Tom Nottingham after a long illness; informs her\n of the activities of other members of the\n family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas been better lately; has been diagnosed by\n Dr. Page as being worn down from \"nervous\n depression\"; has been advised to travel a bit in\n order to recover fully; received an invitation to\n visit with a family in the Blue Ridge section of\n Maryland and will go there in a few days; expects\n to travel to Northampton later in the season;\n informs her that Miss Lucie Jamison (the sister of\n Cousin Carrie Nottingham) is quite ill and is\n expected to pass away soon; has been informed by\n Mr. and Mrs. Custis of Accomac that the railroad\n will run through Northampton, a desirable prospect\n if it increases property value. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes AN from C[omfort] L.G. N[ottingham],\n Balt[imore, Maryland], to \"auntie\" [?], n.p.,\n n.d., thanking her for her \"kind thoughtfulness\"\n and asking her to come to visit during the cold\n weather. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for the wonderful Christmas presents\n she sent; mentions that the whole family misses\n her a great deal; informs her that Mr. Wharton\n went to Norfolk for the holidays and has a new\n suit of clothes; cannot understand the\n extravagance of Mr. Wharton unless he is seriously\n debating matrimony; mentions that they have\n received a letter from Julia in which there was\n enclosed a photograph of Rob; was upset to hear of\n Uncle John's poor health and hopes Cousin Comfort\n is better.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill be very accomplished when she returns home\n as Dr. Tabb has been teaching her how to eat fish,\n play whist, and boil eggs; asks for news of\n Winder; mentions that she is fast becoming a\n brunette and enjoying it; describes the\n pleasantness of being near the water; asks for\n news of friends and family and sends greetings to\n many.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas been asked by the editor of the Cleburn\n Chronicle to reply to an attack on Gov. Coke by\n the Galveston News, and to condense some articles\n from the New York Herald; has yet to take out his\n license to practice law; describes the town of\n Cleburn as being \"a tolerable little country town,\n with a population of about 1200, and growing quite\n fast\"; informs him that the prairie lands in this\n area will produce 20,000 bales of cotton, which\n will sell for $50-$75 per bale; gives the prices\n of flour ($6 a barrel), good cows ($6 a head),\n horses ($25-$50), and corn ($0.25 per bushel after\n September 1st); is currently staying at a hotel\n but is eagerly awaiting a position in a private\n home to teach for an hour or two a day; mentions\n that the whole state is crowded with lawyers;\n informs him that the land laws are complicated and\n provide most of the revenue to be gained in this\n profession; was obliged to ride with the driver\n when traveling to Cleburn as the stage was filled\n with ladies, and as a result was treated to the\n view of a \"magnificent country\"; describes the\n people as \"healthy, but their eyes look dull, and\n they are generally listless and inanimate\";\n mentions that the people are hard-working and\n thrifty, and that Cleburn \"makes no pretensions to\n anything like fashion or refinement, but they\n appear to be very good plain people.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTook the hair that was sent immediately to\n Madame De Vourges to be made up as soon as it was\n received; informs her that Mary Garret's [sic]\n hair is so tangled that it would not be worth\n making it up, and the same is true for Mrs.\n Vest's; misses Comfort a great deal, but knows she\n will be happier being with her father; fears\n Comfort is sick; shares news of the family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites because he would like to know the date\n of his birth; asks also for the age of his sister\n Lucy, who is going to school at the Normal collage\n [sic]; would like to go to Williamsburg next fall\n before going to school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that the package was sent back to\n Baltimore, but that he has sent it down again to\n Dr. Van Garrett, and it should be in Yorktown on\n Thursday morning; is sorry to hear of Cousin Sue's\n illness; sends his love to all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJulia Garrett, Nashville, [Tenn.], to \"aunt\"\n [?], n.p., 2 Oct[ober] 1877. Informs her that the\n children are greatly looking forward to the trip\n to going to see her; describes everyone as looking\n well; mentions the weather as being \"real hot\n summer weather\" and that no one is yet wearing\n winter hats or garments. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains the letter of: Willie Garrett,\n Nashville, [Tenn.], to \"aunt\" [?], n.p., n.d. Has\n spent one of his dimes on three apples but still\n has a quarter and a nickel left; mentions that he\n makes a nickel ever week for carrying the milk;\n informs her that the President passed through\n Nashville and they all had a flag to wave; is sent\n down each day to the meat store for Mama, but\n could not go today because his knee is sore. 2 pp.\n ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHad built up his stock with dry goods and\n shoes, etc., and left town in October; still owes\n some money that has to be paid back; informs her\n that Mr. Bell has moved out to Hickory Ground, and\n that Clara Nottingham was married a week ago;\n would like to come to visit but would lose too\n much if he came now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses grief for the death of Aunt Susan,\n her [LG] mother; asks why Susan was laid in the\n churchyard; sends her love to Uncle Robert;\n informs her that the sale of all her father's\n personal property at Chester will take place next\n Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that the photograph she received is\n of a lady who claims to be 15, dating her\n existence from the date of her marriage; mentions\n that the lady would like to have a good husband to\n share her life with; has been advised to get\n married but to wait for a first rate chance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in great detail the visit of \"our\n President\" [Rutherford B. Hayes] to Nashville;\n mentions the appearance of Mrs. Hayes in terms of\n her dress and the manner in which she wears her\n hair; has been invited to Pulasky [sic]; sends\n love and asks for news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Williamsburg\n this season; describes Mountain Lake as being \"a\n lovely place and the people are as friendly and\n sociable as can be\"; plans to stay in Mountain\n Lake a little while longer, then will go to a\n sulfur spring for a short time before returning to\n their home; has met a girl from Norfolk who had\n visited Williamsburg and knows both the Colemans\n and the Tylers; thanks Van through her for the\n college souvenir he sent her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Williamsburg, Virginia Informs her\n that her father Dr. Coleman valued no man above\n her [LG] brother Van; is comforted by the\n friendship of them both; was disappointed that she\n did not come up to the house; realized later that\n she would need a special invitation [after her\n father's funeral].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs quite disappointed that they will not be\n able to meet this summer; hopes that she can\n travel to Petersburg next Saturday to be able to\n see her; has received several invitations to stay\n with various families, but the locations are too\n far off the way home that she will not be able to\n accept them; describes the nicest compliment she\n has received as coming from Virginia Lassiter,\n \"who said I reminded her of you -- my voice and\n manner\"; reports that Father has been ill with hay\n fever.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas heard that she will be joining the party at\n Eggleston, along with Cousins Mary, Sue, and Van;\n regrets he cannot be there as well; reports that\n Cousin Sallie Winder had called her home Lorton;\n feels indebted to Cousin Mary's genealogical work\n and asks if there is any news related to her\n search; thanks her for the pictures of Lorton Hall\n and Lorton Church, which are now on display in the\n library at Ridgefield; reports that Carrie's\n health is almost entirely recovered; had read in a\n paper that a northern university had bestowed the\n degree of L.L.D. upon President Tyler of William\n and Mary; hopes that she will be able to visit his\n home soon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that Hattie is quite sick, and\n feels that she would feel better if she heard from\n Van; reports that Van has been silent for a long\n while, and so they believe he is very sick;\n mentions that \"la grippe\" is going around, and\n that Virginia is fighting it off while Hattie\n seems to be about to come down with a severe case\n of it; had thought the wedding was not till June,\n but was told by Hattie that she and Van have\n decided on the first of April; asks if she will be\n able to make a visit after the wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked New Orleans, La. Has been quite busy\n as Mother and Hattie have been otherwise occupied,\n so all the social duties have fallen to her; has\n been fighting off the grippe; informs her that\n Miss Coleman of Williamsburg will be visiting Mrs.\n Burns in New Orleans; reports that Hattie is\n better but still looks tired from la grippe;\n mentions that there will be a masque ball held\n tonight but since there will be eight held before\n the Carnival closes, she does not feel obligated\n to go; hopes she feels better now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked New Orleans, La. Regrets that she\n cannot be in New Orleans with them for Mardi Gras;\n describes in very great detail the events of Mardi\n Gras; explains that the procession has just passed\n her house and will return from uptown soon;\n reports that she is writing a condolence letter\n for a friend whose husband has passed away, and is\n struck by the contrast of a man lying on his\n deathbed and the jollity and gaiety of the\n festival; informs her that Hattie will be married\n sometime after the 26th of April.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs glad that the plates were received unbroken;\n hopes that the flowers she sent will live;\n expresses how highly she thinks of her by the\n simple act of sending her the platters; asks that\n she display the picture of Mr. Davis in her house;\n would like a picture of the prison and asks if her\n brother Robbie could send her one.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Devon, [England]. Asks her to\n imagine her in this Devonshire town; describes her\n surroundings and her activities there; asks her to\n remember her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReassures her that she may have her photograph;\n will send her photograph as soon as she returns\n home; is pleased to be asked to become an annual\n member of the Colonial Capital branch of the\n A.P.V.A.; informs her that she and her cousin plan\n to be in Williamsburg for a few days; hopes to see\n her and her sister.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses the photograph that she had wanted;\n reports that she had been called home to Richmond\n suddenly because of the death of her sister.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Richmond, Virginia Returns her book\n by mail; thanks her for the hours they spent\n together while she and Mary were in\n Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWould like to be with her in Williamsburgh\n [sic], \"finals or no finals\"; will not be able to\n visit because she is recovering from severe\n illnesses she has suffered all winter; remembers\n fondly the time she spent with her; hopes she has\n \"a beautiful commencement week!\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas been told that her [LG] presence has really\n pleased the Williamsburg party; writes to thank\n her again; is suffering from a bad headache; sends\n her latest photograph and mentions that if she\n does not want it, she should put it in the\n fire.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for her kindness that she has shown;\n explains that Mrs. Page has not been able to come\n to Richmond, and so her son Mr. Arthur Page\n accompanies the party of Miss McCormack; thanks\n her for her readiness to call on Mrs. Page when\n she reached Williamsburg; mentions the possibility\n of visiting Williamsburg with Mrs. Page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChastises her for not informing her that she\n would be in Richmond for a longer time; was upset\n to find that she was in Richmond for several days;\n thinks that she treated both her and Coralie\n [Johnston] quite badly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates her on the birth of her daughter;\n asks her to write and tell of the baby as soon as\n she feels well enough; sends congratulations to\n Van as well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas not written to her because he was waiting\n for the circulars about Old Bruton Church;\n surmises that they were sent to his nephew, R.E.\n Lee, Jr., believes that it is important to\n preserve the old; remembers the good times they\n spent together; would like to see her again and\n assures her that when he comes to Williamsburgh\n [sic], he will accept her invitation to visit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks where he found the authority for claiming\n that her ancestor Sir George Yeardly \"was the son\n of a merchant sailor, and of humble and obscure\n birth\"; indicates her indignation resulting from\n this claim; prevails upon his fairness as a\n historian to publish only the facts; includes\n excerpts copied from the \"Yeardly Genealogy\" which\n she possesses and offers to have him peruse if he\n would visit her home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShares social news of relatives and mutual\n friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for her invitation to visit; asks if\n she may come another time; mentions that she is\n quite fond of her and Miss Mary; has been in New\n York for ten days and will remain there another\n week before she returns home; reports that New\n York is \"very big and bright.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas not forgotten his promise to escort her to\n the opening of the Jamestown Tercentennial; will\n meet her at the Virginia Building early Friday\n morning.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes that she could not be in\n Williamsburg on the 5th; landed in Boston a week\n ago after having taken the Mediterranean route\n from Naples; will do some shopping in New York;\n has enjoyed her summer but is looking forward to\n returning home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas put the colored card from Boston that she\n sent into an album of souvenirs; is very busy with\n her debutante \"daughter\" and her coming out this\n season; relives her youth in the coming-out of her\n debutante; will publish another story next summer;\n reports that her eyes are troubling her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not responding to her Christmas\n card earlier; describes in great deal what a\n wonderful, noble, and great gentleman her father\n was; is thankful for the friendship that her\n father showed him; looks forward to being with him\n again after this life; reminisces about\n Williamsburg and the happy times he spent there in\n youth; believes that education involves more than\n book-learning, and declares that \"what you get out\n of people, places, situations, environment means\n more to the mind than in the formative period\";\n contemplates moving to St. Louis to be with his\n son, whose wife died 12-15 years ago and who is\n lonely now; regrets deeply that he was not able to\n be there for Cousin Letty's death, and that he was\n not able \"to put her sacred dust away as I had\n promised her.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArmistead C. Gordon, Staunton, Virginia, to\n Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple, Washington, D.C., 29\n June 1909[?]. Informs her that the Board of\n Visitors of the College of William and Mary\n \"adopted a resolution authorizing the erection of\n the monument of which you wrote\"; reports that a\n copy of the resolution will be mailed to her by\n the Secretary. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains the letter of: Mrs. Letitia Tyler\n Semple, n.p., to Lottie [Garrett], n.p. 6 July\n [1909?]. Has received her letter that informed her\n of the action of the Board of Visitors; has yet to\n receive the letter from the Secretary; asks who\n the Secretary is and why he has not done what he\n has been ordered to do; reports that the work is\n begun and she will soon send the workers the\n inscription; asks her to preserve this letter from\n Mr. Gordon. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas been keeping a diary of her trip that she\n will share when she returns home; gives details of\n her journey; hopes her children are behaving.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter was included within the letter\n listed below; Hattie [Mrs. Van Garrett], on board\n the S.S. Wensleydale, to Josie [?], n.p., n.d.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that it is so cold that she is wearing\n her heavy tan jacket from her trousseau; hopes\n that her children have not been much trouble; has\n yet to be seasick, along with Cousin Lottie and\n Van.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter was included within the above\n letter; Hattie [Mrs. Van Garrett], on board the\n S.S. Wensleydale, to her parents [?], n.p., 19\n Aug[ust] 1909.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill travel from the port at Savannah, Georgia,\n by train to Black Mountain on their return\n journey; thanks her for her sweet letters; reports\n that he has visited Old Barking Church where they\n saw the Winder Cenotaph and encloses the\n inscription, describing the ancestry of John\n Winder of Grays Inn, buried there in 1699; has\n seen the original charter for the College of\n William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked New Orleans, La. Shares reminisces\n of her sister, who had not long before passed\n away; mourns her death; shares information\n pertaining to the will.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a few more excerpts from the book he\n is writing about the Civil War; asks her note that\n \"the whole purpose of the book is against war\n (physical combat) as a method of settling any\n question among civilized people\"; mentions that he\n \"was glad to read... of Mr. Carnegie's gift toward\n settlement of national questions by\n arbitration.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes rescuing a Confederate soldier who\n was laying horribly mutilated in a garret;\n insisted on visiting the soldier even though he\n was a Yankee soldier; informs her that he met her\n father at the bedside of this Confederate soldier;\n encloses more excerpts of his book on the Civil\n War; explains that his motivation in writing the\n book is to represent the War in a non-biased way\n from a man who was there for the sake of future\n generations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes her a happy birthday; hopes she is\n continuing to improve herself; describes his trip\n to New York with members of his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives details of her sightseeing in The\n Hague.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that the new horse arrived, so they all\n went for a drive to try him out; is relieved that\n she goes to visit Van and the children every day\n while she is away; informs her that Father is\n looking well and is recovering from his long\n illness; describes her home there; asks about news\n of Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he has finished illustrating Mr.\n Widener's book; sends her the address of Albert\n Rosenthal so she may write to him about the\n painting she would like appraised; wonders if the\n painting is the one of Washington; informs her\n that Mr. W.E. Havemeyer would pay handsomely for\n this painting; assures her that if she has not\n sold it by the time Mr. Widener returns to\n America, that he will show it to Mr. Widener who\n may wish to purchase it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises her to retain Mr. Rosenthal to appraise\n a tinted print portrait of Washington to determine\n its value and whether it is unique; informs her\n that if she knows the history of the painting on\n glass of Lady Hester Stanhope it would be more\n valuable than the Washington portrait regardless\n of whether it was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds\n or not; informs her that the Earl of Rosebery\n would almost certainly be interested in her\n portrait of Lady Stanhope; advises her that if she\n is not satisfied with the appraisal of Mr.\n Rosenthal, she should write to Dr. Rosenbach.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas talked to Mr. Henkels and described her\n portrait of Washington to him; reports that Mr.\n Henkels believes the portrait to be worth between\n $800 and $1000 as it is quite rare; describes how\n to examine the portrait of Lady Stanhope to\n determine whether it is a stipple engraving\n varnished and painted onto glass, as Mr. Henkels\n believes it is; gives information about Mr.\n Henkels.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs glad that she had received the advice of Mr.\n Henkels in addition to the offer of Dr. Rosenbach\n for the Washington portrait; advises her to use\n Mr. Henkels' price as leverage for securing a deal\n with Dr. Rosenbach; reports that Mr. Henkels is\n also willing to act as her agent in the sale of\n the portrait.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his return trip to Williamsburg;\n reports that everything is nice and green and the\n crops are quite good; shares news of Williamsburg;\n informs her that Williamsburg just missed the\n violent storm that swept up the Atlantic coast on\n the first.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he will not be able to visit this\n week after all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCould not accept her invitation to visit as his\n trip to Richmond was quite short; informs her that\n all of her family are in his thoughts, ever since\n he left college [William and Mary] in '98; is\n leaving soon to go to New York with the President\n [Woodrow Wilson]; reports that the President may\n make a quiet and informal visit to Williamsburg;\n has spoken to the President about how good she and\n her family were to him while he was in college;\n asks her to keep the possible visit of the\n President quiet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote sent with a box of candy to her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShares news of friends and family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that his children are doing well on\n their examinations; reports that many of the boys\n at the college have had to leave school, either to\n enlist or to work on the farms; is glad to hear\n she has the doctor's permission to leave the\n sanitorium soon and hopes her recovery is\n permanent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her trip to England in great\n detail.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that a tornado swept through her\n neighborhood, but her home escaped damage;\n describes the damage in the surrounding area; will\n go up to New Orleans in the car; will leave to\n return to Williamsburg next Saturday night.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to express his pride in his father;\n thanks him for all he has done for him throughout\n his life; was very honored when he came to visit;\n misses his family greatly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip south through Virginia,\n North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia;\n expects to reach Louisiana on Wednesday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers her and mentions that his\n \"recollection of her [her mother] is one of the\n most beautiful things in my college life\";\n explains that she is the only thing that draws him\n to Williamsburg; asks her to let him know when she\n is to be in town so that he can see her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShares a great deal of family and neighborhood\n news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Mr. Ware, their new minister from\n Clarke County, gave his first sermon on Sunday;\n mentions that although he is 25, he looks no more\n than 17; informs her that Miss Ida Peed and a Mr.\n Bayly were married last week, but owing to a\n confusion with the minister over the time\n appointed for the wedding, the ceremony did not\n occur until 3 a.m. that night; shares a great deal\n of other family news and occurrences in the\n neighborhood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReassures her that she is being overly anxious\n about her [CLGN] state of health; would like to go\n to the Island for two months; shares news of other\n family members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas not been able to find anything like Mary's\n dress; encloses samples of fabric that are $0.25\n per yard; describes the fashion in dresses this\n season; reports that Mrs. Ann Seymour died the\n night before after an illness of just a few days;\n hopes that she will come to visit in November\n before the cold really starts to set in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that Mrs. Walter H. Page of New\n York will be at the Colonial Inn in Williamsburg\n the following Thursday; asks her if she could call\n upon Mrs. Page while she is there; reports that\n she has been ill all winter and has just returned\n from the Bahamas; mentions that Mr. Page is a\n prominent editor-publisher.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that he should be thankful that\n Carra is to marry a Virginian and will live near\n them; asks him to tell Hattie to send a list of\n presents; shares news of family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarra [?], n.p., to cousin Lottie [Garrett],\n n.p., 5 Oct[ober] n.y. Grieves for the loss of her\n [LG] friend Mr. Thompson; begs her to come visit\n so that she may comfort her; mentions that her\n husband is off to hold court in Shreveport soon;\n informs her of the news of other family members.\n 12 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains the letter of: Virginia [?],\n n.p., to cousin Lottie [Garrett], n.p. n.d. Begs\n her to come visit this winter; sends her love. 1\n p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she forgot to send her a scrap of\n the material for the dress so she could match\n scarf, gloves, etc.; asks that Lottie sell the kid\n gloves for $1.25 for she will send her new ones\n that will fit; describes the suits she has just\n sent off to Northampton; shares that Nan is coming\n to visit on the 24th and will stay for several\n weeks; describes a torch light procession in\n Baltimore that was so large that it took an hour\n to pass by; relates that two men were shot during\n the procession, one dying instantly and one\n passing away an hour later.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that Maria Savage has returned from\n Philadelphia and that her cousin Henrietta has\n come down also, but that Maria and Mr. William\n Savage have since returned home; shares the news\n that Maria's visit with her uncle was mysteriously\n cut short, as she had planned to stay at least\n until Christmas, if not the entire winter; gives\n news of many acquaintances, including a local\n wedding; is excited that her room is finished now,\n but the house will not be completed this year as\n the workmen have all been released for the winter;\n asks that she come visit as there is plenty of\n space in her room; looks forward to the completion\n of the house so that Aunt Susan, Uncle Garrett,\n and the children can come for a visit; sends love\n to all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShares news of many common acquaintances; tries\n to put to rest the rumors that Mr. Boyden is now\n her beau by saying that he is simply filling the\n place of her brother while he is away shares a\n great deal of information about neighbors and\n friends; was sorry to hear of his sickness, but as\n he is well again now she won't speak of the sad\n subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso included: 4 pp. AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked 20 Oct[ober]. Informs her that\n Nannie was slighted that the last letter they\n received from her did not include Nannie's name;\n relates that Mrs. Hansford gave birth to a \"little\n heir to her estate\"; begs her to persuade Bayly\n and Cousin Kate to come visit; informs her that\n the filling has fallen out of her tooth and that\n she is very worried about the state of it; refuses\n to go see the dentist in Williamsburg because he\n is from the Asylum and she is afraid of him; asks\n if Van can treat her tooth; shares much\n information about family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs glad that he enjoyed his trip to Tennessee\n but is eager to see him again; informs him that\n there will be a meeting in Yorktown next week for\n preliminary measures for the Centennial of 1880;\n expects many people will go to the meeting;\n relates that Dr. Wise has been elected visiting\n physician for the Asylum with an annual salary of\n $1200, but will retain his position at the\n College; shares news of family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing sooner; explains\n that she has had no time to do anything since Sue\n was so anxious to have her suit to wear on\n Christmas Day; is working hard on Mary's dress to\n have it ready by Sunday; informs her that Father\n has gone up to Richmond to see about the state\n stock; relates that Ma has been quite sick but is\n now much better.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends a photograph of herself to refresh her\n memory; is excited that she will finally come to\n visit them; informs her that Carrie is improving\n and that \"the baby looks like a different child\";\n relates that Mother has been quite ill with a cold\n but is getting better.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Van will only stay a fortnight;\n asks that she be informed if there is any change\n in Aunt Charlotte's condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks her to thank Van for the invitations to\n the College [of William and Mary?] finals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for finally sending a letter; shares\n news of acquaintances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas found jet-headed pins inexpensive and so\n has purchased some as they are very useful in\n mourning; mentions that Cousin Kate and Cousin\n Richard have gone to Frederick; is proud of the\n way she is running the house in their absence; has\n found that grey, solid black, and drab are the\n most popular colors for clothing for a lady;\n informs her that calico suits are very\n fashionable; suggests that the girls send some\n money to her a few weeks before they need their\n winter clothing so that she has time to look\n around and find the most reasonable prices;\n mentions that Miss White and Mr. Lynch were\n married and off to Sand Shoal before anyone at\n Eastville knew the wedding had occurred; was sad\n to learn that Mr. Craighill and Maggie lost their\n young child to sickness on a visit to Northampton;\n believes she has found a situation for her father;\n has been able to find the English needles at only\n one place; mentions that Sallie Upshur will be\n teaching at Staunton next year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks that he send for her on Wednesday if\n possible, but will be ready to go on the day they\n originally agreed to if he desires it; thanks him\n for sending her on this visit; believes that Loyd\n [sic] may come for a visit to Williamsburg; asks\n him to tell Van that when she returns she wants to\n read Shakespear [sic] to appear \"wise and\n knowing.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas been hoping that she would receive a letter\n from him; believes the change in air has done her\n well; was able to see Cousin Kate, but Cousin\n Richard has gone up to Philadelphia and Bayly had\n yet to hear of her arrival; thanks her father for\n this trip and promises to \"look out for a rich\n beau, and when I get very rich I will pay you\n back\"; asks why none of their family's names have\n become famous and insists that merit has been\n overlooked in favor of locality; asks that he\n write to Cousin Monroe as they have few rich\n relations and \"cannot afford to slight any of\n these\"; informs him that Mary's baby is doing well\n but only wishes that Mary would leave the nurse\n behind.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for her gift; informs her that the\n services he performs for her are done with \"the\n utmost pleasure\"; hopes that God keeps her\n well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns claims.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for the presents she sent; informs\n her that Lottie is invited to Miss Lena Harding's\n wedding; has heard that Brother [?] can \"play a\n number of duets, had stopped chewing, wore kid\n gloves to school, and never got mad\"; shares more\n news of friends and family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary [W. Garrett], Williamsburg, [Virginia], to\n \"Aunt\" [?], n.p., 9 April n.y. Informs her that\n Father determined there is no position for a young\n lawyer in Williamsburg, so Winder has gone to\n Texas to find employment; is saddened to have\n Winder gone; wishes that Cousin Comfort accompany\n her [Aunt] on her visit; will send the hats by way\n of Florence Custis because she would rather they\n be trimmed there; mentions that Miss Henry was\n engaged to her cousin, but just before the wedding\n \"she had conscientious scruples, and discarded him\n and all of the family.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains the letter of: Lottie [Garrett],\n n.p., to \"Auntie\" [?], n.p. Asks if she could only\n stay in Baltimore two or three more days so that\n Florence can deliver the bonnets; trusts Comfort's\n taste more than anyone and would like her to trim\n the bonnets. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChastises her for not writing since she left;\n was asked by Charlie McLean to send his love;\n informs her that Charlie was saddened to not see\n her [SG] before she left as he does not think\n he'll be able to make it back to Williamsburg for\n another three years; asks that she have her\n photograph taken as she [MWG] would really like\n one; shares news from Van's letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves the drive should be postponed until\n Wednesday as the weather is bad; \"Williamsburg\n evidently has its April in March.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for his and his daughter's kindness;\n would like to thank him also on behalf of the\n convalescents for his kindness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for the gift she has sent by Hattie;\n informs her that she gave her a priceless\n gift.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that she and Coralie will be there\n around six o'clock; regrets that Miss Garrett's\n sister will not be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas spoken to the Governor and learned that the\n position was first offered to Mr. Wise, and when\n he refused it was offered to Stovall; believes\n that if Stovall refuses the position, that he\n [ACG] has a good chance of securing it; feels that\n had he [ACG] stayed in Richmond after Mr. Wise's\n refusal, he would have had an excellent\n chance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates the circumstances of his mother's\n severe illness which caused her excruciating\n pain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShares news of her doings and of her\n family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShares a poem with her correspondent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her correspondent that the trim she\n uses for cotton chemises and nightgowns is fairly\n inexpensive, about ten cents a yard; was able to\n get wide chintz for twelve and a half cents a\n yard; fears that it is now all sold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFeels that her correspondent need not fear\n small pox; relates how she was living next door to\n a home in which six people died of the small pox\n and that the window of her home was not more than\n three yards from the open window of the house of\n the sick and she was never taken ill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her correspondent that she has\n \"captured 'the catch of Morehead',\" a gentleman\n named James Richard Young; explains that Young is\n one of the prominent men in North Carolina; will\n be residing in Raleigh; shares information about\n his five children, ranging in age from about 22 to\n ten years old.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforming him that the officers of the Regiment\n will meet to begin their training on the fifth\n Wednesday of April at the Rawleigh Tavern in\n Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Samuel Sheild, Clerk of the Court of\n York County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes stories, reminiscences, and speeches of\n various members of the Garrett family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes many calling cards and place cards of\n various members of the Garrett family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGiven to Susan Yardley and Montie from Aunt Mary\n and Aunt Sue.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Correspondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. Garrett concerning the sale of\n \"Yardley,\" Northampton County, Va. There are letters written\n to Dr. Robert M. Garrett's daughter, Lottie Garrett, by David\n E. Cronin concerning his memoir of the Vest Mansion and the\n Civil War occupation of Williamsburg and portraits owned by\n Lottie Garrett.","Includes letters, dated from 1897 to 1911, written to Miss\n Lottie Garrett by American novelist Mary Johnston (1870-1936).\n Also includes a letter, 25 December 1863, written by Asa\n Hartz, a Confederate soldier held at Johnson's Island Federal\n Prison, describing the everyday life of a prisoner during the\n Civil War. Collection contains certificate, 1832, of services\n of a black Revolutionary War soldier.","Excuses himself for not writing sooner as he\n was ill; believed that Mr. Armstrong gave him [RG]\n the receipt for the eight dollars for the entire\n liquidation of his account; informs him that his\n father's account is now entirely settled; regrets\n that he [RG] finds it \"inconvenient, at present,\n to patronize the Star.\"","Defines happiness as consisting \"of the\n exercises of the mind, and the development of its\n various faculties\"; believes learning is for the\n \"favoured many\"; advocates the stimulation of the\n mind as a way to bring moral virtues into the\n light \"from the darkness in which they were\n enveloped, and the latent sparks of the moral\n faculty, Concience [sic], \u0026 virtue [are]\n kindled into a flame and excited to action.\"","Congratulates him on being elected Attorney for\n the counties of James City and Warwick[?]; asks if\n he has turned Scott or Seward Whig since those\n counties are Whig; finds it suspicious especially\n when he [ACG] speaks of carrying the Locofocos by\n 8,000; will examine Mr. Mason's father's papers if\n he [SG] is called an heir or a son of Adam Mason;\n asks him to tell Bowden that the Groves land claim\n will be reopened and a new investigation begun;\n will call the claim up for consideration with Mr.\n Barbour and expects to get it.","Shares details of his journey from Norfolk by\n ship; was welcomed quite kindly by the Garretts;\n mentions family and mutual friends; informs her\n that \"they will never forgive you if you do not\n come when Rosina comes\"; will board at Mr. Bicks',\n as will Rosina.","Was approached by Mr. N.I. Winder as to the\n least amount that would purchase the one half of\n Yardley that belongs to Nottingham, Garrett, and\n Lauretta; found the way Mr. Winder wanted to\n advertise the sale objectionable; has raised the\n purchase price to $11,000-12,000, subject to his\n and Lauretta's approval; informs him that there\n are many people wanting to buy Yardley, and that\n Peter S. Bowdoin has offered more than a fair\n price for it; hopes to sell the whole of Yardley\n for $10,500 at private sale.","Believes that Yardley will sell for $9,000 in\n August at public sale; is eager to sell the house,\n as is Lauretta, as it seems to be depreciating;\n informs him that this year's rent will be paid in\n grain; mentions that Lauretta and Charlotte are in\n agreement as to the sale of the plantation next to\n Yardley; informs him of the death of \n W[illia]m P.\n Custis, who has given his entire estate, worth\n $80,000 to $100,000 to his widow.","Was convinced that the August Court day would\n be a better time to sell Yardley; added into the\n advertisement for the sale statements concerning\n average crop yield; believes that Yardley will\n sell for more at private sale, rather than public\n sale; informs him that Mr. Nottingham concurs and\n is willing to sell Yardley for $9,500 or even\n $9,000; suggests not selling for less than $9,500\n at this time; will send again the $87.91 he owes\n him if he [RMG] will send a receipt.","Explains that she did not intend to be\n negligent in not writing; remembers the time she\n spent in Williamsburg with fondness; informs her\n that her mother had recovered rapidly after she\n [RW] returned from Williamsburg, but had been\n attacked by a disease of the eyes a fortnight ago;\n feels that the county is \"unusually tame\" as no\n visitors have arrived yet; shares news of friends\n and family and sends her love.","Has been ill with a sore throat and was unable\n to write; describes herself as \"too fat, \u0026 too\n happy, to go to the E[astern] Shore sooner than\n 4th July\"; gives news of many mutual\n acquaintances.","Thanks her for her well-wishes; fears being a\n \"nominal christian\" and has fallen in love with\n the \"christian character\"; believes there was not\n a better man than the pastor of her church and\n fears the \"lukewarmness of his flock... will\n shorten his days, the recent dissipation seems to\n give him so much pain\"; did not go to the\n vice-president's, John Tyler's, party the night\n before because she was tired and sleepy and the\n weather was damp; gives news of all the people\n currently in town; misses her home but knows Mrs. \n G[arrett] would\n like her to stay till after the fourth of\n July.","Has just returned from a trip to Northampton\n County, accompanied by his cousin Miss Wise; saw\n many young ladies in Northampton that he [BFG] is\n not acquainted with, mentioning Miss Neale, Miss\n Wilson, Miss Ellen Upshur, Miss S. Parker, Miss\n Mary Tazewell, and Miss Skipwith; mentions that\n having an \"excellent heart... is the estimable\n quality in a young lady\"; is \"anxious to see the\n Alumni Association put into full and complete\n operation\" and believes that \"a glorious\n institution may be established\" regarding the\n association; informs him that his friend Jno. G.\n Upshur is \"as true a friend of Wm. \u0026 Mary as\n can be found anywhere. He vindicated her character\n and claims to the patronage of the south in a\n handsomely written and spirited argument in the\n Richmond Enquirer last year after his visit\"; is\n looking forward to seeing everyone on the fourth\n of July.","Has been participating in a whirl of social\n events which she has enjoyed, but later questioned\n whether that were all there is to life; has been\n taught \"to enjoy with liveliest zest the pure\n outpourings of disinterested friendship, \u0026 the\n exalted sentiments of the upright, cultivated\n mind\"; has made some new acquaintances and would\n set him up with one, except that she is eighteen\n months older than he; informs him that Ma and Pa\n are expecting him this summer; was glad to hear\n \"the cause of temperance was prospering so in\n Wmsbg\" and mentions that \"some of my favourites\n have signed the pledge.\"","Is upset to think that distance has caused\n their friendship to falter; mentions that \"once\n more the Star of my Destiny beamed on the horizon\n of my brightest dreams\" by the appearance of\n Fanny, with whom he is in love; believes he will\n be surprised to learn that \"Bat\" [?] is engaged to\n a wealthy and accomplished girl; will help him in\n any way he can if he wishes to relocate to Mr.\n Jones's neighborhood, and believes that his\n chances of success with a girl of Mr. Jones's home\n are quite favorable; informs him that their fourth\n of July was quite dull and less liquor drunk than\n anyone would have guessed; is a devotee to the\n cause of temperance, and remarks that it seems to\n be predominate.","Informs him that they are now debating the\n convention question and assures him that the bill\n will be defeated; hopes to be home by the 20th as\n they are trying to adjourn by that time; has much\n interesting news to share with him about \"the Whig\n and Democratic Conventions and other incidents of\n the season\"; informs him that \"The Assembly has\n helped the bill relative to the Bruton Parish\n fund, according to the wish of York, and she is\n now entitled to \n demand and recieve\n [sic] \n her own, and to\n dispose of it as \n she may\n please.\"","Has had little time to write as what time he\n had \"has been devoted to some fair lassies... a\n courting man should never be held accountable for\n delay of this kind\"; enjoyed the time he and\n Conway had at Old Point; was prevented by rain in\n \"executing my designs upon Miss ---\"; has been\n convinced to go to the South this winter, which\n will prevent his return to college; encloses $10\n in thanks to him; asks for all the news from\n college.","Informs him that his friends in New York are\n seeking some oysters, asks about the \"prospect of\n their gratification.\"","Will explain the neglect of his not writing\n when he comes to Williamsburg on the third;\n expects that he will come to stay with him at\n least a month; details the diversions in store for\n him, such as \"an introduction to the belles of\n Petersburg \u0026 the neighboring counties, a trip\n to Nottoway, a visit to some of my pretty cousins\n in Greensville, and frequent discussions on\n politics\"; informs him of his [RE] mother's death;\n asks to be remembered to their mutual friends.","Explains that he forgot his diploma and his\n certificate in Williamsburg and gives him\n directions on how to procure each and where to\n send them so that he will have them before the\n Isle of Wight County court begins; explains that\n they were required of Ruffin before they would\n allow him to qualify; describes some people he has\n met in Smithfield already; is not sure of his\n prospects there as yet.","Describes his trip to Richmond; informs her\n that \"we had the most exciting session by far we\n have had this winter. The democrats made the whigs\n back out fairly from the election of a U.S.\n Senator\"; describes a party he attended for Miss\n Hill and Mrs. Ashton at Mr. Parishe's; was ill\n from the food at the party but is now recovered;\n informs her that he saw no one at the party \"as\n handsome \u0026 to my eyes as sweet as my own\n Laura\"; called on Martha but found her indisposed\n and does not believe she will ever be in good\n health; has heard that Louisiana Barryham[?] has\n the ague and fever; mentions a revival in progress\n at the Fourth Baptist Church and that he went to\n hear Brother Walker at the Second Church; implores\n her to write to him.","Writes to inform him that he is to be married\n on the 25th of June to a \"splendid woman in every\n attribute\"; has been very busy going to three to\n four parties a week; invites other members of the\n Garrett family through this letter; implores him\n to come to wait on him at the wedding.","Has neglected to write as he has been very busy\n with his tax accounts; informs him that there is\n nothing happening in Smithfield and \"so you must\n content yourself this time by simply hearing of my\n dreadful melancholy and despairing thoughts\";\n mentions the rumors that he is courting Mag again\n as having started at the wedding in Surry and\n denies any truth to them; describes the lady's\n anger at him as being so great the \"I do not even\n visit Mag nor even walk the street with her in her\n evening strolls\"; missed seeing him at J. Wilson's\n wedding; mentions the depression that he felt\n while at the wedding in remembering the time he'd\n spent there the year before and how he fully\n expected \"a favourable result\" to his courting;\n received an invitation to act as a groomsman at\n John Corsen's wedding next week; has promised Mary\n and Alice Coke that he will meet them at Old Point\n this summer and asks if he will go with them\n also.","Asks him to write when he can; describes the\n \"grand celebration here on the 4th\" where he gave\n the address on the subject on Texas, Oregon, and\n the Mexican War; received many compliments on his\n address; has decided to speak on every occasion\n due to the successes he's had in addressing the\n Court and the crowd on the 4th; mentions that\n business is slow and has only four suits this\n term; is anxious for success; has not called on\n any ladies but will write to Susan if he does\n begin to court; will meet Mr. Leigh at Charlotte\n Court; has misplaced his account but is sure Mr.\n Leigh will pay the amount owed; believes Mr. Leigh\n owes him $30 but asks if he could send the account\n with his next letter.","Has not written before this because she has\n been very busy since she [LAW] left; shares news\n of many acquaintances and their goings-on,\n including weddings and courtships.","Received the articles and letter she sent by\n Mr. Wheeler and sends her many thanks for them;\n has sent her a box by Mr. Wheeler containing\n peaches, dried pears, and honey; has paid off her\n account with [?] N's store; informs her of several\n deaths, including that of \n \n W[illia]m Bayly from an illness\n resulting from hemorrhage of the lungs, Mr.\n Marshall from worn-out constitution, and Dr.\n Yerby's youngest child from consumption; believes\n Mrs. Leah Bowden will not live much longer as her\n health is declining rapidly; mentions that Rose's\n cousins, Mrs. and Dr. Hayes and two daughters,\n will come to visit her after their visit to the\n President as Mrs. Hayes is the sister of President\n Polk; is pleased to tell her that Charlotte's\n health is improving and will soon be well\n again.","Describes the efforts he has made on his [JHP]\n behalf in writing to various people; informs him\n that no apology is necessary as he was glad to\n serve his constituent and friend.","Escorted Mrs. Orgain to City Point on his way\n to Philadelphia; asks that he tell Miss Lauretta\n that he delivered her package to Mr. Ryle in\n Baltimore safely; felt \"very queer in being\n surrounded by my black fellow citizens, and in\n seeing the deference and respect shown them. They\n are the priviledged [sic] class -- the aristocracy\n of the Quaker City... my wrath has cooled, and I\n endeavor not to notice these sable gentlemen\";\n describes a case he is currently working on with\n Mr. Boone; have made the acquaintance of an\n Englishman who wishes him to accompany him to\n Canada and then on to England, but he cannot for\n the money; has also met a Virginian who wishes him\n to accompany him to York.","Gave his letter to Judge Underwood, who has\n only had the time recently to reply; encloses\n Underwood's letter to him; informs him that the\n outcome of the slavery bill is very uncertain as\n yet; mentions that if the Texas Bill is taken up\n in advance of the Territorial Bills, the slavery\n bill will be defeated.","This letter was included within the letter\n listed below; J.R. Underwood, n.p., to [Thomas H.]\n Bailey [sic], n.p., n.d.","Describes the laws regarding the sale of land\n for taxes; advises his friend to hire an agent to\n determine when the lands were sold and whether the\n sales were regular; recommends his son Eugene\n Underwood as the man to investigate the matter if\n the lands lay south of the Green River and are\n military land.","This letter was included within the above\n letter; Th[omas] H. Bayly, Washington, to\n A[lexander] C. Garrett, Williamsburg, Virginia, 22\n Aug[ust 18]50.","Is glad to hear he likes his school; advises\n him to \"be studious, steady and moral, for your\n course will be watched with an eagle's eye\";\n reminds him that he should obey the rules and\n regulations for his school, for otherwise all his\n efforts to be good will fail; informs him that Mr.\n S.G. Cook received his letter and was pleased to\n hear from him; praises the letter he wrote to\n Penny as being the \"best written and dictated\n letter I have yet seen from you\"; admonishes him\n to not \"be led off from the path of rectitude by\n vicious young men, or the temptations by which you\n are surrounded\"; will only bring in a half crop of\n corn this year as the crops are not doing well;\n sends the love of family and friends.","Asks that if he has received any money from Mr.\n Cooke or from Mr. W[illia]m Jones to please\n forward it to him; notices that Mr. [?] is not at\n college this year and requests him to see if he\n can procure the $15 dollars he owes him; has\n written to Mr. Henry Porter, who owes him $12,\n instructing him to give the money to him\n [ACG].","Wishes he had received his letter sooner as it\n would have persuaded more people to vote for his\n side; informs him that his side won the vote by\n eighteen votes and that \"the question is now\n considered settled -- we hear men of all parties\n speak of the Bill as the law of the land\";\n mentions that Southall feigned illness to try to\n postpone the debate; believes that the Bill will\n certainly pass on Thursday or Friday; will go with\n the rest of the Democrats, save for \"that red\n headed Montague from Middlesex who will vote\n against us,\" to the Governor to demand that the\n Democrats be given control of the Board of\n Directors; wonders why Saunders \u0026 Co. read\n such an unwise remonstrance before the public\n body; sends Barlow some extra copies of the\n Examiner as the editor published the remarks\n without their knowledge; informs him that the\n Enquirer will also take notice of this subject;\n asks that he see if he can find the $30 in his\n desk drawer and send it to him.","Informs him that during the sale of a portion\n of land by Mr. P. Pumphrey to the late W.T. Galt\n of Williamsburgh [sic], he found that some parts\n of this land were sold for taxes that had been\n left for the heirs of N. Fox Sr.; mentions that\n each heir, including Nat Fox and Henry Fox, were\n entitled to 355.5 acres; will find out where Nat\n Fox and Henry Fox lived and died in Ohio; feels\n the Tax Title under which these lands are held is\n very strong, but will try to save a sum for the\n heirs.","Describes all the ladies at White Sulphur\n Springs and mentions Miss Izetta Coles as \"a belle\n who rings to the tune of $60,000\"; mentions a\n party of South Carolinians and Floridians and\n describes all in the party; believes the belle of\n White Sulphur is a Miss Bowyer of Botetourt, to\n whom he has been paying attention; assures her\n there is nothing serious in that arena for \"why be\n 'college larnt' and let a simple mountain maid\n fool me\"; mentions the Presidential party and in\n particular Mr. Corcoran, \"the great banker from\n Washington and who is the money changer of the\n Presidential party,\" as also paying attention to\n Miss Bowyer; is smug that youth has won over money\n in the matter of Miss Bowyer but is aware that he\n needs to moderate his attentions; mentions that\n Miss Bowyer is either in love with him or is\n simply carrying on a harmless flirtation; has been\n slightly ill and believes it due to drinking too\n much of the water.","Informs him that Governor Floyd is anxiously\n seeking the nomination from the Staunton\n Convention; was approached by P.H. Aylitt, an\n editor of the Richmond Examiner, with an offer to\n allow him [ACG] to choose the Board of Directors\n for the Lunatic Asylum in Williamsburg if he could\n secure the vote for Floyd in Williamsburg, York\n County, and James City County; was offered head of\n the Board of Directors under this plan; has\n decided to go with this offer and asks whom should\n be appointed to the Board; has \"rather a difficult\n game to play\" as Johnson also wants his support\n for Governor; would like to support Judge\n Christian for judge of their circuit; would like\n to run for the legislature as \"there is nothing\n like office to give a man influence 'with the\n powers that be'\"; afraid that Segar will defeat\n him; had $200 stolen from him and asks that he\n send $16 or $20 to him at Staunton.","Writes on behalf of Mr. N. Pumphrey; informs\n him that the real estate formerly belonging to\n W[illia]m R. Pumphrey that he [RG] has advertised\n for sale is part of the trust deed from Pumphrey\n to Jno. M. Gregory and so now belongs to\n Gregory.","Was sorry to hear his brother's severe and\n painful attack; sends a prescription of living\n solely on oatmeal porridge for six weeks; did not\n send marble hearths and casings for the upstairs\n rooms because he feels that would be too\n expensive; discusses the possibility of sending\n his slave, John, to help his brother, \"Say to my\n brother I am very willing, for him to have John as\n long as he wishes him, provided John is willing to\n go to the Western Shore,...I am perfectly willing,\n but I cannot compel him to separate from his\n friends and wife...and if John is willing I am not\n only willing, but desirous that my brother should\n have him as long as he lives;\" shares his views on\n the treatment of slaves as \"conscientious;\" owns\n no ploughboy of the kind that his brother would\n like, being that his other slaves are unsuitable,\n George is too young and Harry is too old; speaks\n of other furnishings for the house that he has\n procured for her; sends a total of the amount of\n money he has paid so far.","Maria L. Savage, Eyre Ville, to \"mother\"\n Lauretta [?], n.p., 3 March 1852. Has been\n visiting relatives and friends; shares news of all\n with whom she is staying; has read \"Wide Wide\n World\" and enjoyed it; believes she and Father\n would enjoy it as well; is afraid Father did not\n receive the basket she made; feels er basket was\n well done for a first attempt. 3 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Lucy [?], n.p., to\n Aunt Lauretta [?], n.p., n.d. Informs her of the\n death of Colonel Lucad of Accomac from pneumonia;\n asks her to write when she [Lucy] gets to\n Washington. 2 pp. ALS.","Shares a great deal of news of friends and\n family; asks her to tell Uncle Thom[as?] many\n things about the family; misses them both a great\n deal.","Seeks to approximate the Presidential election\n and asks him to send the probable vote of his\n county; would also like to know how to vote would\n compare to last fall's vote for Governor.","Has employed Mr. Thomas M. Ladd to survey where\n Mrs. Richardson lives; informs him that Mr. Ladd\n will be there several days, when it would be a\n good time for him [ACG] to visit there also.","Susie [?], Hern Cliffs, to \"aunt\" Lauretta [?],\n n.p., 2 December 1852. Intends to walk to Kendall\n Grove today, and must start early as it is five\n miles away; was disappointed that Uncle William\n arrived without Uncle Thomas; informs her that\n Uncle Thomas \"is a sorry farmer not to have his\n corn gathered before this,\" but will excuse him\n since he has had the rheumatism; Father will not\n let Rob go to see them [Lauretta] this year until\n his lungs get stronger; believes General\n Nottingham has gone deranged on the subject of\n religion, but it will soon pass; informs her that\n this week is her last in her family's house, as it\n is being sold; believes Father will settle in\n Washington; supposes she has heard of the death of\n Cousin Ellen Burbridge. 3 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Susan E. Wilson to\n Lauretta [?], n.p., n.d. Feels in such confusion\n that she is not sure what she has written or what\n she wants to say; informs her that the house is to\n be sold on the fifteenth of the month, when they\n will sell everything, and possession must be given\n on the first of January; mentions William Savage's\n departure the next day for Philadelphia; had hoped\n to see her, but Mr. Wilson seems to think he will\n be able to visit her soon. 1 p. ALS.","Describes the praise that his [ACG] speech has\n received from various members, including Segar and\n W[illia]m Ritchie ; informs him that the editor of\n the Whig will publish it next week; regrets that\n he cannot come home until after Christmas because\n the Internal Improvement Bills come up next\n Saturday; hopes that he [ACG] will be able to come\n up before then; asks him to tell Ma that he\n intended to visit her but circumstances prevented\n him; will bring Maria and Mary to visit Ma.","Had heard from Mr. M. Bishop that the suit\n between himself and Pumphrey had been settled in\n his [WHA] favor; asks him to write and give him\n all the details; asks if he [?] has taken the\n Tho[mas] W. contract and if Whitaker has paid the\n money on the contract; would like to see him the\n next time he comes to Richmond; misses Dr.\n G[arrett] in the practice of his family; has had\n several Negroes sick and has suffered from a bad\n cold himself.","Had written to him about the appointment as\n Physician for the Marine Hospital of Dr. W.P.\n Morgan; would like to add the amendment of his\n appointment in the event of the removal of the\n present incumbent; feels that his [ACG] compliance\n will place him under many obligations to him; asks\n about the rich Irishman that died in Halifax Co.\n without heirs; would like to know all the\n information as he thinks he will be able to find\n his heirs in Ireland through correspondence with\n lawyers in Cork, Ireland.","Postmarked Richmond, Virginia Has heard from\n Mr. Saunders that he [ACG] has been authorized to\n put his claim against Nelson's estate before the\n court; has a receipt for the bond held by Mr.\n Saunders from Mr. Nelson.","Assumes that Mr. Whitaker has not yet paid the\n bond he [WHA] left with Garrett; asks him to\n inform Mr. Whitaker that he is not in compliance\n with his promise; would like a check on Richmond\n Bank if he is successful in getting the money;\n asks for news from Philadelphia.","Has not written due to wrapping up his former\n business as he intends to quit the practice; feels\n it impossible to make it to Williamsburg at any\n given time; has pulled their house down and\n intends to build another; and Maria is at the\n Court House visiting her uncle Bailey during this\n time; is willing that he and brother Robert\n divides the slaves between them and asks if he\n needs to be present during this time; encloses a\n letter from Francis H. Lee and asks if he will\n find out from Mr. Lee whether he wants to\n advertise the selling of the property according to\n the deed; informs him the railroad will be\n finished to Clover Depot, near his home, by the\n first of February.","Agrees with the suggestion in Maria's letter\n that he [\"brother\"] take a trip to Northampton in\n order to convalesce and recover from his illness;\n has not been well himself, and has been suffering\n from a disease that resembles bilious cholic, and\n supposes it was combined also with gout; was truly\n sorry to hear of the loss suffered by Dr. and Mrs.\n Garrett [the death of one of their daughters];\n informs him of the death of Mr. Lyon, who passed\n away peacefully and retained his faculties up to\n within a few hours of his death; hopes that he and\n his wife may decide to move to Williamsburg.","Expresses deepest sympathy for the loss of [her\n husband] W. Savage; was shocked by Savage's change\n in health when he saw him last; asks her to inform\n Dr. Garrett that he is to travel to Norfolk next\n Tuesday and will meet Garrett there; sends the\n love of the family.","Received her last letter without a signature or\n a date; informs her that Uncle Sam's violin is\n beyond repair; would not sell Pa's violin but if\n she would like Rob to have it, he will lend it to\n him; encloses $45 to settle the bill with Mr.\n Kellum.","Has filled his ice house with ice three inches\n thick; killed his hogs, which averaged 225 lbs.\n each; has taken all his Negroes to his new\n plantation that he intends to make the finest in\n the county; is determined to make a good farmer;\n asks after all the news, especially of the Asylum,\n who the candidates are for the Senate and the\n House of Delegates, and whether there is no\n opposition to Garrett for Congress; informs him\n that Mr. Clark gave Bettie 15 Negroes and\n $3,000.","S[?] Guion, [?] of Virginia, to \"aunt\" [?],\n n.p., 22 May 1859. Informs her that Robertson is\n in love with a certain black-eyed lady, whose name\n he cannot yet reveal. 2 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: S[?] Guion, [?] of\n Virginia, to \"aunt\" [?], n.p., 23 May 1859.\n Regrets that he could not finish the letter the\n night before, but he was overcome by sleep;\n reveals that he will come to Williamsburg soon to\n become engaged; informs her that the weather has\n been quite warm; shares news of the family. 3 pp.\n ALS.","Encloses a check for $5, the amount of Mrs.\n Saunders' donation to the Bible Society of\n Virginia; informs him that the money is also\n intended as the first payment toward making George\n T. Wilson, son of Rev. G.T. Wilson, a life member;\n thanks him for the kind care he received while a\n houseguest at his home.","Encloses a note to him; hopes that he will\n accede to his wishes.","Informs him that Mary has been extremely sick\n for a week, but it appears that she is recovering;\n will return home next week if she continues to\n improve; regrets that he has no concrete\n information to give him regarding Mr. Hughes;\n advises him that if Lou has made up her mind about\n Hughes, that there is little he can do to stop the\n wedding; was sorry to hear of the death of A.C.\n McCandlish but was told by Robby that his habits\n were bad.","Has heard of Lou's impending marriage but is\n concerned that she is a bit young, being not yet\n twenty; assures her that Mary is quite recovered\n and has an enormous appetitite; Mr. Garrett has\n gone up to Court today, so she will have three or\n four servants to sleep in the house and protect\n her and the baby; informs her that the baby is\n getting fatter every day, but still has no teeth;\n asks after her garden and shares news on her own\n gardening.","P.W. Garrett, n.p., to \"uncle\" Robert [M.\n Garrett], n.p., 29 February [18]60. Has waited to\n write till Lou settled on a date for her wedding,\n which will be on the 25th of April; was told by\n Mr. Hughes that he intends to meet him in\n Richmond; informs him that Lou could not do with\n less than $300 for the wedding; was told by Mama\n that the interest on the money earned from the\n sale of the servants along with what brother owes\n for Negro hires would be more than $300; asks if\n [cousin] Laura has yet gone to the Eastern Shore\n as they expect her every day. 3 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Mary Lou Garrett,\n n.p., to \"uncle\" [Robert M. Garrett], n.p., n.d.\n Believes that $300 would not be even half enough\n for her wedding; assures him that she cannot do\n with less than $1500; sends love to Aunt Sue and\n the children; asks to have him send the $1500 as\n Mama agrees that it is not too much. 2 pp.","Reports that his wheat crop has been damaged by\n a hailstorm and fears he will get only a half a\n crop; hopes for rain because otherwise he will not\n make a good crop of corn or tobacco; discusses\n politics and who will be elected; informs him that\n his ankle is no better and hopes that he can send\n the \"receipt\" he made for his leg; has decided to\n go to White Sulphur [Springs] this summer.","Has just received the interest on her two bonds\n from the Messrs. Nottingham; has been expecting\n her to visit but realizes she does not know yet\n when she will be able to; hopes that her children\n have passed the critical point of scarlet fever\n and are now safely convalescing; informs her that\n he and Comfort are suffering from bad colds;\n shares the news that Hamilton Neale and Lizzy\n Smith are to be married this summer, and Rob[ert]\n Nottingham and Miss Byrd are to be married at\n length also; informs her that the new steamer\n Northampton is to make her first stop on this\n shore tomorrow, and on which one may safely and\n comfortably cross the bay.","Has not had time to make the inquiries she\n wanted; deposited $100.66 in her account to bring\n her balance to $574.59; has not heard from [?]\n Guion; will send the ring she spoke of if he finds\n it; informs her that Mrs. Galt is in Norfolk\n staying at the Atlantic Hotel.","Spent about a week dividing his time between\n Norfolk and Hampton and saw the Great Eastern; was\n appointed a delegate to the Democratic convention\n at Charlottesville as soon as he returned; rode up\n to the convention with Miss Maggie Parker and\n plans to go see her in September on the Eastern\n Shore when all the rest of her beaux have\n departed.","Seeks to gain the vote of [W.] Robertson\n [Garrett] for Tallie's husband [?]; is afraid that\n the man will lose his office, and he has no other\n means of employment; informs her that Eliza's\n health has been poor lately; will not be able to\n make it down this winter as Eliza is taking care\n of some little servants who have lost their\n mother, and she is afraid that they will be\n mistreated if she leaves them; has had a severe\n attack which makes him more aware of his age and\n his mortality.","Returns Humphrey's and Taliaferro's check for\n $150 to him as it was not endorsed; informs him\n that there was no deposit made to his credit at\n that bank.","Reported to General McClaws [McLaws] last\n Monday and was stationed at Young's farm at the\n mouth of the Warwick River; occupies the right of\n the line of defenses and is in command of the\n right battery; was told by General McClaws\n [McLaws] that General Magruder wished to take\n New-Ports News [Newport News], but there are\n 11,000 men stationed at that place and there is\n little chance for a fight; will take winter\n quarters nearby.","Informs him that George and his family have\n been staying with him since last summer; assures\n him that George has quit drinking and will\n hopefully do well; has been enjoying the company\n of Laura and family, who is at Hampden Sydney\n College in Prince Edward County; has a good crop\n this year but find groceries and salt difficult to\n obtain; purchased salt for $25 a bushel last week,\n corn sells for $10 a barrel and wheat at $4 a\n bushel; describes the prosperity of the tobacco\n farmers in these times; feels that \"times will be\n worse after 1st of January if Lincoln attempts to\n carry out his Emancipation Proclamation\"; assures\n him that \"our success [in winning the war] is\n certain\"; informs him that Burnside will fight at\n Fredericksburg but is sure Gen. Lee will defeat\n him whenever they meet.","Is now at the Military Institute [Virginia\n Military Institute] in Lexington; is told that a\n young man cannot be gotten in there, and that\n expenses are quite high, being $400-$500 per year;\n asks that Winder brings a letter to his [JWB] son\n Daniel in Col. Gorgas' department if he comes up;\n will write to Col. Smith and his son will write to\n him [RMG] as soon as possible.","Decided to write to her, though he does not\n know her, when Col. W. read parts of her letter to\n him; has let his imagination wander to think of\n his home in the South, and wishes \"'this cruel war\n was over'\"; has amused himself by coaxing a rat\n out of his hole and then throwing Col. W.'s\n toothbrush at him; joined the Confederate Army\n with the notion \"that it was a mighty funny thing;\n that there was a good joke in it somewhere, \u0026\n that I was the Columbus to discover it\"; finally\n \"found the joke -- [through] curiosity morbid\n curiosity\" when he stumbled upon a group of Union\n troops who pressed him to go with them, and so\n became a prisoner; asks her not to mention that he\n wishes to go back again; describes an \"exchange\"\n ceremony (a funeral); closes with poetry that\n makes clear his desire to receive a letter from\n someone back in Dixie.","Hopes that she will stop in Williamsburg on her\n way to Richmond to visit Cousin Mary Howard;\n shares news of many friends and relatives; informs\n her that Mary Garrett, daughter of Uncle Ben[jamin\n Garrett], is visiting and breaking many hearts;\n urges her to visit while Mary is there also.","Apologizes for his lack of correspondence;\n refutes the statement she made in her previous\n letter \"about an 'old aunt who gives offence [sic]\n by showing an interest in the family'\"; assures\n her that she is well- loved by all but that the\n younger generation is \"very negligent in the\n little etiquettes of life\"; informs her that\n Comfort is visiting them, but will leave soon as\n she is afraid of the smallpox and fears it will\n reach Hickory Grounds; shares the news that Winder\n [Garrett] is in love with Miss Bettie Custis and\n Van with Miss Jenn Bright.","Has not been able to get up to Eastville to get\n the blankets, paper, or envelopes for her since it\n has either rained, snowed, or been very cold\n lately; cannot \"see the slightest probability of\n borrowing you any money\" and Mother cannot make\n her a comfort; informs her that Nancy has not been\n able to work since last August, Patience has been\n sick, and the new cook has been in bed almost\n every day since she arrived, so all the work of\n the house lands on Mother; looked in Eastville for\n blankets but found only common ones that would not\n suit her.","Encloses the receipt of the deposit in First\n National Bank and asks that she let her know as\n soon as she receives it; informs her that Capt.\n Turner died a few days before; shares the news\n that Cousin R. took Mollie away with him and that\n Uncle John left a few minutes before for the\n island; asks when she will visit; would like Aunt\n Susan and Lottie to send her some scraps of\n worsted for her bed quilt; shares news of friends\n and relatives.","Received a letter from Miss Sarah Mallett\n telling her of the extreme illness of Cousin\n Susan, being of the heart; was informed that Dr.\n Yardley thought Susan could not live through the\n night; informs her that Miss Lizzie Savage is\n visiting Eyre Hall; shares news of the activities\n of various relatives; describes the damage caused\n by windstorms; fears that they will have no fruit\n this year as the cold spring has destroyed the\n crop; have been two fires since last she wrote,\n and a neighbor's stable with all his horses and a\n cow were burned.","Was elected a Professor at Giles College on the\n fourth of July; does not wish to take her money\n because she needs to have it for herself; informs\n her how to send a box or a trunk, but also tells\n her that it would be very costly, and believes the\n clothes will be suitable for the boys; informs her\n that John is back from Scotland and would like to\n teach school.","Asks if she thinks she is an affectionate\n niece, \"to write to my old Aunt twice a week\";\n informs her that Mrs. Taliaferro is back in\n Williamsburg after a trip to Canada; has organized\n a choir of the Mercer family, since the Southalls\n refused to participate; shares the news that Mary\n Stubbs has a baby girl about three weeks old, but\n does not know what she will name her; is pleased\n with the visits that Mr. Tucker and his wife make\n to her family.","Received the box of presents she sent; thanks\n her for the two beautiful dresses she sent; has\n made up her black Africa dress and feels very\n exquisite in it; informs her of the loss of Mary\n Stubbs' infant daughter; shares the news that Mr.\n Southall and Lizzie have a baby daughter; the\n election at the Asylum has retained all the old\n officers; expects Miss Fanny Crump for a visit the\n first of January; informs her that \"one of your\n Eastern Shore girls,\" Miss Brown, has visited\n Williamsburg, and that she likes her a great\n deal.","Informs her that a decision has been made in\n her suit against W[illia]m Evans; explains that\n the suit took so long to settle because the court\n was trying to determine exactly how much money was\n due her; informs her that the amount due her\n should be paid within four months from the date of\n the decree.","Writes for information on Aunt Charlotte's\n condition, as he has been informed that she is\n very ill; explains that Van's engagement has been\n terminated as his fianc\u0026#39276; Miss Mattie\n Children, has run off and married Mr. Lindsay of\n Pulaski; describes Van as bearing this information\n \"very nobly and I think is not seriously wounded\";\n informs her that their new house will be complete\n the first of September and begs her to come see\n it.","Informs her that Ma has put off her visit to\n the Eastern Shore until Van comes to visit his\n home, since she will be able to stay longer if she\n waits; is relieved that Aunt Charlotte is much\n better now; explains that Miss Mary Sherwell is to\n go to New York for a few weeks because her health\n is bad; expects Professor Garrett and his bride\n later in the month.","Has written Mr. Nottingham in regards to the\n bond he owes and will write to her as soon as he\n responds; expects to lose at least half the amount\n due from Mr. Shellan's estate; shares news of\n family and friends.","Has been very ill for a long time; wanted to\n return to Northampton the next day, but as she is\n still too weak to dress, she will have to wait at\n least another week; mentions the death of Uncle\n Tom Nottingham after a long illness; informs her\n of the activities of other members of the\n family.","Has been better lately; has been diagnosed by\n Dr. Page as being worn down from \"nervous\n depression\"; has been advised to travel a bit in\n order to recover fully; received an invitation to\n visit with a family in the Blue Ridge section of\n Maryland and will go there in a few days; expects\n to travel to Northampton later in the season;\n informs her that Miss Lucie Jamison (the sister of\n Cousin Carrie Nottingham) is quite ill and is\n expected to pass away soon; has been informed by\n Mr. and Mrs. Custis of Accomac that the railroad\n will run through Northampton, a desirable prospect\n if it increases property value. 4 pp. ALS.","Includes AN from C[omfort] L.G. N[ottingham],\n Balt[imore, Maryland], to \"auntie\" [?], n.p.,\n n.d., thanking her for her \"kind thoughtfulness\"\n and asking her to come to visit during the cold\n weather. 1 p.","Thanks her for the wonderful Christmas presents\n she sent; mentions that the whole family misses\n her a great deal; informs her that Mr. Wharton\n went to Norfolk for the holidays and has a new\n suit of clothes; cannot understand the\n extravagance of Mr. Wharton unless he is seriously\n debating matrimony; mentions that they have\n received a letter from Julia in which there was\n enclosed a photograph of Rob; was upset to hear of\n Uncle John's poor health and hopes Cousin Comfort\n is better.","Will be very accomplished when she returns home\n as Dr. Tabb has been teaching her how to eat fish,\n play whist, and boil eggs; asks for news of\n Winder; mentions that she is fast becoming a\n brunette and enjoying it; describes the\n pleasantness of being near the water; asks for\n news of friends and family and sends greetings to\n many.","Has been asked by the editor of the Cleburn\n Chronicle to reply to an attack on Gov. Coke by\n the Galveston News, and to condense some articles\n from the New York Herald; has yet to take out his\n license to practice law; describes the town of\n Cleburn as being \"a tolerable little country town,\n with a population of about 1200, and growing quite\n fast\"; informs him that the prairie lands in this\n area will produce 20,000 bales of cotton, which\n will sell for $50-$75 per bale; gives the prices\n of flour ($6 a barrel), good cows ($6 a head),\n horses ($25-$50), and corn ($0.25 per bushel after\n September 1st); is currently staying at a hotel\n but is eagerly awaiting a position in a private\n home to teach for an hour or two a day; mentions\n that the whole state is crowded with lawyers;\n informs him that the land laws are complicated and\n provide most of the revenue to be gained in this\n profession; was obliged to ride with the driver\n when traveling to Cleburn as the stage was filled\n with ladies, and as a result was treated to the\n view of a \"magnificent country\"; describes the\n people as \"healthy, but their eyes look dull, and\n they are generally listless and inanimate\";\n mentions that the people are hard-working and\n thrifty, and that Cleburn \"makes no pretensions to\n anything like fashion or refinement, but they\n appear to be very good plain people.\"","Took the hair that was sent immediately to\n Madame De Vourges to be made up as soon as it was\n received; informs her that Mary Garret's [sic]\n hair is so tangled that it would not be worth\n making it up, and the same is true for Mrs.\n Vest's; misses Comfort a great deal, but knows she\n will be happier being with her father; fears\n Comfort is sick; shares news of the family.","Writes because he would like to know the date\n of his birth; asks also for the age of his sister\n Lucy, who is going to school at the Normal collage\n [sic]; would like to go to Williamsburg next fall\n before going to school.","Informs her that the package was sent back to\n Baltimore, but that he has sent it down again to\n Dr. Van Garrett, and it should be in Yorktown on\n Thursday morning; is sorry to hear of Cousin Sue's\n illness; sends his love to all.","Julia Garrett, Nashville, [Tenn.], to \"aunt\"\n [?], n.p., 2 Oct[ober] 1877. Informs her that the\n children are greatly looking forward to the trip\n to going to see her; describes everyone as looking\n well; mentions the weather as being \"real hot\n summer weather\" and that no one is yet wearing\n winter hats or garments. 3 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Willie Garrett,\n Nashville, [Tenn.], to \"aunt\" [?], n.p., n.d. Has\n spent one of his dimes on three apples but still\n has a quarter and a nickel left; mentions that he\n makes a nickel ever week for carrying the milk;\n informs her that the President passed through\n Nashville and they all had a flag to wave; is sent\n down each day to the meat store for Mama, but\n could not go today because his knee is sore. 2 pp.\n ALS.","Had built up his stock with dry goods and\n shoes, etc., and left town in October; still owes\n some money that has to be paid back; informs her\n that Mr. Bell has moved out to Hickory Ground, and\n that Clara Nottingham was married a week ago;\n would like to come to visit but would lose too\n much if he came now.","Expresses grief for the death of Aunt Susan,\n her [LG] mother; asks why Susan was laid in the\n churchyard; sends her love to Uncle Robert;\n informs her that the sale of all her father's\n personal property at Chester will take place next\n Thursday.","Informs her that the photograph she received is\n of a lady who claims to be 15, dating her\n existence from the date of her marriage; mentions\n that the lady would like to have a good husband to\n share her life with; has been advised to get\n married but to wait for a first rate chance.","Describes in great detail the visit of \"our\n President\" [Rutherford B. Hayes] to Nashville;\n mentions the appearance of Mrs. Hayes in terms of\n her dress and the manner in which she wears her\n hair; has been invited to Pulasky [sic]; sends\n love and asks for news.","Regrets not being able to visit Williamsburg\n this season; describes Mountain Lake as being \"a\n lovely place and the people are as friendly and\n sociable as can be\"; plans to stay in Mountain\n Lake a little while longer, then will go to a\n sulfur spring for a short time before returning to\n their home; has met a girl from Norfolk who had\n visited Williamsburg and knows both the Colemans\n and the Tylers; thanks Van through her for the\n college souvenir he sent her.","Postmarked Williamsburg, Virginia Informs her\n that her father Dr. Coleman valued no man above\n her [LG] brother Van; is comforted by the\n friendship of them both; was disappointed that she\n did not come up to the house; realized later that\n she would need a special invitation [after her\n father's funeral].","Is quite disappointed that they will not be\n able to meet this summer; hopes that she can\n travel to Petersburg next Saturday to be able to\n see her; has received several invitations to stay\n with various families, but the locations are too\n far off the way home that she will not be able to\n accept them; describes the nicest compliment she\n has received as coming from Virginia Lassiter,\n \"who said I reminded her of you -- my voice and\n manner\"; reports that Father has been ill with hay\n fever.","Has heard that she will be joining the party at\n Eggleston, along with Cousins Mary, Sue, and Van;\n regrets he cannot be there as well; reports that\n Cousin Sallie Winder had called her home Lorton;\n feels indebted to Cousin Mary's genealogical work\n and asks if there is any news related to her\n search; thanks her for the pictures of Lorton Hall\n and Lorton Church, which are now on display in the\n library at Ridgefield; reports that Carrie's\n health is almost entirely recovered; had read in a\n paper that a northern university had bestowed the\n degree of L.L.D. upon President Tyler of William\n and Mary; hopes that she will be able to visit his\n home soon.","Informs her that Hattie is quite sick, and\n feels that she would feel better if she heard from\n Van; reports that Van has been silent for a long\n while, and so they believe he is very sick;\n mentions that \"la grippe\" is going around, and\n that Virginia is fighting it off while Hattie\n seems to be about to come down with a severe case\n of it; had thought the wedding was not till June,\n but was told by Hattie that she and Van have\n decided on the first of April; asks if she will be\n able to make a visit after the wedding.","Postmarked New Orleans, La. Has been quite busy\n as Mother and Hattie have been otherwise occupied,\n so all the social duties have fallen to her; has\n been fighting off the grippe; informs her that\n Miss Coleman of Williamsburg will be visiting Mrs.\n Burns in New Orleans; reports that Hattie is\n better but still looks tired from la grippe;\n mentions that there will be a masque ball held\n tonight but since there will be eight held before\n the Carnival closes, she does not feel obligated\n to go; hopes she feels better now.","Postmarked New Orleans, La. Regrets that she\n cannot be in New Orleans with them for Mardi Gras;\n describes in very great detail the events of Mardi\n Gras; explains that the procession has just passed\n her house and will return from uptown soon;\n reports that she is writing a condolence letter\n for a friend whose husband has passed away, and is\n struck by the contrast of a man lying on his\n deathbed and the jollity and gaiety of the\n festival; informs her that Hattie will be married\n sometime after the 26th of April.","Is glad that the plates were received unbroken;\n hopes that the flowers she sent will live;\n expresses how highly she thinks of her by the\n simple act of sending her the platters; asks that\n she display the picture of Mr. Davis in her house;\n would like a picture of the prison and asks if her\n brother Robbie could send her one.","Postmarked Devon, [England]. Asks her to\n imagine her in this Devonshire town; describes her\n surroundings and her activities there; asks her to\n remember her.","Reassures her that she may have her photograph;\n will send her photograph as soon as she returns\n home; is pleased to be asked to become an annual\n member of the Colonial Capital branch of the\n A.P.V.A.; informs her that she and her cousin plan\n to be in Williamsburg for a few days; hopes to see\n her and her sister.","Encloses the photograph that she had wanted;\n reports that she had been called home to Richmond\n suddenly because of the death of her sister.","Postmarked Richmond, Virginia Returns her book\n by mail; thanks her for the hours they spent\n together while she and Mary were in\n Williamsburg.","Would like to be with her in Williamsburgh\n [sic], \"finals or no finals\"; will not be able to\n visit because she is recovering from severe\n illnesses she has suffered all winter; remembers\n fondly the time she spent with her; hopes she has\n \"a beautiful commencement week!\"","Has been told that her [LG] presence has really\n pleased the Williamsburg party; writes to thank\n her again; is suffering from a bad headache; sends\n her latest photograph and mentions that if she\n does not want it, she should put it in the\n fire.","Thanks her for her kindness that she has shown;\n explains that Mrs. Page has not been able to come\n to Richmond, and so her son Mr. Arthur Page\n accompanies the party of Miss McCormack; thanks\n her for her readiness to call on Mrs. Page when\n she reached Williamsburg; mentions the possibility\n of visiting Williamsburg with Mrs. Page.","Chastises her for not informing her that she\n would be in Richmond for a longer time; was upset\n to find that she was in Richmond for several days;\n thinks that she treated both her and Coralie\n [Johnston] quite badly.","Congratulates her on the birth of her daughter;\n asks her to write and tell of the baby as soon as\n she feels well enough; sends congratulations to\n Van as well.","Has not written to her because he was waiting\n for the circulars about Old Bruton Church;\n surmises that they were sent to his nephew, R.E.\n Lee, Jr., believes that it is important to\n preserve the old; remembers the good times they\n spent together; would like to see her again and\n assures her that when he comes to Williamsburgh\n [sic], he will accept her invitation to visit.","Asks where he found the authority for claiming\n that her ancestor Sir George Yeardly \"was the son\n of a merchant sailor, and of humble and obscure\n birth\"; indicates her indignation resulting from\n this claim; prevails upon his fairness as a\n historian to publish only the facts; includes\n excerpts copied from the \"Yeardly Genealogy\" which\n she possesses and offers to have him peruse if he\n would visit her home.","Shares social news of relatives and mutual\n friends.","Thanks her for her invitation to visit; asks if\n she may come another time; mentions that she is\n quite fond of her and Miss Mary; has been in New\n York for ten days and will remain there another\n week before she returns home; reports that New\n York is \"very big and bright.\"","Has not forgotten his promise to escort her to\n the opening of the Jamestown Tercentennial; will\n meet her at the Virginia Building early Friday\n morning.","Apologizes that she could not be in\n Williamsburg on the 5th; landed in Boston a week\n ago after having taken the Mediterranean route\n from Naples; will do some shopping in New York;\n has enjoyed her summer but is looking forward to\n returning home.","Has put the colored card from Boston that she\n sent into an album of souvenirs; is very busy with\n her debutante \"daughter\" and her coming out this\n season; relives her youth in the coming-out of her\n debutante; will publish another story next summer;\n reports that her eyes are troubling her.","Apologizes for not responding to her Christmas\n card earlier; describes in great deal what a\n wonderful, noble, and great gentleman her father\n was; is thankful for the friendship that her\n father showed him; looks forward to being with him\n again after this life; reminisces about\n Williamsburg and the happy times he spent there in\n youth; believes that education involves more than\n book-learning, and declares that \"what you get out\n of people, places, situations, environment means\n more to the mind than in the formative period\";\n contemplates moving to St. Louis to be with his\n son, whose wife died 12-15 years ago and who is\n lonely now; regrets deeply that he was not able to\n be there for Cousin Letty's death, and that he was\n not able \"to put her sacred dust away as I had\n promised her.\"","Armistead C. Gordon, Staunton, Virginia, to\n Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple, Washington, D.C., 29\n June 1909[?]. Informs her that the Board of\n Visitors of the College of William and Mary\n \"adopted a resolution authorizing the erection of\n the monument of which you wrote\"; reports that a\n copy of the resolution will be mailed to her by\n the Secretary. 2 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Mrs. Letitia Tyler\n Semple, n.p., to Lottie [Garrett], n.p. 6 July\n [1909?]. Has received her letter that informed her\n of the action of the Board of Visitors; has yet to\n receive the letter from the Secretary; asks who\n the Secretary is and why he has not done what he\n has been ordered to do; reports that the work is\n begun and she will soon send the workers the\n inscription; asks her to preserve this letter from\n Mr. Gordon. 1 p. ALS.","Has been keeping a diary of her trip that she\n will share when she returns home; gives details of\n her journey; hopes her children are behaving.","This letter was included within the letter\n listed below; Hattie [Mrs. Van Garrett], on board\n the S.S. Wensleydale, to Josie [?], n.p., n.d.","Reports that it is so cold that she is wearing\n her heavy tan jacket from her trousseau; hopes\n that her children have not been much trouble; has\n yet to be seasick, along with Cousin Lottie and\n Van.","This letter was included within the above\n letter; Hattie [Mrs. Van Garrett], on board the\n S.S. Wensleydale, to her parents [?], n.p., 19\n Aug[ust] 1909.","Will travel from the port at Savannah, Georgia,\n by train to Black Mountain on their return\n journey; thanks her for her sweet letters; reports\n that he has visited Old Barking Church where they\n saw the Winder Cenotaph and encloses the\n inscription, describing the ancestry of John\n Winder of Grays Inn, buried there in 1699; has\n seen the original charter for the College of\n William and Mary.","Postmarked New Orleans, La. Shares reminisces\n of her sister, who had not long before passed\n away; mourns her death; shares information\n pertaining to the will.","Encloses a few more excerpts from the book he\n is writing about the Civil War; asks her note that\n \"the whole purpose of the book is against war\n (physical combat) as a method of settling any\n question among civilized people\"; mentions that he\n \"was glad to read... of Mr. Carnegie's gift toward\n settlement of national questions by\n arbitration.\"","Describes rescuing a Confederate soldier who\n was laying horribly mutilated in a garret;\n insisted on visiting the soldier even though he\n was a Yankee soldier; informs her that he met her\n father at the bedside of this Confederate soldier;\n encloses more excerpts of his book on the Civil\n War; explains that his motivation in writing the\n book is to represent the War in a non-biased way\n from a man who was there for the sake of future\n generations.","Wishes her a happy birthday; hopes she is\n continuing to improve herself; describes his trip\n to New York with members of his family.","Gives details of her sightseeing in The\n Hague.","Reports that the new horse arrived, so they all\n went for a drive to try him out; is relieved that\n she goes to visit Van and the children every day\n while she is away; informs her that Father is\n looking well and is recovering from his long\n illness; describes her home there; asks about news\n of Williamsburg.","Mentions that he has finished illustrating Mr.\n Widener's book; sends her the address of Albert\n Rosenthal so she may write to him about the\n painting she would like appraised; wonders if the\n painting is the one of Washington; informs her\n that Mr. W.E. Havemeyer would pay handsomely for\n this painting; assures her that if she has not\n sold it by the time Mr. Widener returns to\n America, that he will show it to Mr. Widener who\n may wish to purchase it.","Advises her to retain Mr. Rosenthal to appraise\n a tinted print portrait of Washington to determine\n its value and whether it is unique; informs her\n that if she knows the history of the painting on\n glass of Lady Hester Stanhope it would be more\n valuable than the Washington portrait regardless\n of whether it was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds\n or not; informs her that the Earl of Rosebery\n would almost certainly be interested in her\n portrait of Lady Stanhope; advises her that if she\n is not satisfied with the appraisal of Mr.\n Rosenthal, she should write to Dr. Rosenbach.","Has talked to Mr. Henkels and described her\n portrait of Washington to him; reports that Mr.\n Henkels believes the portrait to be worth between\n $800 and $1000 as it is quite rare; describes how\n to examine the portrait of Lady Stanhope to\n determine whether it is a stipple engraving\n varnished and painted onto glass, as Mr. Henkels\n believes it is; gives information about Mr.\n Henkels.","Is glad that she had received the advice of Mr.\n Henkels in addition to the offer of Dr. Rosenbach\n for the Washington portrait; advises her to use\n Mr. Henkels' price as leverage for securing a deal\n with Dr. Rosenbach; reports that Mr. Henkels is\n also willing to act as her agent in the sale of\n the portrait.","Describes his return trip to Williamsburg;\n reports that everything is nice and green and the\n crops are quite good; shares news of Williamsburg;\n informs her that Williamsburg just missed the\n violent storm that swept up the Atlantic coast on\n the first.","Regrets that he will not be able to visit this\n week after all.","Could not accept her invitation to visit as his\n trip to Richmond was quite short; informs her that\n all of her family are in his thoughts, ever since\n he left college [William and Mary] in '98; is\n leaving soon to go to New York with the President\n [Woodrow Wilson]; reports that the President may\n make a quiet and informal visit to Williamsburg;\n has spoken to the President about how good she and\n her family were to him while he was in college;\n asks her to keep the possible visit of the\n President quiet.","Note sent with a box of candy to her.","Shares news of friends and family.","Informs her that his children are doing well on\n their examinations; reports that many of the boys\n at the college have had to leave school, either to\n enlist or to work on the farms; is glad to hear\n she has the doctor's permission to leave the\n sanitorium soon and hopes her recovery is\n permanent.","Describes her trip to England in great\n detail.","Reports that a tornado swept through her\n neighborhood, but her home escaped damage;\n describes the damage in the surrounding area; will\n go up to New Orleans in the car; will leave to\n return to Williamsburg next Saturday night.","Writes to express his pride in his father;\n thanks him for all he has done for him throughout\n his life; was very honored when he came to visit;\n misses his family greatly.","Describes his trip south through Virginia,\n North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia;\n expects to reach Louisiana on Wednesday.","Remembers her and mentions that his\n \"recollection of her [her mother] is one of the\n most beautiful things in my college life\";\n explains that she is the only thing that draws him\n to Williamsburg; asks her to let him know when she\n is to be in town so that he can see her.","Shares a great deal of family and neighborhood\n news.","Reports that Mr. Ware, their new minister from\n Clarke County, gave his first sermon on Sunday;\n mentions that although he is 25, he looks no more\n than 17; informs her that Miss Ida Peed and a Mr.\n Bayly were married last week, but owing to a\n confusion with the minister over the time\n appointed for the wedding, the ceremony did not\n occur until 3 a.m. that night; shares a great deal\n of other family news and occurrences in the\n neighborhood.","Reassures her that she is being overly anxious\n about her [CLGN] state of health; would like to go\n to the Island for two months; shares news of other\n family members.","Has not been able to find anything like Mary's\n dress; encloses samples of fabric that are $0.25\n per yard; describes the fashion in dresses this\n season; reports that Mrs. Ann Seymour died the\n night before after an illness of just a few days;\n hopes that she will come to visit in November\n before the cold really starts to set in.","Informs her that Mrs. Walter H. Page of New\n York will be at the Colonial Inn in Williamsburg\n the following Thursday; asks her if she could call\n upon Mrs. Page while she is there; reports that\n she has been ill all winter and has just returned\n from the Bahamas; mentions that Mr. Page is a\n prominent editor-publisher.","Informs him that he should be thankful that\n Carra is to marry a Virginian and will live near\n them; asks him to tell Hattie to send a list of\n presents; shares news of family and friends.","Carra [?], n.p., to cousin Lottie [Garrett],\n n.p., 5 Oct[ober] n.y. Grieves for the loss of her\n [LG] friend Mr. Thompson; begs her to come visit\n so that she may comfort her; mentions that her\n husband is off to hold court in Shreveport soon;\n informs her of the news of other family members.\n 12 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Virginia [?],\n n.p., to cousin Lottie [Garrett], n.p. n.d. Begs\n her to come visit this winter; sends her love. 1\n p. ALS.","Mentions that she forgot to send her a scrap of\n the material for the dress so she could match\n scarf, gloves, etc.; asks that Lottie sell the kid\n gloves for $1.25 for she will send her new ones\n that will fit; describes the suits she has just\n sent off to Northampton; shares that Nan is coming\n to visit on the 24th and will stay for several\n weeks; describes a torch light procession in\n Baltimore that was so large that it took an hour\n to pass by; relates that two men were shot during\n the procession, one dying instantly and one\n passing away an hour later.","Informs her that Maria Savage has returned from\n Philadelphia and that her cousin Henrietta has\n come down also, but that Maria and Mr. William\n Savage have since returned home; shares the news\n that Maria's visit with her uncle was mysteriously\n cut short, as she had planned to stay at least\n until Christmas, if not the entire winter; gives\n news of many acquaintances, including a local\n wedding; is excited that her room is finished now,\n but the house will not be completed this year as\n the workmen have all been released for the winter;\n asks that she come visit as there is plenty of\n space in her room; looks forward to the completion\n of the house so that Aunt Susan, Uncle Garrett,\n and the children can come for a visit; sends love\n to all.","Shares news of many common acquaintances; tries\n to put to rest the rumors that Mr. Boyden is now\n her beau by saying that he is simply filling the\n place of her brother while he is away shares a\n great deal of information about neighbors and\n friends; was sorry to hear of his sickness, but as\n he is well again now she won't speak of the sad\n subject.","Also included: 4 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Postmarked 20 Oct[ober]. Informs her that\n Nannie was slighted that the last letter they\n received from her did not include Nannie's name;\n relates that Mrs. Hansford gave birth to a \"little\n heir to her estate\"; begs her to persuade Bayly\n and Cousin Kate to come visit; informs her that\n the filling has fallen out of her tooth and that\n she is very worried about the state of it; refuses\n to go see the dentist in Williamsburg because he\n is from the Asylum and she is afraid of him; asks\n if Van can treat her tooth; shares much\n information about family and friends.","Is glad that he enjoyed his trip to Tennessee\n but is eager to see him again; informs him that\n there will be a meeting in Yorktown next week for\n preliminary measures for the Centennial of 1880;\n expects many people will go to the meeting;\n relates that Dr. Wise has been elected visiting\n physician for the Asylum with an annual salary of\n $1200, but will retain his position at the\n College; shares news of family and friends.","Apologizes for not writing sooner; explains\n that she has had no time to do anything since Sue\n was so anxious to have her suit to wear on\n Christmas Day; is working hard on Mary's dress to\n have it ready by Sunday; informs her that Father\n has gone up to Richmond to see about the state\n stock; relates that Ma has been quite sick but is\n now much better.","Sends a photograph of herself to refresh her\n memory; is excited that she will finally come to\n visit them; informs her that Carrie is improving\n and that \"the baby looks like a different child\";\n relates that Mother has been quite ill with a cold\n but is getting better.","Mentions that Van will only stay a fortnight;\n asks that she be informed if there is any change\n in Aunt Charlotte's condition.","Asks her to thank Van for the invitations to\n the College [of William and Mary?] finals.","Thanks her for finally sending a letter; shares\n news of acquaintances.","Has found jet-headed pins inexpensive and so\n has purchased some as they are very useful in\n mourning; mentions that Cousin Kate and Cousin\n Richard have gone to Frederick; is proud of the\n way she is running the house in their absence; has\n found that grey, solid black, and drab are the\n most popular colors for clothing for a lady;\n informs her that calico suits are very\n fashionable; suggests that the girls send some\n money to her a few weeks before they need their\n winter clothing so that she has time to look\n around and find the most reasonable prices;\n mentions that Miss White and Mr. Lynch were\n married and off to Sand Shoal before anyone at\n Eastville knew the wedding had occurred; was sad\n to learn that Mr. Craighill and Maggie lost their\n young child to sickness on a visit to Northampton;\n believes she has found a situation for her father;\n has been able to find the English needles at only\n one place; mentions that Sallie Upshur will be\n teaching at Staunton next year.","Asks that he send for her on Wednesday if\n possible, but will be ready to go on the day they\n originally agreed to if he desires it; thanks him\n for sending her on this visit; believes that Loyd\n [sic] may come for a visit to Williamsburg; asks\n him to tell Van that when she returns she wants to\n read Shakespear [sic] to appear \"wise and\n knowing.\"","Has been hoping that she would receive a letter\n from him; believes the change in air has done her\n well; was able to see Cousin Kate, but Cousin\n Richard has gone up to Philadelphia and Bayly had\n yet to hear of her arrival; thanks her father for\n this trip and promises to \"look out for a rich\n beau, and when I get very rich I will pay you\n back\"; asks why none of their family's names have\n become famous and insists that merit has been\n overlooked in favor of locality; asks that he\n write to Cousin Monroe as they have few rich\n relations and \"cannot afford to slight any of\n these\"; informs him that Mary's baby is doing well\n but only wishes that Mary would leave the nurse\n behind.","Thanks her for her gift; informs her that the\n services he performs for her are done with \"the\n utmost pleasure\"; hopes that God keeps her\n well.","Concerns claims.","Thanks her for the presents she sent; informs\n her that Lottie is invited to Miss Lena Harding's\n wedding; has heard that Brother [?] can \"play a\n number of duets, had stopped chewing, wore kid\n gloves to school, and never got mad\"; shares more\n news of friends and family.","Mary [W. Garrett], Williamsburg, [Virginia], to\n \"Aunt\" [?], n.p., 9 April n.y. Informs her that\n Father determined there is no position for a young\n lawyer in Williamsburg, so Winder has gone to\n Texas to find employment; is saddened to have\n Winder gone; wishes that Cousin Comfort accompany\n her [Aunt] on her visit; will send the hats by way\n of Florence Custis because she would rather they\n be trimmed there; mentions that Miss Henry was\n engaged to her cousin, but just before the wedding\n \"she had conscientious scruples, and discarded him\n and all of the family.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Also contains the letter of: Lottie [Garrett],\n n.p., to \"Auntie\" [?], n.p. Asks if she could only\n stay in Baltimore two or three more days so that\n Florence can deliver the bonnets; trusts Comfort's\n taste more than anyone and would like her to trim\n the bonnets. 1 p. ALS.","Chastises her for not writing since she left;\n was asked by Charlie McLean to send his love;\n informs her that Charlie was saddened to not see\n her [SG] before she left as he does not think\n he'll be able to make it back to Williamsburg for\n another three years; asks that she have her\n photograph taken as she [MWG] would really like\n one; shares news from Van's letter.","Believes the drive should be postponed until\n Wednesday as the weather is bad; \"Williamsburg\n evidently has its April in March.\"","Thanks him for his and his daughter's kindness;\n would like to thank him also on behalf of the\n convalescents for his kindness.","Thanks her for the gift she has sent by Hattie;\n informs her that she gave her a priceless\n gift.","Informs her that she and Coralie will be there\n around six o'clock; regrets that Miss Garrett's\n sister will not be there.","Has spoken to the Governor and learned that the\n position was first offered to Mr. Wise, and when\n he refused it was offered to Stovall; believes\n that if Stovall refuses the position, that he\n [ACG] has a good chance of securing it; feels that\n had he [ACG] stayed in Richmond after Mr. Wise's\n refusal, he would have had an excellent\n chance.","Relates the circumstances of his mother's\n severe illness which caused her excruciating\n pain.","Shares news of her doings and of her\n family.","Shares a poem with her correspondent.","Informs her correspondent that the trim she\n uses for cotton chemises and nightgowns is fairly\n inexpensive, about ten cents a yard; was able to\n get wide chintz for twelve and a half cents a\n yard; fears that it is now all sold.","Feels that her correspondent need not fear\n small pox; relates how she was living next door to\n a home in which six people died of the small pox\n and that the window of her home was not more than\n three yards from the open window of the house of\n the sick and she was never taken ill.","Informs her correspondent that she has\n \"captured 'the catch of Morehead',\" a gentleman\n named James Richard Young; explains that Young is\n one of the prominent men in North Carolina; will\n be residing in Raleigh; shares information about\n his five children, ranging in age from about 22 to\n ten years old.","Informing him that the officers of the Regiment\n will meet to begin their training on the fifth\n Wednesday of April at the Rawleigh Tavern in\n Williamsburg.","Signed by Samuel Sheild, Clerk of the Court of\n York County.","Includes stories, reminiscences, and speeches of\n various members of the Garrett family.","Includes many calling cards and place cards of\n various members of the Garrett family.","Given to Susan Yardley and Montie from Aunt Mary\n and Aunt Sue."],"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"],"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\"\u003ePapers, 1786-1928, of the Garrett\n family of Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers, 1786-1928, of the Garrett\n family of Williamsburg, Virginia."],"names_ssim":["Garrett Family,","Garrett Family.","G[arrett]","Dr. Robert M. 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There are also some images from Hurricane Hazel in Canada, a fire in Harlem, New York, 1937 and a building in San Francisco, California.\n","\nThe images from the civil rights movement include Martin Luther King, the Poor People's March, Virginia Union University Freedom March, Black Integration Lunch Counter Sit-ins, and an arrest of protestors in front of the Thalhimer's department store in Richmond, Virginia.\n","\nThere are also images of the Miss Virginia Beauty Pageant; the Tobacco Bowl football game; the Byrd Airport dedication; a concert in Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia; a Davis Cup Tennis Tournament in Richmond, Virginia; a visit by Indira Gandhi to Williamsburg, Virginia; ICBM missiles at Dahlgren, Virginia; nuclear cruises; views of Petersburg, Virginia; the Press Club of Virginia; the press corps during a speech by President Harry S. Truman at Monticello; railroad yards; views of Richmond; an engraving of Hore Browse Trist; a garden at the University of Virginia; and WRVA radio station during 1960 and 1965 Virginia elections coverage.\n","\nPoliticians, entertainers and other significant leaders in the collection include: Governor James Lindsay Almond, Virginia Senator Howard Anderson, William Battle, Senator Stuart D. Baker, Francis Biddle, Bill Robinson, Harry Flood Byrd Jr., Harry Flood Byrd Sr., Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Dan Daniel, Governor Colgate Darden, Clifford Dowdey, William Dudley, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Senator [Allen Joseph] Ellender, Indira Gandhi, Governor Mills E. Godwin, Senator Barry Goldwater, Arthur Godfrey, [Benny Goodman Orchestra,] Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Governor Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., Governor Linwood Holton, Vice President Hubert and Muriel Humphrey, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Judge Robert Mehridge, John Lloyd Newcomb, President Richard M. Nixon, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Charlie Spivak and his orchestra, Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Governor William Tuck, George Wallace, General and Mrs. Edwin Watson, and L. Douglas Wilder.\n","43 images and 1 photograph of Governor Almond at [press conferences] #1460A1-3; B1-4; F1-4; G1-5; #1122 A-H, #1123 A-C, #1784-E-F, #35-178 G-H; [football game]; 3 images of the Governor's office handing out the School Cross Bulletin #1460 E5-7; 2 images of [Norfolk police serving a school resolution on Dodson] #1460 H1-2; 2 images of the Norfolk School petition UPI 1958 Oct #1460 I1-2; 8 images of Governor Almond giving an address at the Virginia Education Association #1460 J1-4, K1-4; 6 images of Governor Almond meeting with the Warren County School Board #1784, #1124 A-B; 8 images of Governor Almond's [televised State address on school integration] 1959 Jan. 20 #1125-A-H; 6 negatives of Governor Almond #1784 A-F; 8 images of the Governor James Lindsay Almond and the Tobacco Bowl Queen, and the football game #1460 AP 1-8.\n","#35-201.\n","9 images of an explosion at Merchant's Cold Storage Warehouse, Richmond, Virginia #1432 A-F, H-K; 1 image of a car crash #1432-G; 1 image of a brewery explosion and fire in Harlem, New York #N45-1432.\n","#1460 AJ1-3.\n","12 images of Governor William Battle #35-202 AF-AH; 6 images of the State Senators Howard Anderson and L. Douglas Wilder at the Virginia General Assembly #35-202 AI. \n","#35-200 BW-CB.\n","10 images of the Byrd Airport #1129 A-J; 1 photograph of Byrd Airport at the time of dedication #1508 A; 4 images of [Byrd Airport] when bad weather diverts several airplanes #1508 A.\n","#1460 AO 1-11.\n","4 photographs of a concert in Cabell Hall #1835 A-D; 2 images of [Tony Pastor] singing at Cabell Hall and greeting at the train #1460 BD 1-2.\n","9 images and 1 photograph of the Capitol Square, the Life of Virginia Building, and the Hotel Richmond 1179 A-H; #1128; 30 images of the interior of the Capitol #35-178 D1-6; 34 images of the renovations of the Capitol #35-178 I 1-6; 8 images of the Bell Tower at Capitol Square and the ground-breaking ceremony for the new City Hall #35-202 AX-AY; 4 images and one transparency of the State Capitol subsequent to the installation of the second flagpole; Christmas tree on the portico #1503A-D.\n","#35-178 K 2-6.\n","6 photographs of Martin Luther King and other activists; CF; 2 photographs (and 1 duplicate) of the Black Integration lunch counter sit-in at Woolworth's (n. d.) #35-200 CC-CD; 1 photograph of protestors in front of Thalhimers Department Store and 18 images of the Civil Rights lunch counter sit-ins and protests (n. d.) #35-200 CC-CE; 1 photograph of the Virginia Union University Freedom March (n. d.) #35-200 DB; 17 images of the Civil rights sit-ins and protests #35-202 AQ-AS; 28 images of the Civil Rights protests [ D. C. March 1963] #35-201 P-T; 2 images of the D.C. March [ Poor People's March 1963] #35-200 CF; 24 images of the Ku Klux Klan rallies (1965) #35-200 CG-CK; 25 images of the Ku Klux Klan rallies (1967) #35-200 CL-CN; 23 images and 2 photographs of the [ Poor People's March or D. C. March 1963] #35-200 CO-CT; 54 images of Virginia Union University Freedom March (n. d.) #35-200 CU-DC; 12 images of the Yale School of Architecture #35-200 DD-DH; 11 images (photocopy) of Poor people's March [ D.C. March ].\n","\n2 oversize photographs of the lunch counter sit-in at Woolworth's and the Virginia Union Freedom March; #35-200 CD; #35-200 CZ.\n","1 photograph of Colgate Darden and John Lloyd Newcomb at the theatre #1460 BE; 2 images of Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. and [Admiral William F. Halsey] at the Farmington Country Club #1460 BF.1-2; 2 images of Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., and [John Lloyd Newcomb] #1460 BH.1-2; 2 images of Edward Stettinius, Jr. and [Colgate Darden] at the University of Virginia #1460 BG.1-2; 2 images of John Lloyd Newcomb and [Francis Biddle?] at the University of Virginia [1940] #1460 BI.1-BI.2.\n","47 images of the Davis Cup Tennis Tournament #35-202 BE-BL; 31 images of Jan Hochman's sculpture of the Governor #35-202 BM-BR.\n","#35-201 G.\n","#35-178 A.\n","16 images of Indira Gandhi in Williamsburg #35-200 BJ-BK, #35-217 A-B; 15 images of the Indians Annual Thanksgiving Tribute #35-217 C-D, #1542 G-I, 1784 G-I; 3 negatives of Indians with a Thanksgiving gift for Governor Tuck #1784 G-I.\n","29 images of Governor Mills E. Godwin's inauguration and parade #35-200 H-N; 19 images of Governor Mills E. Godwin's press conference #35-200 O-R; 12 images of Mrs. Lyndon Johnson at the Governor's mansion (1969) #35-200 V-W; 10 images of Governor Mills E. Godwin and Eugene McCarthy (1969) #35-200 X-Y; 11 images of Mills E. Godwin News Conference (1970) #35-201 AN-AO; 5 images of Mills E. Godwin receiving AAA awards of merit 1968; #35-202 A; 10 images of the General Assembly in Williamsburg #35-202 B-C; 3 images of legislators (1964) #35-178 A.3; 24 images of the General Assembly Commemorative Session in Williamsburg, Virginia 1968 February 3 #35-202 D-G; 35 images of the Virginia Constitutional Revision Commission Wren Building, Williamsburg, Virginia #35-202 H-M; 6 images of Bill Dudley at the General Assembly 1972 February #35-202 N; 16 images of the General Assembly Opening Session 1972 February #35-202O-Q; 10 images of the General Assembly and exterior of State Capitol #35-202 R-S; 52 images of the General Assembly Special Session 1963 November including 5 images of an unidentified woman with her dog and playing cards #35-202 T-AB; 6 images of Budget Hearings 1962 Jan 6 #35-201 U; 10 images of the Democratic Caucus-Virginia Capitol 1962 January 9 #35-178 I; 27 images of the Virginia General Assembly 1964 #35-178 C.1-6; 64 images of the Virginia General Assembly 1964 January 30 #38-178 B.1-6, #35-178 H.2-6; 42 images of the Virginia General Assembly 1969 #35-201 V-AA; 36 images of the Virginia General Assembly Opening 1970 #35-201 AH-AM; 23 images of the Virginia General Assembly 1972 March #35-201 AP-AT;14 images of Dan Daniel at the General Assembly #35-202 AC-AE; 4 images of the Governor's office handing out School Crossing Bulletin; 21 images of the European Trade Mission 1970 #35-200 AC-AF.\n","#1541 A-G.\n","1 photograph of Fleet Admiral F. Halsey, Jr. at the University of Virginia after World War II #1460 BC.\n","35-178 E.1-6, F.1-6, G.1-4.\n","6 images of a heart transplant patient #35-200 DM; 10 images of Nazi Art #35-200 DN-DO.\n","35 images of the inauguration of Governor Linwood Holton #35-201 AB-AG; 17 images of a press conference with Governor Linwood Holton #35-200 S-U; 2 images of James Lindsay Almond #35-200 AA-AB; 10 images of Governor Linwood Holton and Harry Flood Byrd, Sr., #35-200 Z.\n","21 images of Mrs. Muriel Humphrey at the Governor's Mansion 1961 #35-200 BE-BI; 18 images of a Speech by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey with Governor Mills E. Godwin #35-200 BS-BU; 3 images of the Young Democrats Club Meeting #35-200 BV.\n","3 images of damage from a hurricane in Canada 1954 Oct. 15, 16 #1460 AM1-3\n","[1955] #N45-1428.\n","18 images of Lyndon B. Johnson during the Kennedy Johnson Presidential campaign 1960 #35-200 AG-AI; 10 images of Lyndon B. Johnson at the Arena #35-200 AJ-AK; 9 images of Senator [Allen Joseph] Ellender of Louisiana #35-200 AL-AM.\n","4 images of the old U.S. State Department Building, Washington, D. C. [1968] #35-202 AJ; 15 images of Judge Robert R. Mehridge, Jr. 1972 January 18 #35-202 AK-AM; 17 images of the home of Judge Robert R. Mehridge, Jr. with guards, 1972 January 11 #35-202 AN-AP.\n","Images of [the Richmond Byrd Airport]; football game; fireworks above [Richmond] skyline; train station; General Assembly; James River and view of Richmond; Queen of Tobacco Bowl; basketball game; zoo; St. Mathews Lutheran Church; River Park; Richmond Industrial Loan \u0026 Thrift; Martin Luther King; [Lee] Statue; women building a snowman; Richmond three level overpass.\n","1950 #1428 A-L.\n","11 images of views of Appomattox #35-202 AT-AU; 12 images of the Nuclear Cruiser USS Long Beach, Nuclear Carrier USS Enterprise at Hampton Roads, Va. 1962 April. #35-202 AV-AW.\n","4 images of the Jamestown Exposition Park [1957] #1460 AV.1-4; 1 photograph of the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad yards, Roanoke Virginia [1948] #1460 AW; 2 images of the Petersburg Leather Handle Factory #1460 AX.1-2; 12 images of the Pratt Clinic, Petersburg, Virginia [1956] #1460 AY.1-12; 10 images of the Crippled Children's Hospital, Richmond, Virginia [1938-9] #1460 L.1-8, [1958 Sept. 10] C.1-2; 4 images of quadruplets in incubators at the hospital [1958 October] #1460 K.1-4.\n","28 images of a debate [with Garroway, Price, Jessel, Gregory, Sahl, Jenkins, Telford, and Hudson] #35-202 BS-BW; 6 images of a house fire and auto wreck [1968 February 10] #35-202 BX-BY. \n","#1542 A-F.\n","#1429.\n","3 photocopies of photographs of the three-level crossing upgrading to a fourth level; 2 photocopies of photographs of the Aluminum Convention Hall Dome.\n","3 images of the Seaboard Railroad Office Building under construction [1958] #1460 U.1-3; 32 images of Railroads [in Richmond] including [a dedication of] a three level overpass and a nineteenth century [wood-burning] locomotive #35-200 A-G; 8 images of the three level railroad, Richmond, Virginia 1958 October 12 #1131 A-H; 1 image of the Norfolk and Western locomotive 374 Richmond, Virginia #1132; 14 images, 4 photographs of a railroad and a three level overpass, Richmond, Virginia n.d. #1784; 2 images of the Triple Crossing, Richmond, Virginia 1956-1957 winter, looking southeast along the Southern Ry track, at ground level. A Seaboard Air Line Ry southbound passenger train passing under the C\u0026O viaduct. A train headed by a E7A diesel loco 3047 and another loco, probably E6A. Only cars visible are a Pennsylvania RR express refrigerator car and a Seaboard dormitory baggage car 6050 [1955] #1393A-B; 2 images of the Triple Crossing, Richmond, Virginia 1956-1957 winter, looking southeast, viewed from a highly elevated location north of C\u0026O viaduct. Northbound Seaboard Air Line Ry train has just passed under viaduct, and its caboose is still partly in its shadow [1955] #1393 C-D; 1 photograph of the Seaboard Air Line Ry passenger train, southbound, headed by three diesel locals, just south of Richmond, Virginia with city skyline in background. Front ¾ view in the mid distance of a long train on straight track, about 16 cars, mixed heavy and light weight #1394-B; 1 photograph of the Atlantic Coast Line RR Cowardin Ave. Yard, looking north from Cowardin Ave. overpass with city skyline in background and a few box cars in the foreground Winter [1940's or 1950's] #1394-E; 1 photograph of the Main Street Station, Richmond, Virginia, winter [1940], looking south from Marshall Street viaduct, from point midway between C\u0026O Ry and Seaboard Air Line Ry tracks, Freight train (mostly boxcars) on C\u0026O Ry track. #1394-F; 1 photograph of the Southern Ry Belle Isle Yard, Richmond, Virginia [1940's] from the south end of the Lee Bridge, with the James River and the city skyline in the background. #1394-G; 11 negatives of Railroad yards #1785 A-L.\n","5 photographs with aerial views of Richmond #1532-A, E-H; 7 images of aerial views including the Colonial Theater on the corner of 8th and Broad Street Road and the Federal Building #1507A-D, #1532 B-D; 17 images of bridges, including some skyline views from Riverside Drive on the south side of the James River showing the Lee Bridge and Tredegar Iron Works #1504 A-B, 1460 AH.1-15; 3 images of the earliest construction of a concrete bridge in Virginia #1502 A-C; 2 images of the bridge at the ACCA railroad yard with a joke sign on it falsely identifying it as the Rappahanock River Bridge #1511 A-B. \t\n","8 images of various banks including the Central National Bank, and Security Federal Savings #1525 A-F, [1956] #1460 S.1-2. \n","5 images of the William Byrd Motor Hotel; (Hotel William Byrd) #1523A-C, [1954 March] #1460 P.1-2; 2 images of the Hotel Jefferson [1955] #1460 AG.1-2; 14 images of the [Martha Kay Motel] #1460 T.1-16; 6 images of the Life of Virginia building #1506 A-B, #35-178 K; 2 images of Bourne-Jones Motor Company [1940's] #1460 AI.1-2; 1 photograph of the Moore Building with other store fronts such as New Amsterdam/United States Casualty Company, Sutton \u0026 Company, Realtors, R.B. Chaffin \u0026 Co. Realtors, Richmond Bakery Workers Health \u0026 Welfare Insurance Office #1530; 2 images of Richmond Food Stores warehouse and administrative offices [1950] #1514 A-B; 1 photograph of the Rish [Farm] Equipment Company #1513; 7 images of the River Road Shopping Center at Huguenot; Thalhimers, River Road Pharmacy, Berry Burke Company and the Colony Shop #1517 A-G; 8 images of Siegel's Supermarket [1950] #1510 A-H; 4 images of Stein's Clothiers, National, State, and Colonial Theaters #1505 A-D; 4 images of Thalhimers Department Store #1516 A-D; 7 images of downtown businesses including the Oldest Music House in Virginia, Morton's, Lowe's Opticians, McCrorys [five and dime store], Cargill \u0026 Wilson Advertising Agency #1528 B, Mark Monroe Motor Hotel, Avis Rent-a-Car, The Straus Company, J. D. Carneal \u0026 Sons Inc. Realtors #1528 A-G; 2 images of Sargeant's Dog Care Products Building #1515 A-B; 8 images of the offices of The Colonial Group #1519 A-H; 2 images of the Offices of Dun \u0026 Bradstreet at 514 Willow Lawn Drive #1521 A-B; 16 images of the United States Fidelity \u0026 Guarantee Insurance Company #1520 A-P; 7 images of the Joint Airlines City Ticket Office #1460 Q.1-7, [Cafeteria?] #1529 A; Office #1529 B-D; Model for a building #1529 E; Travel Agency #1529 F-K; Medical College of Virginia #1529 L; 1 photograph of the construction of Jenkins Book Mgf. Co. Warehouse adjoining Broad Street Station; [One of the earliest concrete buildings in Virginia 1950] #1512 A-U; 6 images of an English double-decker bus at 9th and Grace Street, 1965 #38-178 A.5 ; 2 images of [legislators Hodges, Harrison, Collins and Elington] 1964 July 7 #35-178 A.6; 10 images of Richmond buildings #35-178 J.4-6; 1 image of the Richmond skyline #1127; 1 image of the Reynolds Metal Company Building #1130; 18 images of Main Street [1967] #35-202 AZ-BB; 4 images of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike under construction #1460 V.1-4; 7 images of the Virginia Inn under construction #35-202 BC-BD; 1 negative of the Mosque and 1 negative of the American Building.\n","2 images of the Bethany Place Baptist Church #1526 I-J; 8 images of the Christian Science Reading Room #1460 M.1-6, #1526 R-S; 1 image of the First Church of Christ Scientist #1526 Q; 1 photograph of Ginter Park Methodist Church #1460AF; 6 images of the interior of Ginter Park Methodist Church [1955] #35-178 A.4; 1 image of the Methodist Building #1526 W; 1 photograph of an architect's rendering of the River Road Methodist Church #1526; 8 images of the River Road Methodist Church #1526A-H; 6 images of an unidentified church #1526K-P; 1 image of an unidentified church #1526 T; 3 images of an unidentified church #1526 U-V, All Saints Church #1526 X; 1 photograph of an unidentified church [1957] #1460 AD.\n","2 images of a [Negro family leaving the Richmond Post Office] #1460 D.1-2; 16 images of the United States Post Office Westhampton [1950] #1460 N.1-16; 3 images of the National Guard Armory and the Federal Office Building n.d. #1527 A-C; 4 images of the Governor's mansion #1784 J-M; 4 negatives of the Governor's mansion #1784 J-M; 1 image of the Richmond City Hall Building # 1784 R; 1 image of the Richmond Federal Building #1784 S; 4 images of downtown Richmond #1784; 4 negatives of panoramic Richmond including City Hall and the Richmond Federal Building #1784 N-S; 4 negatives of the Richmond State Capitol #1784 T-W.\n","28 images of residences, Bransford-Cecil House #1501 A-X relocated from 5th and Franklin Streets to East Clay Street to become the Valentine Museum #1534 C-D; Wright Residence #1534 A-B; 2 photographs and 4 images of residences, Crozet House, First and East Main Streets [1950] #1533 A, #1533 B-E, #1460 Y; 1 photograph and 4 images of [Grandis Residence] and shops in the Bellevue neighborhood #1460 AC, #1534 E-H; 2 images of Hanover Arms Apartments #1460 Z.1-2; 1 photograph of the [Stewart-Lee House] #1460 AE; 2 images of the Hillside Court, RRHA Public Housing Project [1950] #1460 W.1-2; 2 images of the Carrington residence [1950] #1460 X.1-2; 3 images of the Boxley residence [1951] #1460 AA.1-3; 4 images of the Tempsford Lane residence [1957] #1460 AB1-4; 20 images of the \"slums\" in the Jackson Ward area and the public housing [Gilpin Court] that replaced them [1950] 1500 A-T.\n","2 images of the Memorial Carillon, Byrd Park #1522 A-B; 3 images of the James River at Mayo's Island when minor league baseball field and the Virginia Boat Club were located there #1518 A-C; 6 images and 1 photograph of the World War II Recruitment and Parade 1942 #1536, #1535 A-F; 2 images of a parakeet named Beauregard and Mrs. Shuford 1958 October #1539 A-B; #1500A-T; 1 photograph of Blackwell School #1524; 12 images of the Richmond Virginia Jewish Center #1509 A-L; 8 images of the Virginia War Memorial n.d. #1460 R.1-8; 1 negative of Shockhoe Valley #1786.\n","1 photograph of buildings in San Francisco, California (1944) #1460 AZ; 4 images of Adair \u0026 Hutton Inc. Lexington, Virginia and Amderton's Department Store, Tappahannock, Virginia [1950's] #1460 AT.1-2, AU.1-2; 2 images of J. Henley Walker Paper Company Building (1952) #1460 O.1-2; 1 photograph of a bomb scare at Trailways Bus Depot (1958 October) #1460 AN; 3 images of a sheriff with a murderer at Division 1 State Police Headquarters and a young unidentified woman in the waiting area (1958 Nov) #1460 AQ1-3.\n","#1431, #1540.\n","#1460 BB.\n","29 images of the Space Radiation Effects Laboratory [1964] #35-200 DI-DJ, #35-201 H-J; 3 images of a residential fire #35-200 DL; 2 images of a Joint Faith Service at the John Marshall Hotel 1961 Oct. 1 #35-200 DK.\n","#1126.\n","4 images of Rear Main Street Station, Richmond, Virginia [1950] #35-201 D; 6 images of Rear Broad Street Station, Richmond, Virginia [1960] #35-201 E; 5 images of NASA Lunar Landing Simulator, Langley Air Force Base 1964 May 26 #35-201 F; 3 images of a train derailment #35-201 A; 4 images of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, Richmond, Virginia #35-201 B; 4 images of Rear of Union Station, Washington, D. C. 1950 #35-201C.\n","1 photograph of the University of Richmond Homecoming Queen #1460 AL; 15 images and 1 photograph of the Miss Virginia Beauty Pageant and Miss Virginia 1948 #1538A-K; 1958 September 7 1460 BA.1-5. \n","1 photograph of a garden on the Lawn, 1 illustration of an unidentified house, 1 photocopy of the UVA ampitheatre.\n","4 images of the USS Loesser #35-201 O; 12 images of the USS Savannah and Eagle #35-201 M-N.\n","#35-200 BL-BR.\n","1 photograph of a [College] building #1534 I; 1 image of an unidentified building in front of the train track #1133A; 1 image of the Williamsburg Courthouse #1133 B; 3 images of the Governor's Palace #1133 C-E;1 image of the Williamsburg Capitol Building #1133 F.\n","1 photograph of a film being shot in Colonial Williamsburg #1460 AS; 9 images of a film being shot in Colonial Williamsburg #1430 A-D, #1537 A-C; 2 images of 4th of July speakers on Virginia Capitol Steps #1460 AR.1-2. \n","1 photograph of WRVA on Broad Street #1531 A; 2 images of Senator Willis Robertson #35-200 AU; 64 images of the WRVA Primary Election Coverage 1965 July #35-200 AV-AW; 1958 September. #1531 B-C; 11 images (photocopy) of Clarence Townes #35-200 AS-AT.\n","Copyright was transferred to the University of Virginia Library.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["5793 -a through -k\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Photographic Negatives of Richard N. Anderson"],"collection_title_tesim":["Photographic Negatives of Richard N. Anderson"],"collection_ssim":["Photographic Negatives of Richard N. Anderson"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was given in ten groupings to the Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library by Richard N. Anderson, 4505 N. Kings Highway, B-7, P.O. box 7740, Myrtle Beach, S. C. 29577. The first collection 5793-a of 397 items was given on April 11, 1980; the second collection 5793-b of 17 items was given on December 12, 1980; the third collection 5793-c of 36 items was given on August 25, 1983; the fourth collection 5793-d of 618 items was given on December 19, 1983; the fifth collection 5793-e of 247 items was given on February 23, 1984; the sixth collection 5793-f of 409 items was given on May 8, 1984 the seventh collection 5793-g of 230 items was given on June 11, 1984; the eighth collection 5793-h of 282 items was given on September 12, 1984; the ninth collection 5793-i,-j of 605 items was given on July 30, 1986 and July 12, 1988; the tenth collection 5793-k of 6 items was given on February 14, 1991.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged alphabetically by the names of individuals and topical headings.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged alphabetically by the names of individuals and topical headings.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePhotographic Negatives of Richard N. Anderson, Accession #5793 -a through -k, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Photographic Negatives of Richard N. Anderson, Accession #5793 -a through -k, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is ca. 2,733 items, 2 Hollinger boxes, 1 linear foot, and contains photographs and contact sheets by Richard N. Anderson of historic buildings, houses, churches, bridges, airports, railroads, businesses, politicians and political events, including the civil rights movement. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe images are from the District of Columbia, Charlottesville, Lexington, Petersburg, Williamsburg, and Richmond, Virginia from 1940 to 1972. There are also some images from Hurricane Hazel in Canada, a fire in Harlem, New York, 1937 and a building in San Francisco, California.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe images from the civil rights movement include Martin Luther King, the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ePoor People's March,\u003c/title\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Union University Freedom March,\u003c/title\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eBlack Integration Lunch Counter Sit-ins,\u003c/title\u003e and an arrest of protestors in front of the Thalhimer's department store in Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThere are also images of the Miss Virginia Beauty Pageant; the Tobacco Bowl football game; the Byrd Airport dedication; a concert in Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia; a Davis Cup Tennis Tournament in Richmond, Virginia; a visit by Indira Gandhi to Williamsburg, Virginia; ICBM missiles at Dahlgren, Virginia; nuclear cruises; views of Petersburg, Virginia; the Press Club of Virginia; the press corps during a speech by President Harry S. Truman at Monticello; railroad yards; views of Richmond; an engraving of Hore Browse Trist; a garden at the University of Virginia; and WRVA radio station during 1960 and 1965 Virginia elections coverage.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nPoliticians, entertainers and other significant leaders in the collection include: Governor James Lindsay Almond, Virginia Senator Howard Anderson, William Battle, Senator Stuart D. Baker, Francis Biddle, Bill Robinson, Harry Flood Byrd Jr., Harry Flood Byrd Sr., Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Dan Daniel, Governor Colgate Darden, Clifford Dowdey, William Dudley, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Senator [Allen Joseph] Ellender, Indira Gandhi, Governor Mills E. Godwin, Senator Barry Goldwater, Arthur Godfrey, [Benny Goodman Orchestra,] Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Governor Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., Governor Linwood Holton, Vice President Hubert and Muriel Humphrey, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Judge Robert Mehridge, John Lloyd Newcomb, President Richard M. Nixon, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Charlie Spivak and his orchestra, Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Governor William Tuck, George Wallace, General and Mrs. Edwin Watson, and L. Douglas Wilder.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e43 images and 1 photograph of Governor Almond at [press conferences] #1460A1-3; B1-4; F1-4; G1-5; #1122 A-H, #1123 A-C, #1784-E-F, #35-178 G-H; [football game]; 3 images of the Governor's office handing out the School Cross Bulletin #1460 E5-7; 2 images of [Norfolk police serving a school resolution on Dodson] #1460 H1-2; 2 images of the Norfolk School petition UPI 1958 Oct #1460 I1-2; 8 images of Governor Almond giving an address at the Virginia Education Association #1460 J1-4, K1-4; 6 images of Governor Almond meeting with the Warren County School Board #1784, #1124 A-B; 8 images of Governor Almond's [televised State address on school integration] 1959 Jan. 20 #1125-A-H; 6 negatives of Governor Almond #1784 A-F; 8 images of the Governor James Lindsay Almond and the Tobacco Bowl Queen, and the football game #1460 AP 1-8.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#35-201.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 images of an explosion at Merchant's Cold Storage Warehouse, Richmond, Virginia #1432 A-F, H-K; 1 image of a car crash #1432-G; 1 image of a brewery explosion and fire in Harlem, New York #N45-1432.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#1460 AJ1-3.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 images of Governor William Battle #35-202 AF-AH; 6 images of the State Senators Howard Anderson and L. Douglas Wilder at the Virginia General Assembly #35-202 AI. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#35-200 BW-CB.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 images of the Byrd Airport #1129 A-J; 1 photograph of Byrd Airport at the time of dedication #1508 A; 4 images of [Byrd Airport] when bad weather diverts several airplanes #1508 A.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#1460 AO 1-11.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 photographs of a concert in Cabell Hall #1835 A-D; 2 images of [Tony Pastor] singing at Cabell Hall and greeting at the train #1460 BD 1-2.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 images and 1 photograph of the Capitol Square, the Life of Virginia Building, and the Hotel Richmond 1179 A-H; #1128; 30 images of the interior of the Capitol #35-178 D1-6; 34 images of the renovations of the Capitol #35-178 I 1-6; 8 images of the Bell Tower at Capitol Square and the ground-breaking ceremony for the new City Hall #35-202 AX-AY; 4 images and one transparency of the State Capitol subsequent to the installation of the second flagpole; Christmas tree on the portico #1503A-D.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#35-178 K 2-6.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 photographs of Martin Luther King and other activists; CF; 2 photographs (and 1 duplicate) of the Black Integration lunch counter sit-in at Woolworth's (n. d.) #35-200 CC-CD; 1 photograph of protestors in front of Thalhimers Department Store and 18 images of the Civil Rights lunch counter sit-ins and protests (n. d.) #35-200 CC-CE; 1 photograph of the Virginia Union University Freedom March (n. d.) #35-200 DB; 17 images of the Civil rights sit-ins and protests #35-202 AQ-AS; 28 images of the Civil Rights protests [\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eD. C. March\u003c/title\u003e 1963] #35-201 P-T; 2 images of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eD.C. March\u003c/title\u003e [\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ePoor People's March\u003c/title\u003e 1963] #35-200 CF; 24 images of the Ku Klux Klan rallies (1965) #35-200 CG-CK; 25 images of the Ku Klux Klan rallies (1967) #35-200 CL-CN; 23 images and 2 photographs of the [\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ePoor People's March\u003c/title\u003e or \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eD. C. March\u003c/title\u003e 1963] #35-200 CO-CT; 54 images of Virginia Union University Freedom March (n. d.) #35-200 CU-DC; 12 images of the Yale School of Architecture #35-200 DD-DH; 11 images (photocopy) of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ePoor people's March\u003c/title\u003e [\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eD.C. March\u003c/title\u003e].\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n2 oversize photographs of the lunch counter sit-in at Woolworth's and the Virginia Union Freedom March; #35-200 CD; #35-200 CZ.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 photograph of Colgate Darden and John Lloyd Newcomb at the theatre #1460 BE; 2 images of Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. and [Admiral William F. Halsey] at the Farmington Country Club #1460 BF.1-2; 2 images of Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., and [John Lloyd Newcomb] #1460 BH.1-2; 2 images of Edward Stettinius, Jr. and [Colgate Darden] at the University of Virginia #1460 BG.1-2; 2 images of John Lloyd Newcomb and [Francis Biddle?] at the University of Virginia [1940] #1460 BI.1-BI.2.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e47 images of the Davis Cup Tennis Tournament #35-202 BE-BL; 31 images of Jan Hochman's sculpture of the Governor #35-202 BM-BR.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#35-201 G.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#35-178 A.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 images of Indira Gandhi in Williamsburg #35-200 BJ-BK, #35-217 A-B; 15 images of the Indians Annual Thanksgiving Tribute #35-217 C-D, #1542 G-I, 1784 G-I; 3 negatives of Indians with a Thanksgiving gift for Governor Tuck #1784 G-I.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e29 images of Governor Mills E. Godwin's inauguration and parade #35-200 H-N; 19 images of Governor Mills E. Godwin's press conference #35-200 O-R; 12 images of Mrs. Lyndon Johnson at the Governor's mansion (1969) #35-200 V-W; 10 images of Governor Mills E. Godwin and Eugene McCarthy (1969) #35-200 X-Y; 11 images of Mills E. Godwin News Conference (1970) #35-201 AN-AO; 5 images of Mills E. Godwin receiving AAA awards of merit 1968; #35-202 A; 10 images of the General Assembly in Williamsburg #35-202 B-C; 3 images of legislators (1964) #35-178 A.3; 24 images of the General Assembly Commemorative Session in Williamsburg, Virginia 1968 February 3 #35-202 D-G; 35 images of the Virginia Constitutional Revision Commission \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eWren Building,\u003c/title\u003e Williamsburg, Virginia #35-202 H-M; 6 images of Bill Dudley at the General Assembly 1972 February #35-202 N; 16 images of the General Assembly Opening Session 1972 February #35-202O-Q; 10 images of the General Assembly and exterior of State Capitol #35-202 R-S; 52 images of the General Assembly Special Session 1963 November including 5 images of an unidentified woman with her dog and playing cards #35-202 T-AB; 6 images of Budget Hearings 1962 Jan 6 #35-201 U; 10 images of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eDemocratic Caucus-Virginia Capitol\u003c/title\u003e 1962 January 9 #35-178 I; 27 images of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia General Assembly\u003c/title\u003e 1964 #35-178 C.1-6; 64 images of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia General Assembly\u003c/title\u003e 1964 January 30 #38-178 B.1-6, #35-178 H.2-6; 42 images of the Virginia General Assembly 1969 #35-201 V-AA; 36 images of the Virginia General Assembly Opening 1970 #35-201 AH-AM; 23 images of the Virginia General Assembly 1972 March #35-201 AP-AT;14 images of Dan Daniel at the General Assembly #35-202 AC-AE; 4 images of the Governor's office handing out School Crossing Bulletin; 21 images of the European Trade Mission 1970 #35-200 AC-AF.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#1541 A-G.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 photograph of Fleet Admiral F. Halsey, Jr. at the University of Virginia after World War II #1460 BC.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e35-178 E.1-6, F.1-6, G.1-4.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 images of a heart transplant patient #35-200 DM; 10 images of Nazi Art #35-200 DN-DO.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e35 images of the inauguration of Governor Linwood Holton #35-201 AB-AG; 17 images of a press conference with Governor Linwood Holton #35-200 S-U; 2 images of James Lindsay Almond #35-200 AA-AB; 10 images of Governor Linwood Holton and Harry Flood Byrd, Sr., #35-200 Z.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e21 images of Mrs. Muriel Humphrey at the Governor's Mansion 1961 #35-200 BE-BI; 18 images of a Speech by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey with Governor Mills E. Godwin #35-200 BS-BU; 3 images of the Young Democrats Club Meeting #35-200 BV.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 images of damage from a hurricane in Canada 1954 Oct. 15, 16 #1460 AM1-3\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[1955] #N45-1428.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 images of Lyndon B. Johnson during the Kennedy Johnson Presidential campaign 1960 #35-200 AG-AI; 10 images of Lyndon B. Johnson at the Arena #35-200 AJ-AK; 9 images of Senator [Allen Joseph] Ellender of Louisiana #35-200 AL-AM.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 images of the old U.S. State Department Building, Washington, D. C. [1968] #35-202 AJ; 15 images of Judge Robert R. Mehridge, Jr. 1972 January 18 #35-202 AK-AM; 17 images of the home of Judge Robert R. Mehridge, Jr. with guards, 1972 January 11 #35-202 AN-AP.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eImages of [the Richmond Byrd Airport]; football game; fireworks above [Richmond] skyline; train station; General Assembly; James River and view of Richmond; Queen of Tobacco Bowl; basketball game; zoo; St. Mathews Lutheran Church; River Park; Richmond Industrial Loan \u0026amp; Thrift; Martin Luther King; [Lee] Statue; women building a snowman; Richmond three level overpass.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1950 #1428 A-L.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 images of views of Appomattox #35-202 AT-AU; 12 images of the Nuclear Cruiser USS Long Beach, Nuclear Carrier USS Enterprise at Hampton Roads, Va. 1962 April. #35-202 AV-AW.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 images of the Jamestown Exposition Park [1957] #1460 AV.1-4; 1 photograph of the Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railroad yards, Roanoke Virginia [1948] #1460 AW; 2 images of the Petersburg Leather Handle Factory #1460 AX.1-2; 12 images of the Pratt Clinic, Petersburg, Virginia [1956] #1460 AY.1-12; 10 images of the Crippled Children's Hospital, Richmond, Virginia [1938-9] #1460 L.1-8, [1958 Sept. 10] C.1-2; 4 images of quadruplets in incubators at the hospital [1958 October] #1460 K.1-4.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 images of a debate [with Garroway, Price, Jessel, Gregory, Sahl, Jenkins, Telford, and Hudson] #35-202 BS-BW; 6 images of a house fire and auto wreck [1968 February 10] #35-202 BX-BY. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#1542 A-F.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#1429.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 photocopies of photographs of the three-level crossing upgrading to a fourth level; 2 photocopies of photographs of the Aluminum Convention Hall Dome.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 images of the Seaboard Railroad Office Building under construction [1958] #1460 U.1-3; 32 images of Railroads [in Richmond] including [a dedication of] a three level overpass and a nineteenth century [wood-burning] locomotive #35-200 A-G; 8 images of the three level railroad, Richmond, Virginia 1958 October 12 #1131 A-H; 1 image of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eNorfolk and Western locomotive 374\u003c/title\u003e Richmond, Virginia #1132; 14 images, 4 photographs of a railroad and a three level overpass, Richmond, Virginia n.d. #1784; 2 images of the Triple Crossing, Richmond, Virginia 1956-1957 winter, looking southeast along the Southern Ry track, at ground level. A Seaboard Air Line Ry southbound passenger train passing under the C\u0026amp;O viaduct. A train headed by a E7A diesel loco 3047 and another loco, probably E6A. Only cars visible are a Pennsylvania RR express refrigerator car and a Seaboard dormitory baggage car 6050 [1955] #1393A-B; 2 images of the Triple Crossing, Richmond, Virginia 1956-1957 winter, looking southeast, viewed from a highly elevated location north of C\u0026amp;O viaduct. Northbound Seaboard Air Line Ry train has just passed under viaduct, and its caboose is still partly in its shadow [1955] #1393 C-D; 1 photograph of the Seaboard Air Line Ry passenger train, southbound, headed by three diesel locals, just south of Richmond, Virginia with city skyline in background. Front ¾ view in the mid distance of a long train on straight track, about 16 cars, mixed heavy and light weight #1394-B; 1 photograph of the Atlantic Coast Line RR Cowardin Ave. Yard, looking north from Cowardin Ave. overpass with city skyline in background and a few box cars in the foreground Winter [1940's or 1950's] #1394-E; 1 photograph of the Main Street Station, Richmond, Virginia, winter [1940], looking south from Marshall Street viaduct, from point midway between C\u0026amp;O Ry and Seaboard Air Line Ry tracks, Freight train (mostly boxcars) on C\u0026amp;O Ry track. #1394-F; 1 photograph of the Southern Ry Belle Isle Yard, Richmond, Virginia [1940's] from the south end of the Lee Bridge, with the James River and the city skyline in the background. #1394-G; 11 negatives of Railroad yards #1785 A-L.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 photographs with aerial views of Richmond #1532-A, E-H; 7 images of aerial views including the Colonial Theater on the corner of 8th and Broad Street Road and the Federal Building #1507A-D, #1532 B-D; 17 images of bridges, including some skyline views from Riverside Drive on the south side of the James River showing the Lee Bridge and Tredegar Iron Works #1504 A-B, 1460 AH.1-15; 3 images of the earliest construction of a concrete bridge in Virginia #1502 A-C; 2 images of the bridge at the ACCA railroad yard with a \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ejoke\u003c/title\u003e sign on it falsely identifying it as the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eRappahanock River Bridge\u003c/title\u003e #1511 A-B. \t\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 images of various banks including the Central National Bank, and Security Federal Savings #1525 A-F, [1956] #1460 S.1-2. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 images of the William Byrd Motor Hotel; (Hotel William Byrd) #1523A-C, [1954 March] #1460 P.1-2; 2 images of the Hotel Jefferson [1955] #1460 AG.1-2; 14 images of the [Martha Kay Motel] #1460 T.1-16; 6 images of the Life of Virginia building #1506 A-B, #35-178 K; 2 images of Bourne-Jones Motor Company [1940's] #1460 AI.1-2; 1 photograph of the Moore Building with other store fronts such as New Amsterdam/United States Casualty Company, Sutton \u0026amp; Company, Realtors, R.B. Chaffin \u0026amp; Co. Realtors, Richmond Bakery Workers Health \u0026amp; Welfare Insurance Office #1530; 2 images of Richmond Food Stores warehouse and administrative offices [1950] #1514 A-B; 1 photograph of the Rish [Farm] Equipment Company #1513; 7 images of the River Road Shopping Center at Huguenot; Thalhimers, River Road Pharmacy, Berry Burke Company and the Colony Shop #1517 A-G; 8 images of Siegel's Supermarket [1950] #1510 A-H; 4 images of Stein's Clothiers, National, State, and Colonial Theaters #1505 A-D; 4 images of Thalhimers Department Store #1516 A-D; 7 images of downtown businesses including the Oldest Music House in Virginia, Morton's, Lowe's Opticians, McCrorys [five and dime store], Cargill \u0026amp; Wilson Advertising Agency #1528 B, Mark Monroe Motor Hotel, Avis Rent-a-Car, The Straus Company, J. D. Carneal \u0026amp; Sons Inc. Realtors #1528 A-G; 2 images of Sargeant's Dog Care Products Building #1515 A-B; 8 images of the offices of The Colonial Group #1519 A-H; 2 images of the Offices of Dun \u0026amp; Bradstreet at 514 Willow Lawn Drive #1521 A-B; 16 images of the United States Fidelity \u0026amp; Guarantee Insurance Company #1520 A-P; 7 images of the Joint Airlines City Ticket Office #1460 Q.1-7, [Cafeteria?] #1529 A; Office #1529 B-D; Model for a building #1529 E; Travel Agency #1529 F-K; Medical College of Virginia #1529 L; 1 photograph of the construction of Jenkins Book Mgf. Co. Warehouse adjoining Broad Street Station; [One of the earliest concrete buildings in Virginia 1950] #1512 A-U; 6 images of an English double-decker bus at 9th and Grace Street, 1965 #38-178 A.5 ; 2 images of [legislators Hodges, Harrison, Collins and Elington] 1964 July 7 #35-178 A.6; 10 images of Richmond buildings #35-178 J.4-6; 1 image of the Richmond skyline #1127; 1 image of the Reynolds Metal Company Building #1130; 18 images of Main Street [1967] #35-202 AZ-BB; 4 images of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike under construction #1460 V.1-4; 7 images of the Virginia Inn under construction #35-202 BC-BD; 1 negative of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eMosque\u003c/title\u003e and 1 negative of the American Building.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 images of the Bethany Place Baptist Church #1526 I-J; 8 images of the Christian Science Reading Room #1460 M.1-6, #1526 R-S; 1 image of the First Church of Christ Scientist #1526 Q; 1 photograph of Ginter Park Methodist Church #1460AF; 6 images of the interior of Ginter Park Methodist Church [1955] #35-178 A.4; 1 image of the Methodist Building #1526 W; 1 photograph of an architect's rendering of the River Road Methodist Church #1526; 8 images of the River Road Methodist Church #1526A-H; 6 images of an unidentified church #1526K-P; 1 image of an unidentified church #1526 T; 3 images of an unidentified church #1526 U-V, All Saints Church #1526 X; 1 photograph of an unidentified church [1957] #1460 AD.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 images of a [Negro family leaving the Richmond Post Office] #1460 D.1-2; 16 images of the United States Post Office Westhampton [1950] #1460 N.1-16; 3 images of the National Guard Armory and the Federal Office Building n.d. #1527 A-C; 4 images of the Governor's mansion #1784 J-M; 4 negatives of the Governor's mansion #1784 J-M; 1 image of the Richmond City Hall Building # 1784 R; 1 image of the Richmond Federal Building #1784 S; 4 images of downtown Richmond #1784; 4 negatives of panoramic Richmond including City Hall and the Richmond Federal Building #1784 N-S; 4 negatives of the Richmond State Capitol #1784 T-W.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 images of residences, Bransford-Cecil House #1501 A-X relocated from 5th and Franklin Streets to East Clay Street to become the Valentine Museum #1534 C-D; Wright Residence #1534 A-B; 2 photographs and 4 images of residences, Crozet House, First and East Main Streets [1950] #1533 A, #1533 B-E, #1460 Y; 1 photograph and 4 images of [Grandis Residence] and shops in the Bellevue neighborhood #1460 AC, #1534 E-H; 2 images of Hanover Arms Apartments #1460 Z.1-2; 1 photograph of the [Stewart-Lee House] #1460 AE; 2 images of the Hillside Court, RRHA Public Housing Project [1950] #1460 W.1-2; 2 images of the Carrington residence [1950] #1460 X.1-2; 3 images of the Boxley residence [1951] #1460 AA.1-3; 4 images of the Tempsford Lane residence [1957] #1460 AB1-4; 20 images of the \"slums\" in the Jackson Ward area and the public housing [Gilpin Court] that replaced them [1950] 1500 A-T.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 images of the Memorial Carillon, Byrd Park #1522 A-B; 3 images of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eJames River at Mayo's Island when minor league baseball field and the Virginia Boat Club were located there\u003c/title\u003e #1518 A-C; 6 images and 1 photograph of the World War II Recruitment and Parade 1942 #1536, #1535 A-F; 2 images of a parakeet named \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eBeauregard\u003c/title\u003e and Mrs. Shuford 1958 October #1539 A-B; #1500A-T; 1 photograph of Blackwell School #1524; 12 images of the Richmond Virginia Jewish Center #1509 A-L; 8 images of the Virginia War Memorial n.d. #1460 R.1-8; 1 negative of Shockhoe Valley #1786.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 photograph of buildings in San Francisco, California (1944) #1460 AZ; 4 images of Adair \u0026amp; Hutton Inc. Lexington, Virginia and Amderton's Department Store, Tappahannock, Virginia [1950's] #1460 AT.1-2, AU.1-2; 2 images of J. Henley Walker Paper Company Building (1952) #1460 O.1-2; 1 photograph of a bomb scare at Trailways Bus Depot (1958 October) #1460 AN; 3 images of a sheriff with a murderer at Division 1 State Police Headquarters and a young unidentified woman in the waiting area (1958 Nov) #1460 AQ1-3.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#1431, #1540.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#1460 BB.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e29 images of the Space Radiation Effects Laboratory [1964] #35-200 DI-DJ, #35-201 H-J; 3 images of a residential fire #35-200 DL; 2 images of a Joint Faith Service at the John Marshall Hotel 1961 Oct. 1 #35-200 DK.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#1126.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 images of Rear Main Street Station, Richmond, Virginia [1950] #35-201 D; 6 images of Rear Broad Street Station, Richmond, Virginia [1960] #35-201 E; 5 images of NASA Lunar Landing Simulator, Langley Air Force Base 1964 May 26 #35-201 F; 3 images of a train derailment #35-201 A; 4 images of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, Richmond, Virginia #35-201 B; 4 images of Rear of Union Station, Washington, D. C. 1950 #35-201C.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 photograph of the University of Richmond Homecoming Queen #1460 AL; 15 images and 1 photograph of the Miss Virginia Beauty Pageant and Miss Virginia 1948 #1538A-K; 1958 September 7 1460 BA.1-5. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 photograph of a garden on the Lawn, 1 illustration of an unidentified house, 1 photocopy of the UVA ampitheatre.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 images of the USS Loesser #35-201 O; 12 images of the USS Savannah and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eEagle\u003c/title\u003e #35-201 M-N.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e#35-200 BL-BR.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 photograph of a [College] building #1534 I; 1 image of an unidentified building in front of the train track #1133A; 1 image of the Williamsburg Courthouse #1133 B; 3 images of the Governor's Palace #1133 C-E;1 image of the Williamsburg Capitol Building #1133 F.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 photograph of a film being shot in Colonial Williamsburg #1460 AS; 9 images of a film being shot in Colonial Williamsburg #1430 A-D, #1537 A-C; 2 images of 4th of July speakers on Virginia Capitol Steps #1460 AR.1-2. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 photograph of WRVA on Broad Street #1531 A; 2 images of Senator Willis Robertson #35-200 AU; 64 images of the WRVA Primary Election Coverage 1965 July #35-200 AV-AW; 1958 September. #1531 B-C; 11 images (photocopy) of Clarence Townes #35-200 AS-AT.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection is ca. 2,733 items, 2 Hollinger boxes, 1 linear foot, and contains photographs and contact sheets by Richard N. Anderson of historic buildings, houses, churches, bridges, airports, railroads, businesses, politicians and political events, including the civil rights movement. \n","\nThe images are from the District of Columbia, Charlottesville, Lexington, Petersburg, Williamsburg, and Richmond, Virginia from 1940 to 1972. There are also some images from Hurricane Hazel in Canada, a fire in Harlem, New York, 1937 and a building in San Francisco, California.\n","\nThe images from the civil rights movement include Martin Luther King, the Poor People's March, Virginia Union University Freedom March, Black Integration Lunch Counter Sit-ins, and an arrest of protestors in front of the Thalhimer's department store in Richmond, Virginia.\n","\nThere are also images of the Miss Virginia Beauty Pageant; the Tobacco Bowl football game; the Byrd Airport dedication; a concert in Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia; a Davis Cup Tennis Tournament in Richmond, Virginia; a visit by Indira Gandhi to Williamsburg, Virginia; ICBM missiles at Dahlgren, Virginia; nuclear cruises; views of Petersburg, Virginia; the Press Club of Virginia; the press corps during a speech by President Harry S. Truman at Monticello; railroad yards; views of Richmond; an engraving of Hore Browse Trist; a garden at the University of Virginia; and WRVA radio station during 1960 and 1965 Virginia elections coverage.\n","\nPoliticians, entertainers and other significant leaders in the collection include: Governor James Lindsay Almond, Virginia Senator Howard Anderson, William Battle, Senator Stuart D. Baker, Francis Biddle, Bill Robinson, Harry Flood Byrd Jr., Harry Flood Byrd Sr., Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Dan Daniel, Governor Colgate Darden, Clifford Dowdey, William Dudley, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Senator [Allen Joseph] Ellender, Indira Gandhi, Governor Mills E. Godwin, Senator Barry Goldwater, Arthur Godfrey, [Benny Goodman Orchestra,] Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Governor Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., Governor Linwood Holton, Vice President Hubert and Muriel Humphrey, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Judge Robert Mehridge, John Lloyd Newcomb, President Richard M. Nixon, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Charlie Spivak and his orchestra, Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Governor William Tuck, George Wallace, General and Mrs. Edwin Watson, and L. Douglas Wilder.\n","43 images and 1 photograph of Governor Almond at [press conferences] #1460A1-3; B1-4; F1-4; G1-5; #1122 A-H, #1123 A-C, #1784-E-F, #35-178 G-H; [football game]; 3 images of the Governor's office handing out the School Cross Bulletin #1460 E5-7; 2 images of [Norfolk police serving a school resolution on Dodson] #1460 H1-2; 2 images of the Norfolk School petition UPI 1958 Oct #1460 I1-2; 8 images of Governor Almond giving an address at the Virginia Education Association #1460 J1-4, K1-4; 6 images of Governor Almond meeting with the Warren County School Board #1784, #1124 A-B; 8 images of Governor Almond's [televised State address on school integration] 1959 Jan. 20 #1125-A-H; 6 negatives of Governor Almond #1784 A-F; 8 images of the Governor James Lindsay Almond and the Tobacco Bowl Queen, and the football game #1460 AP 1-8.\n","#35-201.\n","9 images of an explosion at Merchant's Cold Storage Warehouse, Richmond, Virginia #1432 A-F, H-K; 1 image of a car crash #1432-G; 1 image of a brewery explosion and fire in Harlem, New York #N45-1432.\n","#1460 AJ1-3.\n","12 images of Governor William Battle #35-202 AF-AH; 6 images of the State Senators Howard Anderson and L. Douglas Wilder at the Virginia General Assembly #35-202 AI. \n","#35-200 BW-CB.\n","10 images of the Byrd Airport #1129 A-J; 1 photograph of Byrd Airport at the time of dedication #1508 A; 4 images of [Byrd Airport] when bad weather diverts several airplanes #1508 A.\n","#1460 AO 1-11.\n","4 photographs of a concert in Cabell Hall #1835 A-D; 2 images of [Tony Pastor] singing at Cabell Hall and greeting at the train #1460 BD 1-2.\n","9 images and 1 photograph of the Capitol Square, the Life of Virginia Building, and the Hotel Richmond 1179 A-H; #1128; 30 images of the interior of the Capitol #35-178 D1-6; 34 images of the renovations of the Capitol #35-178 I 1-6; 8 images of the Bell Tower at Capitol Square and the ground-breaking ceremony for the new City Hall #35-202 AX-AY; 4 images and one transparency of the State Capitol subsequent to the installation of the second flagpole; Christmas tree on the portico #1503A-D.\n","#35-178 K 2-6.\n","6 photographs of Martin Luther King and other activists; CF; 2 photographs (and 1 duplicate) of the Black Integration lunch counter sit-in at Woolworth's (n. d.) #35-200 CC-CD; 1 photograph of protestors in front of Thalhimers Department Store and 18 images of the Civil Rights lunch counter sit-ins and protests (n. d.) #35-200 CC-CE; 1 photograph of the Virginia Union University Freedom March (n. d.) #35-200 DB; 17 images of the Civil rights sit-ins and protests #35-202 AQ-AS; 28 images of the Civil Rights protests [ D. C. March 1963] #35-201 P-T; 2 images of the D.C. March [ Poor People's March 1963] #35-200 CF; 24 images of the Ku Klux Klan rallies (1965) #35-200 CG-CK; 25 images of the Ku Klux Klan rallies (1967) #35-200 CL-CN; 23 images and 2 photographs of the [ Poor People's March or D. C. March 1963] #35-200 CO-CT; 54 images of Virginia Union University Freedom March (n. d.) #35-200 CU-DC; 12 images of the Yale School of Architecture #35-200 DD-DH; 11 images (photocopy) of Poor people's March [ D.C. March ].\n","\n2 oversize photographs of the lunch counter sit-in at Woolworth's and the Virginia Union Freedom March; #35-200 CD; #35-200 CZ.\n","1 photograph of Colgate Darden and John Lloyd Newcomb at the theatre #1460 BE; 2 images of Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. and [Admiral William F. Halsey] at the Farmington Country Club #1460 BF.1-2; 2 images of Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., and [John Lloyd Newcomb] #1460 BH.1-2; 2 images of Edward Stettinius, Jr. and [Colgate Darden] at the University of Virginia #1460 BG.1-2; 2 images of John Lloyd Newcomb and [Francis Biddle?] at the University of Virginia [1940] #1460 BI.1-BI.2.\n","47 images of the Davis Cup Tennis Tournament #35-202 BE-BL; 31 images of Jan Hochman's sculpture of the Governor #35-202 BM-BR.\n","#35-201 G.\n","#35-178 A.\n","16 images of Indira Gandhi in Williamsburg #35-200 BJ-BK, #35-217 A-B; 15 images of the Indians Annual Thanksgiving Tribute #35-217 C-D, #1542 G-I, 1784 G-I; 3 negatives of Indians with a Thanksgiving gift for Governor Tuck #1784 G-I.\n","29 images of Governor Mills E. Godwin's inauguration and parade #35-200 H-N; 19 images of Governor Mills E. Godwin's press conference #35-200 O-R; 12 images of Mrs. Lyndon Johnson at the Governor's mansion (1969) #35-200 V-W; 10 images of Governor Mills E. Godwin and Eugene McCarthy (1969) #35-200 X-Y; 11 images of Mills E. Godwin News Conference (1970) #35-201 AN-AO; 5 images of Mills E. Godwin receiving AAA awards of merit 1968; #35-202 A; 10 images of the General Assembly in Williamsburg #35-202 B-C; 3 images of legislators (1964) #35-178 A.3; 24 images of the General Assembly Commemorative Session in Williamsburg, Virginia 1968 February 3 #35-202 D-G; 35 images of the Virginia Constitutional Revision Commission Wren Building, Williamsburg, Virginia #35-202 H-M; 6 images of Bill Dudley at the General Assembly 1972 February #35-202 N; 16 images of the General Assembly Opening Session 1972 February #35-202O-Q; 10 images of the General Assembly and exterior of State Capitol #35-202 R-S; 52 images of the General Assembly Special Session 1963 November including 5 images of an unidentified woman with her dog and playing cards #35-202 T-AB; 6 images of Budget Hearings 1962 Jan 6 #35-201 U; 10 images of the Democratic Caucus-Virginia Capitol 1962 January 9 #35-178 I; 27 images of the Virginia General Assembly 1964 #35-178 C.1-6; 64 images of the Virginia General Assembly 1964 January 30 #38-178 B.1-6, #35-178 H.2-6; 42 images of the Virginia General Assembly 1969 #35-201 V-AA; 36 images of the Virginia General Assembly Opening 1970 #35-201 AH-AM; 23 images of the Virginia General Assembly 1972 March #35-201 AP-AT;14 images of Dan Daniel at the General Assembly #35-202 AC-AE; 4 images of the Governor's office handing out School Crossing Bulletin; 21 images of the European Trade Mission 1970 #35-200 AC-AF.\n","#1541 A-G.\n","1 photograph of Fleet Admiral F. Halsey, Jr. at the University of Virginia after World War II #1460 BC.\n","35-178 E.1-6, F.1-6, G.1-4.\n","6 images of a heart transplant patient #35-200 DM; 10 images of Nazi Art #35-200 DN-DO.\n","35 images of the inauguration of Governor Linwood Holton #35-201 AB-AG; 17 images of a press conference with Governor Linwood Holton #35-200 S-U; 2 images of James Lindsay Almond #35-200 AA-AB; 10 images of Governor Linwood Holton and Harry Flood Byrd, Sr., #35-200 Z.\n","21 images of Mrs. Muriel Humphrey at the Governor's Mansion 1961 #35-200 BE-BI; 18 images of a Speech by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey with Governor Mills E. Godwin #35-200 BS-BU; 3 images of the Young Democrats Club Meeting #35-200 BV.\n","3 images of damage from a hurricane in Canada 1954 Oct. 15, 16 #1460 AM1-3\n","[1955] #N45-1428.\n","18 images of Lyndon B. Johnson during the Kennedy Johnson Presidential campaign 1960 #35-200 AG-AI; 10 images of Lyndon B. Johnson at the Arena #35-200 AJ-AK; 9 images of Senator [Allen Joseph] Ellender of Louisiana #35-200 AL-AM.\n","4 images of the old U.S. State Department Building, Washington, D. C. [1968] #35-202 AJ; 15 images of Judge Robert R. Mehridge, Jr. 1972 January 18 #35-202 AK-AM; 17 images of the home of Judge Robert R. Mehridge, Jr. with guards, 1972 January 11 #35-202 AN-AP.\n","Images of [the Richmond Byrd Airport]; football game; fireworks above [Richmond] skyline; train station; General Assembly; James River and view of Richmond; Queen of Tobacco Bowl; basketball game; zoo; St. Mathews Lutheran Church; River Park; Richmond Industrial Loan \u0026 Thrift; Martin Luther King; [Lee] Statue; women building a snowman; Richmond three level overpass.\n","1950 #1428 A-L.\n","11 images of views of Appomattox #35-202 AT-AU; 12 images of the Nuclear Cruiser USS Long Beach, Nuclear Carrier USS Enterprise at Hampton Roads, Va. 1962 April. #35-202 AV-AW.\n","4 images of the Jamestown Exposition Park [1957] #1460 AV.1-4; 1 photograph of the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad yards, Roanoke Virginia [1948] #1460 AW; 2 images of the Petersburg Leather Handle Factory #1460 AX.1-2; 12 images of the Pratt Clinic, Petersburg, Virginia [1956] #1460 AY.1-12; 10 images of the Crippled Children's Hospital, Richmond, Virginia [1938-9] #1460 L.1-8, [1958 Sept. 10] C.1-2; 4 images of quadruplets in incubators at the hospital [1958 October] #1460 K.1-4.\n","28 images of a debate [with Garroway, Price, Jessel, Gregory, Sahl, Jenkins, Telford, and Hudson] #35-202 BS-BW; 6 images of a house fire and auto wreck [1968 February 10] #35-202 BX-BY. \n","#1542 A-F.\n","#1429.\n","3 photocopies of photographs of the three-level crossing upgrading to a fourth level; 2 photocopies of photographs of the Aluminum Convention Hall Dome.\n","3 images of the Seaboard Railroad Office Building under construction [1958] #1460 U.1-3; 32 images of Railroads [in Richmond] including [a dedication of] a three level overpass and a nineteenth century [wood-burning] locomotive #35-200 A-G; 8 images of the three level railroad, Richmond, Virginia 1958 October 12 #1131 A-H; 1 image of the Norfolk and Western locomotive 374 Richmond, Virginia #1132; 14 images, 4 photographs of a railroad and a three level overpass, Richmond, Virginia n.d. #1784; 2 images of the Triple Crossing, Richmond, Virginia 1956-1957 winter, looking southeast along the Southern Ry track, at ground level. A Seaboard Air Line Ry southbound passenger train passing under the C\u0026O viaduct. A train headed by a E7A diesel loco 3047 and another loco, probably E6A. Only cars visible are a Pennsylvania RR express refrigerator car and a Seaboard dormitory baggage car 6050 [1955] #1393A-B; 2 images of the Triple Crossing, Richmond, Virginia 1956-1957 winter, looking southeast, viewed from a highly elevated location north of C\u0026O viaduct. Northbound Seaboard Air Line Ry train has just passed under viaduct, and its caboose is still partly in its shadow [1955] #1393 C-D; 1 photograph of the Seaboard Air Line Ry passenger train, southbound, headed by three diesel locals, just south of Richmond, Virginia with city skyline in background. Front ¾ view in the mid distance of a long train on straight track, about 16 cars, mixed heavy and light weight #1394-B; 1 photograph of the Atlantic Coast Line RR Cowardin Ave. Yard, looking north from Cowardin Ave. overpass with city skyline in background and a few box cars in the foreground Winter [1940's or 1950's] #1394-E; 1 photograph of the Main Street Station, Richmond, Virginia, winter [1940], looking south from Marshall Street viaduct, from point midway between C\u0026O Ry and Seaboard Air Line Ry tracks, Freight train (mostly boxcars) on C\u0026O Ry track. #1394-F; 1 photograph of the Southern Ry Belle Isle Yard, Richmond, Virginia [1940's] from the south end of the Lee Bridge, with the James River and the city skyline in the background. #1394-G; 11 negatives of Railroad yards #1785 A-L.\n","5 photographs with aerial views of Richmond #1532-A, E-H; 7 images of aerial views including the Colonial Theater on the corner of 8th and Broad Street Road and the Federal Building #1507A-D, #1532 B-D; 17 images of bridges, including some skyline views from Riverside Drive on the south side of the James River showing the Lee Bridge and Tredegar Iron Works #1504 A-B, 1460 AH.1-15; 3 images of the earliest construction of a concrete bridge in Virginia #1502 A-C; 2 images of the bridge at the ACCA railroad yard with a joke sign on it falsely identifying it as the Rappahanock River Bridge #1511 A-B. \t\n","8 images of various banks including the Central National Bank, and Security Federal Savings #1525 A-F, [1956] #1460 S.1-2. \n","5 images of the William Byrd Motor Hotel; (Hotel William Byrd) #1523A-C, [1954 March] #1460 P.1-2; 2 images of the Hotel Jefferson [1955] #1460 AG.1-2; 14 images of the [Martha Kay Motel] #1460 T.1-16; 6 images of the Life of Virginia building #1506 A-B, #35-178 K; 2 images of Bourne-Jones Motor Company [1940's] #1460 AI.1-2; 1 photograph of the Moore Building with other store fronts such as New Amsterdam/United States Casualty Company, Sutton \u0026 Company, Realtors, R.B. Chaffin \u0026 Co. Realtors, Richmond Bakery Workers Health \u0026 Welfare Insurance Office #1530; 2 images of Richmond Food Stores warehouse and administrative offices [1950] #1514 A-B; 1 photograph of the Rish [Farm] Equipment Company #1513; 7 images of the River Road Shopping Center at Huguenot; Thalhimers, River Road Pharmacy, Berry Burke Company and the Colony Shop #1517 A-G; 8 images of Siegel's Supermarket [1950] #1510 A-H; 4 images of Stein's Clothiers, National, State, and Colonial Theaters #1505 A-D; 4 images of Thalhimers Department Store #1516 A-D; 7 images of downtown businesses including the Oldest Music House in Virginia, Morton's, Lowe's Opticians, McCrorys [five and dime store], Cargill \u0026 Wilson Advertising Agency #1528 B, Mark Monroe Motor Hotel, Avis Rent-a-Car, The Straus Company, J. D. Carneal \u0026 Sons Inc. Realtors #1528 A-G; 2 images of Sargeant's Dog Care Products Building #1515 A-B; 8 images of the offices of The Colonial Group #1519 A-H; 2 images of the Offices of Dun \u0026 Bradstreet at 514 Willow Lawn Drive #1521 A-B; 16 images of the United States Fidelity \u0026 Guarantee Insurance Company #1520 A-P; 7 images of the Joint Airlines City Ticket Office #1460 Q.1-7, [Cafeteria?] #1529 A; Office #1529 B-D; Model for a building #1529 E; Travel Agency #1529 F-K; Medical College of Virginia #1529 L; 1 photograph of the construction of Jenkins Book Mgf. Co. Warehouse adjoining Broad Street Station; [One of the earliest concrete buildings in Virginia 1950] #1512 A-U; 6 images of an English double-decker bus at 9th and Grace Street, 1965 #38-178 A.5 ; 2 images of [legislators Hodges, Harrison, Collins and Elington] 1964 July 7 #35-178 A.6; 10 images of Richmond buildings #35-178 J.4-6; 1 image of the Richmond skyline #1127; 1 image of the Reynolds Metal Company Building #1130; 18 images of Main Street [1967] #35-202 AZ-BB; 4 images of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike under construction #1460 V.1-4; 7 images of the Virginia Inn under construction #35-202 BC-BD; 1 negative of the Mosque and 1 negative of the American Building.\n","2 images of the Bethany Place Baptist Church #1526 I-J; 8 images of the Christian Science Reading Room #1460 M.1-6, #1526 R-S; 1 image of the First Church of Christ Scientist #1526 Q; 1 photograph of Ginter Park Methodist Church #1460AF; 6 images of the interior of Ginter Park Methodist Church [1955] #35-178 A.4; 1 image of the Methodist Building #1526 W; 1 photograph of an architect's rendering of the River Road Methodist Church #1526; 8 images of the River Road Methodist Church #1526A-H; 6 images of an unidentified church #1526K-P; 1 image of an unidentified church #1526 T; 3 images of an unidentified church #1526 U-V, All Saints Church #1526 X; 1 photograph of an unidentified church [1957] #1460 AD.\n","2 images of a [Negro family leaving the Richmond Post Office] #1460 D.1-2; 16 images of the United States Post Office Westhampton [1950] #1460 N.1-16; 3 images of the National Guard Armory and the Federal Office Building n.d. #1527 A-C; 4 images of the Governor's mansion #1784 J-M; 4 negatives of the Governor's mansion #1784 J-M; 1 image of the Richmond City Hall Building # 1784 R; 1 image of the Richmond Federal Building #1784 S; 4 images of downtown Richmond #1784; 4 negatives of panoramic Richmond including City Hall and the Richmond Federal Building #1784 N-S; 4 negatives of the Richmond State Capitol #1784 T-W.\n","28 images of residences, Bransford-Cecil House #1501 A-X relocated from 5th and Franklin Streets to East Clay Street to become the Valentine Museum #1534 C-D; Wright Residence #1534 A-B; 2 photographs and 4 images of residences, Crozet House, First and East Main Streets [1950] #1533 A, #1533 B-E, #1460 Y; 1 photograph and 4 images of [Grandis Residence] and shops in the Bellevue neighborhood #1460 AC, #1534 E-H; 2 images of Hanover Arms Apartments #1460 Z.1-2; 1 photograph of the [Stewart-Lee House] #1460 AE; 2 images of the Hillside Court, RRHA Public Housing Project [1950] #1460 W.1-2; 2 images of the Carrington residence [1950] #1460 X.1-2; 3 images of the Boxley residence [1951] #1460 AA.1-3; 4 images of the Tempsford Lane residence [1957] #1460 AB1-4; 20 images of the \"slums\" in the Jackson Ward area and the public housing [Gilpin Court] that replaced them [1950] 1500 A-T.\n","2 images of the Memorial Carillon, Byrd Park #1522 A-B; 3 images of the James River at Mayo's Island when minor league baseball field and the Virginia Boat Club were located there #1518 A-C; 6 images and 1 photograph of the World War II Recruitment and Parade 1942 #1536, #1535 A-F; 2 images of a parakeet named Beauregard and Mrs. Shuford 1958 October #1539 A-B; #1500A-T; 1 photograph of Blackwell School #1524; 12 images of the Richmond Virginia Jewish Center #1509 A-L; 8 images of the Virginia War Memorial n.d. #1460 R.1-8; 1 negative of Shockhoe Valley #1786.\n","1 photograph of buildings in San Francisco, California (1944) #1460 AZ; 4 images of Adair \u0026 Hutton Inc. Lexington, Virginia and Amderton's Department Store, Tappahannock, Virginia [1950's] #1460 AT.1-2, AU.1-2; 2 images of J. Henley Walker Paper Company Building (1952) #1460 O.1-2; 1 photograph of a bomb scare at Trailways Bus Depot (1958 October) #1460 AN; 3 images of a sheriff with a murderer at Division 1 State Police Headquarters and a young unidentified woman in the waiting area (1958 Nov) #1460 AQ1-3.\n","#1431, #1540.\n","#1460 BB.\n","29 images of the Space Radiation Effects Laboratory [1964] #35-200 DI-DJ, #35-201 H-J; 3 images of a residential fire #35-200 DL; 2 images of a Joint Faith Service at the John Marshall Hotel 1961 Oct. 1 #35-200 DK.\n","#1126.\n","4 images of Rear Main Street Station, Richmond, Virginia [1950] #35-201 D; 6 images of Rear Broad Street Station, Richmond, Virginia [1960] #35-201 E; 5 images of NASA Lunar Landing Simulator, Langley Air Force Base 1964 May 26 #35-201 F; 3 images of a train derailment #35-201 A; 4 images of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, Richmond, Virginia #35-201 B; 4 images of Rear of Union Station, Washington, D. C. 1950 #35-201C.\n","1 photograph of the University of Richmond Homecoming Queen #1460 AL; 15 images and 1 photograph of the Miss Virginia Beauty Pageant and Miss Virginia 1948 #1538A-K; 1958 September 7 1460 BA.1-5. \n","1 photograph of a garden on the Lawn, 1 illustration of an unidentified house, 1 photocopy of the UVA ampitheatre.\n","4 images of the USS Loesser #35-201 O; 12 images of the USS Savannah and Eagle #35-201 M-N.\n","#35-200 BL-BR.\n","1 photograph of a [College] building #1534 I; 1 image of an unidentified building in front of the train track #1133A; 1 image of the Williamsburg Courthouse #1133 B; 3 images of the Governor's Palace #1133 C-E;1 image of the Williamsburg Capitol Building #1133 F.\n","1 photograph of a film being shot in Colonial Williamsburg #1460 AS; 9 images of a film being shot in Colonial Williamsburg #1430 A-D, #1537 A-C; 2 images of 4th of July speakers on Virginia Capitol Steps #1460 AR.1-2. \n","1 photograph of WRVA on Broad Street #1531 A; 2 images of Senator Willis Robertson #35-200 AU; 64 images of the WRVA Primary Election Coverage 1965 July #35-200 AV-AW; 1958 September. #1531 B-C; 11 images (photocopy) of Clarence Townes #35-200 AS-AT.\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright was transferred to the University of Virginia Library.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["Copyright was transferred to the University of Virginia Library.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":63,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:06:15.091Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu03981_c63"}},{"id":"vircu_repositories_5_resources_384_c03","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"WRVA Radio","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vircu_repositories_5_resources_384_c03#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vircu_repositories_5_resources_384_c03","ref_ssm":["vircu_repositories_5_resources_384_c03"],"id":"vircu_repositories_5_resources_384_c03","ead_ssi":"vircu_repositories_5_resources_384","_root_":"vircu_repositories_5_resources_384","_nest_parent_":"vircu_repositories_5_resources_384","parent_ssi":"vircu_repositories_5_resources_384","parent_ssim":["vircu_repositories_5_resources_384"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vircu_repositories_5_resources_384"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Calvin T. 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The ordering of the collection was begun again in December 1986 and is comprised of the following Series: I-Personal Information and Correspondence 1914-1975; Series II-Church membership 1954-1969; Series III-Correspondence 1916-1978; Series IV-WRVA Radio (program, broadcast and publicity materials) 1926-1961; Series V-WRVA Radio Managerial materials; Series VI--WRVA TV 1952-1968; Series VII-Central Virginia Educational Television (CVETV) 1961-1963; Series VIII--Historical Publications and Materials; Series IX--Miscellaneous n.d.\n\n Additional ordering, photocopying of news clippings and separation of the photographs from the collection will take place as time and staff permit. Several scrapbooks which were donated at a later date by Mr. Lucy's son are located in the oversize area with other scrapbooks.\n\n ","Born in Baltimore, MD, on 8 October 1891, Calvin T. Lucy was educated at Baltimore City College (a public high school for boys) and graduated in 1909. While taking night school classes at BCC in commercial subjects, Lucy also worked at Crown Cork and Seal (1909-1912) in Baltimore. In 1912 he took a job with Reed Tobacco Company (a subsidiary of Laurus and Co.) as office manager and book keeper. Promoted in 1918 to general office manager for Laurus, Lucy left this position to serve in the army during World War I. He resumed his career with Laurus after his discharge and steadily advanced in management."," Given the responsibility of establishing a radio station in Richmond, in 1925, Lucy served as announcer, writer, producer, performer and general manager during the early years of WRVA. Non-commercial until 1928, WRVA then became an affiliate of NBC and C.T. moved into the sales and advertising portion of the operation. He supervised and managed the 5 kw station established in 1929; the 50 kw in 1938, and subsequently rose to Vice President with responsibility for radio and television."," Lucy was active in the broadcasting profession and was an early member of the National Association of Broadcasters. He was the first president of the Virginia Association of Broadcasters and the original chair of the (CBS) Columbia Affiliates Advisory Board. An active citizen in the Richmond community, Lucy was also a member of the Community Fund, the Scottish Rite Masons, the Chamber of Commerce, and of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and its governing body."," Lucy retired from the Laurus Company in 1961 and moved from Richmond to his farm near Ladysmith, VA. During his retirement he played a key role in the establishment of educational television in Richmond by providing technical assistance and served as a general consultant for the project. In 1973 C.T. received an award from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters. Mr. Lucy died on 16 May 1980.","Collection processed in May 1987. Finding revised in May 1989 and April 1994.","The collection consists of Mr. Lucy's personal correspondence, church files and mementos. Mr. Lucy's professional records for the Laurus Company and WRVA Radio-Television in Richmond, Virginia comprised a large portion of the collection. The materials cover the years 1914 to 1978. Also included in the collection are documents concerning the establishment of educational television in Virginia, several phonograph records, news clippings photographs and travel/historical brochures on Virginia."," Additional personal and professional materials can be found at the Virginia Historical Society.","None","VCU James Branch Cabell Library","WRVA (Radio Station : Richmond, Va.) -- Archives","Larus and Brothers Company, Inc","Lucy, Calvin T. (Calvin Tompkins), 1891-1980","Lucy, Calvin T. 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However, there are letters from Dabney Carr, Ellen Wayles (Randolph) Coolidge, Francis Wayles Eppes, Robert Garlick Kean Hill, James J. Monroe, Nicholas Philip Trist, Bernard Peyton, Wilson Cary Nicholas, Thomas Sully and William Henry Roane.\n","\nIncludes letters, 1802 March 3, 1803 February 24, Thomas Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson and, various memoranda, designs and sketches, and calling cards.\n","\nIn addition there are the following: land grant, 1798 February 5, to W.C. Nicholas for property in Amherst County, Virginia; survey, 1791 July 2, by Elliot Lacy of land in Goochland County, Virginia; letters and invoices, 1863-1864, to Major T. J. Randolph of the Confederate States of America Quartermaster Corp. for army supplies; letters, 1884-1888, from Paul Otto and F. Otto Schulze to Sarah Nicholas Randolph, secretary of the Lee Monument Association, re the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.\n","Original in Thomas Jefferson Architectural Drawings, Box 1.\n","Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Drawing of the land surveyed by Elliot Lacy.\n","Introducing Thornton Gilmer, who will act as his representative in the cavalry under Randolph's command.\n","Lists Monticello, Thornton Gap, Ruffner's, Cunningham's Mill, Rockfish Gap, Kennerley's, Madison's Cove, Jones's, Gilbert's, Narrow Passage, Rappidan, Robinson River, Brown's Culpeper Court House, Hedgeman River, Fauquier Court House, Germantown, [Pa.?], Widow Nevill's, West's Ordinary, Leesburg, Knowland's Ferry, Zane's, Winchester, Threetons, McCormack's, Harper's Ferry, Frederictown, [Md.?], Bentley's. Taverns listed, Leesburg: McEntire's, Indian King; Frederictown: Crush's, Sycamore Tree; Tawney Town: Mrs. Charlton's, Caleb's, Bacchus and Threetons; Petersburg: Kurtz's, The Swan; McAllister's Town: Rhenegher's; Yorktown: White's, Sign of the Lemon; Lancaster: Rickhart's, The Bear. Other towns: Alexandria, Colchester, Dumfries, Lansdowne, Elkrun Church, Piscotaway, Port Tobacco, Howe's Ferry, Port Royal, Bowling Green, Hanover Court House, Goodall's, Richmond. \n","Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Latin improves. Goes in spring to Latin school with Beverly Randolph. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Requesting Randolph's assistance in ascertaining whether the claim of the bearer of the letter, John Gardner, that he has discovered a very valuable mineral on his land, has any veracity.\n","No measles. Virginia speaks well. Ellen learns French. Cornelia sends love. Wants geography book. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","For 5 ¾ yards lace muslin for Mrs. Madison. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Desiring Randolph's return as a result of the illness of his wife, Jane [Hollins (Nicholas) Randolph], following the birth of their daughter, [Margaret Smith Randolph].\n","Accounts for various household items, and one containing medical expenses for slaves.\n","Concerning a student's dinner at her home, a time for Margaret to practice on the harpsichord, and desiring a visit.\n","Concerning his decision not to publish the memoir, but the whole works by subscription, and the possible sale of a bust to the Legislature of Louisiana. Randolph also mentions the reason for his visit to Washington was to see if any thing would be done by Congress for [their] relief more from a sense of duty than any hope of success, and that they must rely on their own resources for succor during their time of financial distress.\n","Informing her cousin about various family matters, her studies, and her upcoming attendance at a dancing school. \n","A majority of these grade reports are written and signed by her instructor, H. C. Stearns.\n","Concerning her very dull prospect of a school, her sole remaining boarder, Ann Jeffress, and providing them with information about past students at her school. \n","Thanking her for her letter, her intentions to quit the state [of Virginia] because of her school's lack of success and the closing of many schools in the area due to the outcry of hard times, and her optimism about conditions in Florida. \n","Lamenting the loss of her little jar, which was the last thing given [her] by her poor Mammy whom [she] shall never cease to think of without the deepest regret [she] had but little idea when last [she] saw her, that [they] shall never again meet in this world of trouble and care, it is selfish to wish to have her back for she is now happy, far better off than [she is]. [Septimia] wish[es] that [Margaret] would keep a look out for the little thing. [Septimia] got a letter from [her] Daddy in which he sent [them] some hair of hers. Septimia also inquires about a squirrel that Margaret has named after her. \n","Relating her possible return to Virginia from Washington, and her sister Ellen [Wayles Randolph Coolidge] and brother Lewis [Randolph]'s visit.\n","Relating his fondness for and recollections of Edgehill, concerning his first patient, and laments a dearth of young available women near him. He goes on to relate an anecdote about a marriage lottery that he had heard from an old gentleman acquaintance of his, but laments being unable to find a manager for this plan who can be trusted with all the love secrets of the county.","Concerning family matters.\n","Concerning Brother L[ewis Randolph]'s reception in Washington, and relating that a member of congress would request her brother [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph]'s appearance with \"a bust of grandpapa\" [Thomas Jefferson]. Also mentions the subsiding of a cholera outbreak in Washington, although their brother Lewis [Randolph]'s \"favorite physician\" Dr. Thomas is possibly ill with it, and that she has refrained for going out for fear of it. She also describes \"Little Jeffy's\" illness, and asks whether Margaret can inquire whether or not Evelina Garret is yet living.\n","Concerning recent rainfall and flooding, ruined tobacco and corn crops as well as damaged bridges and roads near Edgehill.\n","Requesting that the misses Randolph bring Septimia Randolph [Meikleham] to visit if she is with them. Desiring a waltzing party, and describes the waltzing skills of several of their acquaintances. \n","Relating that she tires of the city life, and longs to return to her \"own dear Mountains.\" She also relates her fondness for the young physician who has just treated her, and provides a description of her dress for the wedding of Miss Harriet Watson. \n","Deploring her propensity for going to parties, and claims that he does not have the time \"to race about the country to every little kick up of a parade.\" Inquiring about the frequency of Cousin William's visits to Edgehill. Also requests that Margaret tell her mother that there are no peaches to be found, but that he will send her some of his preserved apples as soon as they are ready. \n","Requesting that the family at Edgehill break their two year long silence since her removal to Florida, and describes the advantages of Florida over Virginia. Also relates the elopement of a fifteen year old former pupil of hers, Attaway Willis with Sam Duval. \n","Written in crosshatch, this letter is difficult to read. Concerning her arrival in Boston, and her interactions with acquaintances there, and the customs and conversation of the \"Yankees.\" \n","Concerning her difficulty in opening a school in Boston, her discussing the situation of her competitors there, and congratulates her former pupil, Margaret, on \"the prospect a school.\"\n","Apologizing for her lack of correspondence since her marriage five weeks prior to writing the letter, and concerning her affairs and acquaintances in Florida.\n","Laments his separation from his family due to the [debate in the Virginia Legislature concerning the abolition of slavery]. Randolph claims, \"this is a busy time for all those who take an interest in the business going on, subject to be acted on every day. I have been sitting for my portrait at the request of a painter who is taking the portraits of a few of the distinguished orators on the abolition question. He is making a good job of it. He has endeavored to give it the expression of stern \u0026 deep feeling which I certainly felt in replying to my opponents \u0026 I think has succeeded. My friends tell me that in some of our debates give my adversaries some very fierce looks. I have not given them hard words.\" He also mentions the payment of several loans that are due, and his desire to return after the legislature ends. \n","Concerning dress making, and explanations of several patterns that she has sent previously. Expressing her thanks for sister Jane's gift of \"real Virginia ham.\" Mentions Nicolas [P. Trist] and Virginia [Jefferson Randolph Trist's] plan to go to Cuba. The author also claims that \"I wish the Virginians would get into the way of importing germans to take the place of slaves; they are hardworking, hon[orable] creatures, [that] work for very low wages.\" \n","Concerning her travels from Norfolk to Old Point, to Key West, and mentions seeing a ship on its way to Liberia, where \"the blacks accompanied by six missionaries and their wives came down in the Steam boat with us today. I saw them go on board, and ere this time suppose they are out of sight of their native land- Oh what a situation is theirs- I never saw more dejected countenances than the females had, and could not help feeling a great deal for them. I trust they may be enabled to do much good in that heathen land.\" \n","Concerning a visit to Richmond, and her plans to visit Edgehill when time affords. \n","Concerning his life at sea, and mentions [Frederick Marryat's] Peter Simple . He also states that his \"Commodore is an old dotard,\" but praises his Captain, and speculates on his ship's destination. George says that \"it is thought that we are to sail for Jamaica to protect the American property as a revolt of the negroes is constantly expected or perhaps we may sail to Vera Cruz in the Gulf of Mexico\" to pick up stranded members of the recently sunk Schooner Porpoise. \n","Registers her uneasiness at their long silence during turbulent times, and states, \"I have been trembling for poor [Thomas] Jefferson [Randolph] in these sad times of pressure, and justly fear that half the country will be ruined before Congress decides which is to blame, the President [Andrew Jackson], or the Bank,\" and continues to relate the conditions of various family members.\n","Concerning making shirts, and bonnets, concerning mourning protocol, and requesting that after her own death that others do not dress in mourning clothes. She also mentions [Thomas Jefferson Randolph's] election, and that she \"do[es]n't wish him success,\" because she claims that a man in debt should not enter a public life. \n","Concerning her acquaintances in Tallahassee, and asking to be remembered to a variety of family members. \n","Mentions meeting with Mr. [Nicholas P.] Trist, and the broken engagement between Lewis [Randolph] and the sister of Richard Meade. He claims that soon Miss Meade will be worth $80000, \"and a man is a fool in [his] humble opinion that wouldn't marry any hag upon earth for that fortune.\" He also mentions his life as a midshipman.\n","Chastising her for her extravagant fashion choices, providing her with fashion advice, and asking about what kind of wedding she is to have. \n","Concerning the illness of Miss Henrietta Smith, and her visits to Cambridge, and Boston. She also inquires about several of Margaret's relations, and whether Margaret has read Spark's American Biography where she has \"in it a life of Capt. Smith which throws great luster upon the character of Pocahontas.\"\n","Concerning Margaret's meeting with Patsy and Mr. Taylor, and laments \"the resurrection of the ghost of [Margaret's] dyspepsia.\" She also mentions her sister's outbreak of mumps, and her solitude in New Hampshire.\n","Concerning life aboard the U.S. Frigate Constitution, and outbreaks of illness on board. He also relates an anecdote about missing his mother's visit in Boston. \n","Concerning fashions, and dancing, including her desire to learn how to waltz, \"but not to waltz with a gentleman for [she] do[es] not approve of it.\" \n","Concerning very cold weather in Boston, with some comparison to the weather in Virginia. \n","Concerning the death of his mother. Mentions [Meriwether] Lewis [Randolph's] inability to return home, and his inclination to join Lewis in Arkansas the next fall to engage in land speculation, and other family matters. \n","Concerning the unexpected death of a child of her cousin's, and their family's sadness. \n","Concerning a visit for \"that stranger from the South,\" and his engagement to a \"horrid bad old hag who has taken him in and persuaded him to marry her in her old days,\" and inquiring about the conditions of various family members including the rumored engagement of Cary Ann. \n","Concerning her safe return to Baltimore, detailing her journey there, and relating the conditions of various people she met along the way. \n","Concerning his work as a copier, and suggesting that he also make a frame for the item.\n","Sending copies of \"Cousin Beverly's letter,\" and says that her mother \"begs that [Thomas Jefferson Randolph] will think again before [he] allows [him]self to be nominated for Governor, that she cannot get along possibly without [him].\"\n","Writing on behalf of her mother, rebuking him for not writing them sooner, and claiming that they \"[we]re all delighted to hear that [he] w[as] not governor.\" They are all anxiously awaiting his return. \n","Informing him that one of their tobacco houses burned to the ground, and suggesting that it was arson. Jane relates that Mr. Garrison's \"suspicions rest on 'big Buck' \u0026 [she] believe[s] Edmond. [She] think[s] most of the negroes think it must have been set on fire.\" She later provides him with Nicholas P. Trist's address in Havana, Cuba. \n","Cleaning instructions written on the same leaf as a \"promise to deliver\" \"one box [of] merchandise.\"\n","Concerning his difficulty engaging in letter writing, and informing her of his plans to visit Edge Hill that May. \n","Concerning \"Papa's long attack,\" Willie's \"spell,\" and the near completion of their Church. She later states, \"I saw in a late paper that Cousin [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph] had received an appointment \u0026 also that he had declined it,\" and asks whether several of her letters have been received by family members. \n","Concerning his upcoming examination for the military, declining cotton prices, and economic trouble for members of his family. He continues, \"what a terrible state the country is in. Every body failing. To day we received word that all the banks to the northward have stopped paying specie, and the banks here [in Portsmouth] have done the same.\"\n","Concerning the death of her Uncle [Meriwether] Lewis [Randolph], and claims that his death will not alter his intention to move to Arkansas. \n","Concerning a gift of a barrel of oranges, and their recent family loss. \n","Concerning her father's improving health, and several deaths of acquaintances, with religious consolation for the same. \n","Relating that he will soon be leaving for New Orleans, and apologizing for not having seen more of her during his time at port.\n","A note from her physician expressing his joy at her recovered health, and requesting that she and her children visit him. \n","Concerning a theological dispute between them, and claiming that Thomas Jefferson Randolph is nearly an atheist. Francis mentions two controversial religious figures from the period, and after reprimanding Thomas for his views says, \"But I do not mean to defend the individuals to whom I plainly understand you to allude. The papers of Dr. Tyng in the Recorder and Dr. [Francis] Hawks in the New York Review are condemned by every Minister of the Gospel that I have heard speak on the subject. Assuredly they will meet their reward. But shld the cruelty \u0026 injustice of two men, or of a hundred wolves in sheepsclothing, set you against the whole Church of Christ.\"\n","A letter of introduction and recommendation for Mr. J. Guillet for his application for the professorship of Modern Languages at the University [of Virginia].\n","Containing his report card for March 1842, on the same sheet as his letter to his mother concerning life at school.\n","Lamenting their separation, claiming that on a visit she was happy not to have had to speak with Archy Cary, and that she does not care ever to see him again. Providing advice on handling when \"dear Maria\" could think about an engagement. \n","Regarding Thomas Jefferson's papers, their arrangement, and housing.\n","A bill of sale for blasting powder, and fuse.\n","Concerning preparations for his arrival at Edge Hill.\n","Sending money, concerning a lawsuit, and relating other family matters. \n","Possibly from copybook. Letter in disrepair and difficult to read.\n","With additional letter written 1864 September 30 by R. H. Stratton to \"Dear Sir.\" With enclosure.\n","Endorsed on verso.\n","Concerning George Wythe Randolph.\n","Re death of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Jr.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning the movement of property. Mentions disposing of Jefferson works \"to the best advantage.\"\n","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["6225\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Randolph Family Papers\n1783-1909, 1791-1909"],"collection_title_tesim":["Randolph Family Papers\n1783-1909, 1791-1909"],"collection_ssim":["Randolph Family Papers\n1783-1909, 1791-1909"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was purchased from Mary Walker Randolph, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1960 February 23.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["This collection consists of ca. 190 items."],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRandolph Family Papers, Accession #6225, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Randolph Family Papers, Accession #6225, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eChiefly family correspondence of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Agnes (Dillon) Randolph and Margaret Smith (Randolph) Randolph. However, there are letters from Dabney Carr, Ellen Wayles (Randolph) Coolidge, Francis Wayles Eppes, Robert Garlick Kean Hill, James J. Monroe, Nicholas Philip Trist, Bernard Peyton, Wilson Cary Nicholas, Thomas Sully and William Henry Roane.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nIncludes letters, 1802 March 3, 1803 February 24, Thomas Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson and, various memoranda, designs and sketches, and calling cards.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nIn addition there are the following: land grant, 1798 February 5, to W.C. Nicholas for property in Amherst County, Virginia; survey, 1791 July 2, by Elliot Lacy of land in Goochland County, Virginia; letters and invoices, 1863-1864, to Major T. J. Randolph of the Confederate States of America Quartermaster Corp. for army supplies; letters, 1884-1888, from Paul Otto and F. Otto Schulze to Sarah Nicholas Randolph, secretary of the Lee Monument Association, re the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal in Thomas Jefferson Architectural Drawings, Box 1.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrawing of the land surveyed by Elliot Lacy.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroducing Thornton Gilmer, who will act as his representative in the cavalry under Randolph's command.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists Monticello, Thornton Gap, Ruffner's, Cunningham's Mill, Rockfish Gap, Kennerley's, Madison's Cove, Jones's, Gilbert's, Narrow Passage, Rappidan, Robinson River, Brown's Culpeper Court House, Hedgeman River, Fauquier Court House, Germantown, [Pa.?], Widow Nevill's, West's Ordinary, Leesburg, Knowland's Ferry, Zane's, Winchester, Threetons, McCormack's, Harper's Ferry, Frederictown, [Md.?], Bentley's. Taverns listed, Leesburg: McEntire's, Indian King; Frederictown: Crush's, Sycamore Tree; Tawney Town: Mrs. Charlton's, Caleb's, Bacchus and Threetons; Petersburg: Kurtz's, The Swan; McAllister's Town: Rhenegher's; Yorktown: White's, Sign of the Lemon; Lancaster: Rickhart's, The Bear. Other towns: Alexandria, Colchester, Dumfries, Lansdowne, Elkrun Church, Piscotaway, Port Tobacco, Howe's Ferry, Port Royal, Bowling Green, Hanover Court House, Goodall's, Richmond. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLatin improves. Goes in spring to Latin school with Beverly Randolph. 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Stearns.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003every dull prospect of a school,\u003c/title\u003e her sole remaining boarder, Ann Jeffress, and providing them with information about past students at her school. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanking her for her letter, her intentions to \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003equit the state\u003c/title\u003e [of Virginia] because of her school's lack of success and the closing of many schools in the area due to \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ethe outcry of hard times,\u003c/title\u003e and her optimism about conditions in Florida. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLamenting the loss of her \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003elittle jar,\u003c/title\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ewhich was the last thing given [her] by her poor Mammy whom [she] shall never cease to think of without the deepest regret [she] had but little idea when last [she] saw her, that [they] shall never again meet in this world of trouble and care, it is selfish to wish to have her back for she is now happy, far better off than [she is]. [Septimia] wish[es] that [Margaret] would keep a look out for the little thing. [Septimia] got a letter from [her] Daddy in which he sent [them] some hair of hers.\u003c/title\u003e Septimia also inquires about a squirrel that Margaret has named after her. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelating her possible return to Virginia from Washington, and her sister Ellen [Wayles Randolph Coolidge] and brother Lewis [Randolph]'s visit.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelating his fondness for and recollections of Edgehill, concerning his first patient, and laments a dearth of young available women near him. He goes on to relate an anecdote about a marriage lottery that he had heard from an old gentleman acquaintance of his, but laments being unable to find a \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003emanager\u003c/title\u003e for this plan \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ewho can be trusted with all the love secrets of the county.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning family matters.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Brother L[ewis Randolph]'s reception in Washington, and relating that a member of congress would request her brother [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph]'s appearance with \"a bust of grandpapa\" [Thomas Jefferson]. Also mentions the subsiding of a cholera outbreak in Washington, although their brother Lewis [Randolph]'s \"favorite physician\" Dr. Thomas is possibly ill with it, and that she has refrained for going out for fear of it. She also describes \"Little Jeffy's\" illness, and asks whether Margaret can inquire whether or not Evelina Garret is yet living.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning recent rainfall and flooding, ruined tobacco and corn crops as well as damaged bridges and roads near Edgehill.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequesting that the misses Randolph bring Septimia Randolph [Meikleham] to visit if she is with them. Desiring a waltzing party, and describes the waltzing skills of several of their acquaintances. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelating that she tires of the city life, and longs to return to her \"own dear Mountains.\" She also relates her fondness for the young physician who has just treated her, and provides a description of her dress for the wedding of Miss Harriet Watson. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeploring her propensity for going to parties, and claims that he does not have the time \"to race about the country to every little kick up of a parade.\" Inquiring about the frequency of Cousin William's visits to Edgehill. Also requests that Margaret tell her mother that there are no peaches to be found, but that he will send her some of his preserved apples as soon as they are ready. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequesting that the family at Edgehill break their two year long silence since her removal to Florida, and describes the advantages of Florida over Virginia. Also relates the elopement of a fifteen year old former pupil of hers, Attaway Willis with Sam Duval. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten in crosshatch, this letter is difficult to read. Concerning her arrival in Boston, and her interactions with acquaintances there, and the customs and conversation of the \"Yankees.\" \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her difficulty in opening a school in Boston, her discussing the situation of her competitors there, and congratulates her former pupil, Margaret, on \"the prospect a school.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizing for her lack of correspondence since her marriage five weeks prior to writing the letter, and concerning her affairs and acquaintances in Florida.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLaments his separation from his family due to the [debate in the Virginia Legislature concerning the abolition of slavery]. Randolph claims, \"this is a busy time for all those who take an interest in the business going on, subject to be acted on every day. I have been sitting for my portrait at the request of a painter who is taking the portraits of a few of the distinguished orators on the abolition question. He is making a good job of it. He has endeavored to give it the expression of stern \u0026amp; deep feeling which I certainly felt in replying to my opponents \u0026amp; I think has succeeded. My friends tell me that in some of our debates give my adversaries some very fierce looks. I have not given them hard words.\" He also mentions the payment of several loans that are due, and his desire to return after the legislature ends. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning dress making, and explanations of several patterns that she has sent previously. Expressing her thanks for sister Jane's gift of \"real Virginia ham.\" Mentions Nicolas [P. Trist] and Virginia [Jefferson Randolph Trist's] plan to go to Cuba. The author also claims that \"I wish the Virginians would get into the way of importing germans to take the place of slaves; they are hardworking, hon[orable] creatures, [that] work for very low wages.\" \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her travels from Norfolk to Old Point, to Key West, and mentions seeing a ship on its way to Liberia, where \"the blacks accompanied by six missionaries and their wives came down in the Steam boat with us today. I saw them go on board, and ere this time suppose they are out of sight of their native land- Oh what a situation is theirs- I never saw more dejected countenances than the females had, and could not help feeling a great deal for them. I trust they may be enabled to do much good in that heathen land.\" \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a visit to Richmond, and her plans to visit Edgehill when time affords. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his life at sea, and mentions [Frederick Marryat's] \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003ePeter Simple\u003c/title\u003e. He also states that his \"Commodore is an old dotard,\" but praises his Captain, and speculates on his ship's destination. George says that \"it is thought that we are to sail for Jamaica to protect the American property as a revolt of the negroes is constantly expected or perhaps we may sail to Vera Cruz in the Gulf of Mexico\" to pick up stranded members of the recently sunk Schooner Porpoise. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegisters her uneasiness at their long silence during turbulent times, and states, \"I have been trembling for poor [Thomas] Jefferson [Randolph] in these sad times of pressure, and justly fear that half the country will be ruined before Congress decides which is to blame, the President [Andrew Jackson], or the Bank,\" and continues to relate the conditions of various family members.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning making shirts, and bonnets, concerning mourning protocol, and requesting that after her own death that others do not dress in mourning clothes. She also mentions [Thomas Jefferson Randolph's] election, and that she \"do[es]n't wish him success,\" because she claims that a man in debt should not enter a public life. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her acquaintances in Tallahassee, and asking to be remembered to a variety of family members. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions meeting with Mr. [Nicholas P.] Trist, and the broken engagement between Lewis [Randolph] and the sister of Richard Meade. He claims that soon Miss Meade will be worth $80000, \"and a man is a fool in [his] humble opinion that wouldn't marry any hag upon earth for that fortune.\" He also mentions his life as a midshipman.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChastising her for her extravagant fashion choices, providing her with fashion advice, and asking about what kind of wedding she is to have. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the illness of Miss Henrietta Smith, and her visits to Cambridge, and Boston. She also inquires about several of Margaret's relations, and whether Margaret has read Spark's American Biography where she has \"in it a life of Capt. Smith which throws great luster upon the character of Pocahontas.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Margaret's meeting with Patsy and Mr. Taylor, and laments \"the resurrection of the ghost of [Margaret's] dyspepsia.\" She also mentions her sister's outbreak of mumps, and her solitude in New Hampshire.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning life aboard the U.S. Frigate Constitution, and outbreaks of illness on board. He also relates an anecdote about missing his mother's visit in Boston. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning fashions, and dancing, including her desire to learn how to waltz, \"but not to waltz with a gentleman for [she] do[es] not approve of it.\" \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning very cold weather in Boston, with some comparison to the weather in Virginia. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the death of his mother. Mentions [Meriwether] Lewis [Randolph's] inability to return home, and his inclination to join Lewis in Arkansas the next fall to engage in land speculation, and other family matters. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the unexpected death of a child of her cousin's, and their family's sadness. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a visit for \"that stranger from the South,\" and his engagement to a \"horrid bad old hag who has taken him in and persuaded him to marry her in her old days,\" and inquiring about the conditions of various family members including the rumored engagement of Cary Ann. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her safe return to Baltimore, detailing her journey there, and relating the conditions of various people she met along the way. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his work as a copier, and suggesting that he also make a frame for the item.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSending copies of \"Cousin Beverly's letter,\" and says that her mother \"begs that [Thomas Jefferson Randolph] will think again before [he] allows [him]self to be nominated for Governor, that she cannot get along possibly without [him].\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWriting on behalf of her mother, rebuking him for not writing them sooner, and claiming that they \"[we]re all delighted to hear that [he] w[as] not governor.\" They are all anxiously awaiting his return. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforming him that one of their tobacco houses burned to the ground, and suggesting that it was arson. Jane relates that Mr. Garrison's \"suspicions rest on 'big Buck' \u0026amp; [she] believe[s] Edmond. [She] think[s] most of the negroes think it must have been set on fire.\" She later provides him with Nicholas P. Trist's address in Havana, Cuba. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCleaning instructions written on the same leaf as a \"promise to deliver\" \"one box [of] merchandise.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his difficulty engaging in letter writing, and informing her of his plans to visit Edge Hill that May. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"Papa's long attack,\" Willie's \"spell,\" and the near completion of their Church. She later states, \"I saw in a late paper that Cousin [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph] had received an appointment \u0026amp; also that he had declined it,\" and asks whether several of her letters have been received by family members. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his upcoming examination for the military, declining cotton prices, and economic trouble for members of his family. He continues, \"what a terrible state the country is in. Every body failing. To day we received word that all the banks to the northward have stopped paying specie, and the banks here [in Portsmouth] have done the same.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the death of her Uncle [Meriwether] Lewis [Randolph], and claims that his death will not alter his intention to move to Arkansas. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a gift of a barrel of oranges, and their recent family loss. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her father's improving health, and several deaths of acquaintances, with religious consolation for the same. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelating that he will soon be leaving for New Orleans, and apologizing for not having seen more of her during his time at port.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note from her physician expressing his joy at her recovered health, and requesting that she and her children visit him. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a theological dispute between them, and claiming that Thomas Jefferson Randolph is nearly an atheist. Francis mentions two controversial religious figures from the period, and after reprimanding Thomas for his views says, \"But I do not mean to defend the individuals to whom I plainly understand you to allude. The papers of Dr. Tyng in the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eRecorder\u003c/title\u003e and Dr. [Francis] Hawks in the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York Review\u003c/title\u003e are condemned by every Minister of the Gospel that I have heard speak on the subject. Assuredly they will meet their reward. But shld the cruelty \u0026amp; injustice of two men, or of a hundred wolves in sheepsclothing, set you against the whole Church of Christ.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of introduction and recommendation for Mr. J. Guillet for his application for the professorship of Modern Languages at the University [of Virginia].\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContaining his report card for March 1842, on the same sheet as his letter to his mother concerning life at school.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLamenting their separation, claiming that on a visit she was happy not to have had to speak with Archy Cary, and that she does not care ever to see him again. Providing advice on handling when \"dear Maria\" could think about an engagement. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding Thomas Jefferson's papers, their arrangement, and housing.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA bill of sale for blasting powder, and fuse.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning preparations for his arrival at Edge Hill.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSending money, concerning a lawsuit, and relating other family matters. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePossibly from copybook. Letter in disrepair and difficult to read.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith additional letter written 1864 September 30 by R. H. Stratton to \"Dear Sir.\" With enclosure.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsed on verso.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning George Wythe Randolph.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe death of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Jr.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the movement of property. Mentions disposing of Jefferson works \"to the best advantage.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Chiefly family correspondence of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Agnes (Dillon) Randolph and Margaret Smith (Randolph) Randolph. However, there are letters from Dabney Carr, Ellen Wayles (Randolph) Coolidge, Francis Wayles Eppes, Robert Garlick Kean Hill, James J. Monroe, Nicholas Philip Trist, Bernard Peyton, Wilson Cary Nicholas, Thomas Sully and William Henry Roane.\n","\nIncludes letters, 1802 March 3, 1803 February 24, Thomas Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson and, various memoranda, designs and sketches, and calling cards.\n","\nIn addition there are the following: land grant, 1798 February 5, to W.C. Nicholas for property in Amherst County, Virginia; survey, 1791 July 2, by Elliot Lacy of land in Goochland County, Virginia; letters and invoices, 1863-1864, to Major T. J. Randolph of the Confederate States of America Quartermaster Corp. for army supplies; letters, 1884-1888, from Paul Otto and F. Otto Schulze to Sarah Nicholas Randolph, secretary of the Lee Monument Association, re the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.\n","Original in Thomas Jefferson Architectural Drawings, Box 1.\n","Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Drawing of the land surveyed by Elliot Lacy.\n","Introducing Thornton Gilmer, who will act as his representative in the cavalry under Randolph's command.\n","Lists Monticello, Thornton Gap, Ruffner's, Cunningham's Mill, Rockfish Gap, Kennerley's, Madison's Cove, Jones's, Gilbert's, Narrow Passage, Rappidan, Robinson River, Brown's Culpeper Court House, Hedgeman River, Fauquier Court House, Germantown, [Pa.?], Widow Nevill's, West's Ordinary, Leesburg, Knowland's Ferry, Zane's, Winchester, Threetons, McCormack's, Harper's Ferry, Frederictown, [Md.?], Bentley's. Taverns listed, Leesburg: McEntire's, Indian King; Frederictown: Crush's, Sycamore Tree; Tawney Town: Mrs. Charlton's, Caleb's, Bacchus and Threetons; Petersburg: Kurtz's, The Swan; McAllister's Town: Rhenegher's; Yorktown: White's, Sign of the Lemon; Lancaster: Rickhart's, The Bear. Other towns: Alexandria, Colchester, Dumfries, Lansdowne, Elkrun Church, Piscotaway, Port Tobacco, Howe's Ferry, Port Royal, Bowling Green, Hanover Court House, Goodall's, Richmond. \n","Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Latin improves. Goes in spring to Latin school with Beverly Randolph. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Requesting Randolph's assistance in ascertaining whether the claim of the bearer of the letter, John Gardner, that he has discovered a very valuable mineral on his land, has any veracity.\n","No measles. Virginia speaks well. Ellen learns French. Cornelia sends love. Wants geography book. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","For 5 ¾ yards lace muslin for Mrs. Madison. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Desiring Randolph's return as a result of the illness of his wife, Jane [Hollins (Nicholas) Randolph], following the birth of their daughter, [Margaret Smith Randolph].\n","Accounts for various household items, and one containing medical expenses for slaves.\n","Concerning a student's dinner at her home, a time for Margaret to practice on the harpsichord, and desiring a visit.\n","Concerning his decision not to publish the memoir, but the whole works by subscription, and the possible sale of a bust to the Legislature of Louisiana. Randolph also mentions the reason for his visit to Washington was to see if any thing would be done by Congress for [their] relief more from a sense of duty than any hope of success, and that they must rely on their own resources for succor during their time of financial distress.\n","Informing her cousin about various family matters, her studies, and her upcoming attendance at a dancing school. \n","A majority of these grade reports are written and signed by her instructor, H. C. Stearns.\n","Concerning her very dull prospect of a school, her sole remaining boarder, Ann Jeffress, and providing them with information about past students at her school. \n","Thanking her for her letter, her intentions to quit the state [of Virginia] because of her school's lack of success and the closing of many schools in the area due to the outcry of hard times, and her optimism about conditions in Florida. \n","Lamenting the loss of her little jar, which was the last thing given [her] by her poor Mammy whom [she] shall never cease to think of without the deepest regret [she] had but little idea when last [she] saw her, that [they] shall never again meet in this world of trouble and care, it is selfish to wish to have her back for she is now happy, far better off than [she is]. [Septimia] wish[es] that [Margaret] would keep a look out for the little thing. [Septimia] got a letter from [her] Daddy in which he sent [them] some hair of hers. Septimia also inquires about a squirrel that Margaret has named after her. \n","Relating her possible return to Virginia from Washington, and her sister Ellen [Wayles Randolph Coolidge] and brother Lewis [Randolph]'s visit.\n","Relating his fondness for and recollections of Edgehill, concerning his first patient, and laments a dearth of young available women near him. He goes on to relate an anecdote about a marriage lottery that he had heard from an old gentleman acquaintance of his, but laments being unable to find a manager for this plan who can be trusted with all the love secrets of the county.","Concerning family matters.\n","Concerning Brother L[ewis Randolph]'s reception in Washington, and relating that a member of congress would request her brother [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph]'s appearance with \"a bust of grandpapa\" [Thomas Jefferson]. Also mentions the subsiding of a cholera outbreak in Washington, although their brother Lewis [Randolph]'s \"favorite physician\" Dr. Thomas is possibly ill with it, and that she has refrained for going out for fear of it. She also describes \"Little Jeffy's\" illness, and asks whether Margaret can inquire whether or not Evelina Garret is yet living.\n","Concerning recent rainfall and flooding, ruined tobacco and corn crops as well as damaged bridges and roads near Edgehill.\n","Requesting that the misses Randolph bring Septimia Randolph [Meikleham] to visit if she is with them. Desiring a waltzing party, and describes the waltzing skills of several of their acquaintances. \n","Relating that she tires of the city life, and longs to return to her \"own dear Mountains.\" She also relates her fondness for the young physician who has just treated her, and provides a description of her dress for the wedding of Miss Harriet Watson. \n","Deploring her propensity for going to parties, and claims that he does not have the time \"to race about the country to every little kick up of a parade.\" Inquiring about the frequency of Cousin William's visits to Edgehill. Also requests that Margaret tell her mother that there are no peaches to be found, but that he will send her some of his preserved apples as soon as they are ready. \n","Requesting that the family at Edgehill break their two year long silence since her removal to Florida, and describes the advantages of Florida over Virginia. Also relates the elopement of a fifteen year old former pupil of hers, Attaway Willis with Sam Duval. \n","Written in crosshatch, this letter is difficult to read. Concerning her arrival in Boston, and her interactions with acquaintances there, and the customs and conversation of the \"Yankees.\" \n","Concerning her difficulty in opening a school in Boston, her discussing the situation of her competitors there, and congratulates her former pupil, Margaret, on \"the prospect a school.\"\n","Apologizing for her lack of correspondence since her marriage five weeks prior to writing the letter, and concerning her affairs and acquaintances in Florida.\n","Laments his separation from his family due to the [debate in the Virginia Legislature concerning the abolition of slavery]. Randolph claims, \"this is a busy time for all those who take an interest in the business going on, subject to be acted on every day. I have been sitting for my portrait at the request of a painter who is taking the portraits of a few of the distinguished orators on the abolition question. He is making a good job of it. He has endeavored to give it the expression of stern \u0026 deep feeling which I certainly felt in replying to my opponents \u0026 I think has succeeded. My friends tell me that in some of our debates give my adversaries some very fierce looks. I have not given them hard words.\" He also mentions the payment of several loans that are due, and his desire to return after the legislature ends. \n","Concerning dress making, and explanations of several patterns that she has sent previously. Expressing her thanks for sister Jane's gift of \"real Virginia ham.\" Mentions Nicolas [P. Trist] and Virginia [Jefferson Randolph Trist's] plan to go to Cuba. The author also claims that \"I wish the Virginians would get into the way of importing germans to take the place of slaves; they are hardworking, hon[orable] creatures, [that] work for very low wages.\" \n","Concerning her travels from Norfolk to Old Point, to Key West, and mentions seeing a ship on its way to Liberia, where \"the blacks accompanied by six missionaries and their wives came down in the Steam boat with us today. I saw them go on board, and ere this time suppose they are out of sight of their native land- Oh what a situation is theirs- I never saw more dejected countenances than the females had, and could not help feeling a great deal for them. I trust they may be enabled to do much good in that heathen land.\" \n","Concerning a visit to Richmond, and her plans to visit Edgehill when time affords. \n","Concerning his life at sea, and mentions [Frederick Marryat's] Peter Simple . He also states that his \"Commodore is an old dotard,\" but praises his Captain, and speculates on his ship's destination. George says that \"it is thought that we are to sail for Jamaica to protect the American property as a revolt of the negroes is constantly expected or perhaps we may sail to Vera Cruz in the Gulf of Mexico\" to pick up stranded members of the recently sunk Schooner Porpoise. \n","Registers her uneasiness at their long silence during turbulent times, and states, \"I have been trembling for poor [Thomas] Jefferson [Randolph] in these sad times of pressure, and justly fear that half the country will be ruined before Congress decides which is to blame, the President [Andrew Jackson], or the Bank,\" and continues to relate the conditions of various family members.\n","Concerning making shirts, and bonnets, concerning mourning protocol, and requesting that after her own death that others do not dress in mourning clothes. She also mentions [Thomas Jefferson Randolph's] election, and that she \"do[es]n't wish him success,\" because she claims that a man in debt should not enter a public life. \n","Concerning her acquaintances in Tallahassee, and asking to be remembered to a variety of family members. \n","Mentions meeting with Mr. [Nicholas P.] Trist, and the broken engagement between Lewis [Randolph] and the sister of Richard Meade. He claims that soon Miss Meade will be worth $80000, \"and a man is a fool in [his] humble opinion that wouldn't marry any hag upon earth for that fortune.\" He also mentions his life as a midshipman.\n","Chastising her for her extravagant fashion choices, providing her with fashion advice, and asking about what kind of wedding she is to have. \n","Concerning the illness of Miss Henrietta Smith, and her visits to Cambridge, and Boston. She also inquires about several of Margaret's relations, and whether Margaret has read Spark's American Biography where she has \"in it a life of Capt. Smith which throws great luster upon the character of Pocahontas.\"\n","Concerning Margaret's meeting with Patsy and Mr. Taylor, and laments \"the resurrection of the ghost of [Margaret's] dyspepsia.\" She also mentions her sister's outbreak of mumps, and her solitude in New Hampshire.\n","Concerning life aboard the U.S. Frigate Constitution, and outbreaks of illness on board. He also relates an anecdote about missing his mother's visit in Boston. \n","Concerning fashions, and dancing, including her desire to learn how to waltz, \"but not to waltz with a gentleman for [she] do[es] not approve of it.\" \n","Concerning very cold weather in Boston, with some comparison to the weather in Virginia. \n","Concerning the death of his mother. Mentions [Meriwether] Lewis [Randolph's] inability to return home, and his inclination to join Lewis in Arkansas the next fall to engage in land speculation, and other family matters. \n","Concerning the unexpected death of a child of her cousin's, and their family's sadness. \n","Concerning a visit for \"that stranger from the South,\" and his engagement to a \"horrid bad old hag who has taken him in and persuaded him to marry her in her old days,\" and inquiring about the conditions of various family members including the rumored engagement of Cary Ann. \n","Concerning her safe return to Baltimore, detailing her journey there, and relating the conditions of various people she met along the way. \n","Concerning his work as a copier, and suggesting that he also make a frame for the item.\n","Sending copies of \"Cousin Beverly's letter,\" and says that her mother \"begs that [Thomas Jefferson Randolph] will think again before [he] allows [him]self to be nominated for Governor, that she cannot get along possibly without [him].\"\n","Writing on behalf of her mother, rebuking him for not writing them sooner, and claiming that they \"[we]re all delighted to hear that [he] w[as] not governor.\" They are all anxiously awaiting his return. \n","Informing him that one of their tobacco houses burned to the ground, and suggesting that it was arson. Jane relates that Mr. Garrison's \"suspicions rest on 'big Buck' \u0026 [she] believe[s] Edmond. [She] think[s] most of the negroes think it must have been set on fire.\" She later provides him with Nicholas P. Trist's address in Havana, Cuba. \n","Cleaning instructions written on the same leaf as a \"promise to deliver\" \"one box [of] merchandise.\"\n","Concerning his difficulty engaging in letter writing, and informing her of his plans to visit Edge Hill that May. \n","Concerning \"Papa's long attack,\" Willie's \"spell,\" and the near completion of their Church. She later states, \"I saw in a late paper that Cousin [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph] had received an appointment \u0026 also that he had declined it,\" and asks whether several of her letters have been received by family members. \n","Concerning his upcoming examination for the military, declining cotton prices, and economic trouble for members of his family. He continues, \"what a terrible state the country is in. Every body failing. To day we received word that all the banks to the northward have stopped paying specie, and the banks here [in Portsmouth] have done the same.\"\n","Concerning the death of her Uncle [Meriwether] Lewis [Randolph], and claims that his death will not alter his intention to move to Arkansas. \n","Concerning a gift of a barrel of oranges, and their recent family loss. \n","Concerning her father's improving health, and several deaths of acquaintances, with religious consolation for the same. \n","Relating that he will soon be leaving for New Orleans, and apologizing for not having seen more of her during his time at port.\n","A note from her physician expressing his joy at her recovered health, and requesting that she and her children visit him. \n","Concerning a theological dispute between them, and claiming that Thomas Jefferson Randolph is nearly an atheist. Francis mentions two controversial religious figures from the period, and after reprimanding Thomas for his views says, \"But I do not mean to defend the individuals to whom I plainly understand you to allude. The papers of Dr. Tyng in the Recorder and Dr. [Francis] Hawks in the New York Review are condemned by every Minister of the Gospel that I have heard speak on the subject. Assuredly they will meet their reward. But shld the cruelty \u0026 injustice of two men, or of a hundred wolves in sheepsclothing, set you against the whole Church of Christ.\"\n","A letter of introduction and recommendation for Mr. J. Guillet for his application for the professorship of Modern Languages at the University [of Virginia].\n","Containing his report card for March 1842, on the same sheet as his letter to his mother concerning life at school.\n","Lamenting their separation, claiming that on a visit she was happy not to have had to speak with Archy Cary, and that she does not care ever to see him again. Providing advice on handling when \"dear Maria\" could think about an engagement. \n","Regarding Thomas Jefferson's papers, their arrangement, and housing.\n","A bill of sale for blasting powder, and fuse.\n","Concerning preparations for his arrival at Edge Hill.\n","Sending money, concerning a lawsuit, and relating other family matters. \n","Possibly from copybook. Letter in disrepair and difficult to read.\n","With additional letter written 1864 September 30 by R. H. Stratton to \"Dear Sir.\" With enclosure.\n","Endorsed on verso.\n","Concerning George Wythe Randolph.\n","Re death of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Jr.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning the movement of property. 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However, there are letters from Dabney Carr, Ellen Wayles (Randolph) Coolidge, Francis Wayles Eppes, Robert Garlick Kean Hill, James J. Monroe, Nicholas Philip Trist, Bernard Peyton, Wilson Cary Nicholas, Thomas Sully and William Henry Roane.\n","\nIncludes letters, 1802 March 3, 1803 February 24, Thomas Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson and, various memoranda, designs and sketches, and calling cards.\n","\nIn addition there are the following: land grant, 1798 February 5, to W.C. Nicholas for property in Amherst County, Virginia; survey, 1791 July 2, by Elliot Lacy of land in Goochland County, Virginia; letters and invoices, 1863-1864, to Major T. J. Randolph of the Confederate States of America Quartermaster Corp. for army supplies; letters, 1884-1888, from Paul Otto and F. Otto Schulze to Sarah Nicholas Randolph, secretary of the Lee Monument Association, re the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.\n","Original in Thomas Jefferson Architectural Drawings, Box 1.\n","Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Drawing of the land surveyed by Elliot Lacy.\n","Introducing Thornton Gilmer, who will act as his representative in the cavalry under Randolph's command.\n","Lists Monticello, Thornton Gap, Ruffner's, Cunningham's Mill, Rockfish Gap, Kennerley's, Madison's Cove, Jones's, Gilbert's, Narrow Passage, Rappidan, Robinson River, Brown's Culpeper Court House, Hedgeman River, Fauquier Court House, Germantown, [Pa.?], Widow Nevill's, West's Ordinary, Leesburg, Knowland's Ferry, Zane's, Winchester, Threetons, McCormack's, Harper's Ferry, Frederictown, [Md.?], Bentley's. Taverns listed, Leesburg: McEntire's, Indian King; Frederictown: Crush's, Sycamore Tree; Tawney Town: Mrs. Charlton's, Caleb's, Bacchus and Threetons; Petersburg: Kurtz's, The Swan; McAllister's Town: Rhenegher's; Yorktown: White's, Sign of the Lemon; Lancaster: Rickhart's, The Bear. Other towns: Alexandria, Colchester, Dumfries, Lansdowne, Elkrun Church, Piscotaway, Port Tobacco, Howe's Ferry, Port Royal, Bowling Green, Hanover Court House, Goodall's, Richmond. \n","Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Latin improves. Goes in spring to Latin school with Beverly Randolph. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Requesting Randolph's assistance in ascertaining whether the claim of the bearer of the letter, John Gardner, that he has discovered a very valuable mineral on his land, has any veracity.\n","No measles. Virginia speaks well. Ellen learns French. Cornelia sends love. Wants geography book. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","For 5 ¾ yards lace muslin for Mrs. Madison. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Desiring Randolph's return as a result of the illness of his wife, Jane [Hollins (Nicholas) Randolph], following the birth of their daughter, [Margaret Smith Randolph].\n","Accounts for various household items, and one containing medical expenses for slaves.\n","Concerning a student's dinner at her home, a time for Margaret to practice on the harpsichord, and desiring a visit.\n","Concerning his decision not to publish the memoir, but the whole works by subscription, and the possible sale of a bust to the Legislature of Louisiana. Randolph also mentions the reason for his visit to Washington was to see if any thing would be done by Congress for [their] relief more from a sense of duty than any hope of success, and that they must rely on their own resources for succor during their time of financial distress.\n","Informing her cousin about various family matters, her studies, and her upcoming attendance at a dancing school. \n","A majority of these grade reports are written and signed by her instructor, H. C. Stearns.\n","Concerning her very dull prospect of a school, her sole remaining boarder, Ann Jeffress, and providing them with information about past students at her school. \n","Thanking her for her letter, her intentions to quit the state [of Virginia] because of her school's lack of success and the closing of many schools in the area due to the outcry of hard times, and her optimism about conditions in Florida. \n","Lamenting the loss of her little jar, which was the last thing given [her] by her poor Mammy whom [she] shall never cease to think of without the deepest regret [she] had but little idea when last [she] saw her, that [they] shall never again meet in this world of trouble and care, it is selfish to wish to have her back for she is now happy, far better off than [she is]. [Septimia] wish[es] that [Margaret] would keep a look out for the little thing. [Septimia] got a letter from [her] Daddy in which he sent [them] some hair of hers. Septimia also inquires about a squirrel that Margaret has named after her. \n","Relating her possible return to Virginia from Washington, and her sister Ellen [Wayles Randolph Coolidge] and brother Lewis [Randolph]'s visit.\n","Relating his fondness for and recollections of Edgehill, concerning his first patient, and laments a dearth of young available women near him. He goes on to relate an anecdote about a marriage lottery that he had heard from an old gentleman acquaintance of his, but laments being unable to find a manager for this plan who can be trusted with all the love secrets of the county.","Concerning family matters.\n","Concerning Brother L[ewis Randolph]'s reception in Washington, and relating that a member of congress would request her brother [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph]'s appearance with \"a bust of grandpapa\" [Thomas Jefferson]. Also mentions the subsiding of a cholera outbreak in Washington, although their brother Lewis [Randolph]'s \"favorite physician\" Dr. Thomas is possibly ill with it, and that she has refrained for going out for fear of it. She also describes \"Little Jeffy's\" illness, and asks whether Margaret can inquire whether or not Evelina Garret is yet living.\n","Concerning recent rainfall and flooding, ruined tobacco and corn crops as well as damaged bridges and roads near Edgehill.\n","Requesting that the misses Randolph bring Septimia Randolph [Meikleham] to visit if she is with them. Desiring a waltzing party, and describes the waltzing skills of several of their acquaintances. \n","Relating that she tires of the city life, and longs to return to her \"own dear Mountains.\" She also relates her fondness for the young physician who has just treated her, and provides a description of her dress for the wedding of Miss Harriet Watson. \n","Deploring her propensity for going to parties, and claims that he does not have the time \"to race about the country to every little kick up of a parade.\" Inquiring about the frequency of Cousin William's visits to Edgehill. Also requests that Margaret tell her mother that there are no peaches to be found, but that he will send her some of his preserved apples as soon as they are ready. \n","Requesting that the family at Edgehill break their two year long silence since her removal to Florida, and describes the advantages of Florida over Virginia. Also relates the elopement of a fifteen year old former pupil of hers, Attaway Willis with Sam Duval. \n","Written in crosshatch, this letter is difficult to read. Concerning her arrival in Boston, and her interactions with acquaintances there, and the customs and conversation of the \"Yankees.\" \n","Concerning her difficulty in opening a school in Boston, her discussing the situation of her competitors there, and congratulates her former pupil, Margaret, on \"the prospect a school.\"\n","Apologizing for her lack of correspondence since her marriage five weeks prior to writing the letter, and concerning her affairs and acquaintances in Florida.\n","Laments his separation from his family due to the [debate in the Virginia Legislature concerning the abolition of slavery]. Randolph claims, \"this is a busy time for all those who take an interest in the business going on, subject to be acted on every day. I have been sitting for my portrait at the request of a painter who is taking the portraits of a few of the distinguished orators on the abolition question. He is making a good job of it. He has endeavored to give it the expression of stern \u0026 deep feeling which I certainly felt in replying to my opponents \u0026 I think has succeeded. My friends tell me that in some of our debates give my adversaries some very fierce looks. I have not given them hard words.\" He also mentions the payment of several loans that are due, and his desire to return after the legislature ends. \n","Concerning dress making, and explanations of several patterns that she has sent previously. Expressing her thanks for sister Jane's gift of \"real Virginia ham.\" Mentions Nicolas [P. Trist] and Virginia [Jefferson Randolph Trist's] plan to go to Cuba. The author also claims that \"I wish the Virginians would get into the way of importing germans to take the place of slaves; they are hardworking, hon[orable] creatures, [that] work for very low wages.\" \n","Concerning her travels from Norfolk to Old Point, to Key West, and mentions seeing a ship on its way to Liberia, where \"the blacks accompanied by six missionaries and their wives came down in the Steam boat with us today. I saw them go on board, and ere this time suppose they are out of sight of their native land- Oh what a situation is theirs- I never saw more dejected countenances than the females had, and could not help feeling a great deal for them. I trust they may be enabled to do much good in that heathen land.\" \n","Concerning a visit to Richmond, and her plans to visit Edgehill when time affords. \n","Concerning his life at sea, and mentions [Frederick Marryat's] Peter Simple . He also states that his \"Commodore is an old dotard,\" but praises his Captain, and speculates on his ship's destination. George says that \"it is thought that we are to sail for Jamaica to protect the American property as a revolt of the negroes is constantly expected or perhaps we may sail to Vera Cruz in the Gulf of Mexico\" to pick up stranded members of the recently sunk Schooner Porpoise. \n","Registers her uneasiness at their long silence during turbulent times, and states, \"I have been trembling for poor [Thomas] Jefferson [Randolph] in these sad times of pressure, and justly fear that half the country will be ruined before Congress decides which is to blame, the President [Andrew Jackson], or the Bank,\" and continues to relate the conditions of various family members.\n","Concerning making shirts, and bonnets, concerning mourning protocol, and requesting that after her own death that others do not dress in mourning clothes. She also mentions [Thomas Jefferson Randolph's] election, and that she \"do[es]n't wish him success,\" because she claims that a man in debt should not enter a public life. \n","Concerning her acquaintances in Tallahassee, and asking to be remembered to a variety of family members. \n","Mentions meeting with Mr. [Nicholas P.] Trist, and the broken engagement between Lewis [Randolph] and the sister of Richard Meade. He claims that soon Miss Meade will be worth $80000, \"and a man is a fool in [his] humble opinion that wouldn't marry any hag upon earth for that fortune.\" He also mentions his life as a midshipman.\n","Chastising her for her extravagant fashion choices, providing her with fashion advice, and asking about what kind of wedding she is to have. \n","Concerning the illness of Miss Henrietta Smith, and her visits to Cambridge, and Boston. She also inquires about several of Margaret's relations, and whether Margaret has read Spark's American Biography where she has \"in it a life of Capt. Smith which throws great luster upon the character of Pocahontas.\"\n","Concerning Margaret's meeting with Patsy and Mr. Taylor, and laments \"the resurrection of the ghost of [Margaret's] dyspepsia.\" She also mentions her sister's outbreak of mumps, and her solitude in New Hampshire.\n","Concerning life aboard the U.S. Frigate Constitution, and outbreaks of illness on board. He also relates an anecdote about missing his mother's visit in Boston. \n","Concerning fashions, and dancing, including her desire to learn how to waltz, \"but not to waltz with a gentleman for [she] do[es] not approve of it.\" \n","Concerning very cold weather in Boston, with some comparison to the weather in Virginia. \n","Concerning the death of his mother. Mentions [Meriwether] Lewis [Randolph's] inability to return home, and his inclination to join Lewis in Arkansas the next fall to engage in land speculation, and other family matters. \n","Concerning the unexpected death of a child of her cousin's, and their family's sadness. \n","Concerning a visit for \"that stranger from the South,\" and his engagement to a \"horrid bad old hag who has taken him in and persuaded him to marry her in her old days,\" and inquiring about the conditions of various family members including the rumored engagement of Cary Ann. \n","Concerning her safe return to Baltimore, detailing her journey there, and relating the conditions of various people she met along the way. \n","Concerning his work as a copier, and suggesting that he also make a frame for the item.\n","Sending copies of \"Cousin Beverly's letter,\" and says that her mother \"begs that [Thomas Jefferson Randolph] will think again before [he] allows [him]self to be nominated for Governor, that she cannot get along possibly without [him].\"\n","Writing on behalf of her mother, rebuking him for not writing them sooner, and claiming that they \"[we]re all delighted to hear that [he] w[as] not governor.\" They are all anxiously awaiting his return. \n","Informing him that one of their tobacco houses burned to the ground, and suggesting that it was arson. Jane relates that Mr. Garrison's \"suspicions rest on 'big Buck' \u0026 [she] believe[s] Edmond. [She] think[s] most of the negroes think it must have been set on fire.\" She later provides him with Nicholas P. Trist's address in Havana, Cuba. \n","Cleaning instructions written on the same leaf as a \"promise to deliver\" \"one box [of] merchandise.\"\n","Concerning his difficulty engaging in letter writing, and informing her of his plans to visit Edge Hill that May. \n","Concerning \"Papa's long attack,\" Willie's \"spell,\" and the near completion of their Church. She later states, \"I saw in a late paper that Cousin [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph] had received an appointment \u0026 also that he had declined it,\" and asks whether several of her letters have been received by family members. \n","Concerning his upcoming examination for the military, declining cotton prices, and economic trouble for members of his family. He continues, \"what a terrible state the country is in. Every body failing. To day we received word that all the banks to the northward have stopped paying specie, and the banks here [in Portsmouth] have done the same.\"\n","Concerning the death of her Uncle [Meriwether] Lewis [Randolph], and claims that his death will not alter his intention to move to Arkansas. \n","Concerning a gift of a barrel of oranges, and their recent family loss. \n","Concerning her father's improving health, and several deaths of acquaintances, with religious consolation for the same. \n","Relating that he will soon be leaving for New Orleans, and apologizing for not having seen more of her during his time at port.\n","A note from her physician expressing his joy at her recovered health, and requesting that she and her children visit him. \n","Concerning a theological dispute between them, and claiming that Thomas Jefferson Randolph is nearly an atheist. Francis mentions two controversial religious figures from the period, and after reprimanding Thomas for his views says, \"But I do not mean to defend the individuals to whom I plainly understand you to allude. The papers of Dr. Tyng in the Recorder and Dr. [Francis] Hawks in the New York Review are condemned by every Minister of the Gospel that I have heard speak on the subject. Assuredly they will meet their reward. But shld the cruelty \u0026 injustice of two men, or of a hundred wolves in sheepsclothing, set you against the whole Church of Christ.\"\n","A letter of introduction and recommendation for Mr. J. Guillet for his application for the professorship of Modern Languages at the University [of Virginia].\n","Containing his report card for March 1842, on the same sheet as his letter to his mother concerning life at school.\n","Lamenting their separation, claiming that on a visit she was happy not to have had to speak with Archy Cary, and that she does not care ever to see him again. Providing advice on handling when \"dear Maria\" could think about an engagement. \n","Regarding Thomas Jefferson's papers, their arrangement, and housing.\n","A bill of sale for blasting powder, and fuse.\n","Concerning preparations for his arrival at Edge Hill.\n","Sending money, concerning a lawsuit, and relating other family matters. \n","Possibly from copybook. Letter in disrepair and difficult to read.\n","With additional letter written 1864 September 30 by R. H. Stratton to \"Dear Sir.\" With enclosure.\n","Endorsed on verso.\n","Concerning George Wythe Randolph.\n","Re death of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Jr.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n","Concerning the movement of property. 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However, there are letters from Dabney Carr, Ellen Wayles (Randolph) Coolidge, Francis Wayles Eppes, Robert Garlick Kean Hill, James J. Monroe, Nicholas Philip Trist, Bernard Peyton, Wilson Cary Nicholas, Thomas Sully and William Henry Roane.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nIncludes letters, 1802 March 3, 1803 February 24, Thomas Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson and, various memoranda, designs and sketches, and calling cards.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nIn addition there are the following: land grant, 1798 February 5, to W.C. Nicholas for property in Amherst County, Virginia; survey, 1791 July 2, by Elliot Lacy of land in Goochland County, Virginia; letters and invoices, 1863-1864, to Major T. J. Randolph of the Confederate States of America Quartermaster Corp. for army supplies; letters, 1884-1888, from Paul Otto and F. Otto Schulze to Sarah Nicholas Randolph, secretary of the Lee Monument Association, re the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal in Thomas Jefferson Architectural Drawings, Box 1.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrawing of the land surveyed by Elliot Lacy.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroducing Thornton Gilmer, who will act as his representative in the cavalry under Randolph's command.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists Monticello, Thornton Gap, Ruffner's, Cunningham's Mill, Rockfish Gap, Kennerley's, Madison's Cove, Jones's, Gilbert's, Narrow Passage, Rappidan, Robinson River, Brown's Culpeper Court House, Hedgeman River, Fauquier Court House, Germantown, [Pa.?], Widow Nevill's, West's Ordinary, Leesburg, Knowland's Ferry, Zane's, Winchester, Threetons, McCormack's, Harper's Ferry, Frederictown, [Md.?], Bentley's. Taverns listed, Leesburg: McEntire's, Indian King; Frederictown: Crush's, Sycamore Tree; Tawney Town: Mrs. Charlton's, Caleb's, Bacchus and Threetons; Petersburg: Kurtz's, The Swan; McAllister's Town: Rhenegher's; Yorktown: White's, Sign of the Lemon; Lancaster: Rickhart's, The Bear. Other towns: Alexandria, Colchester, Dumfries, Lansdowne, Elkrun Church, Piscotaway, Port Tobacco, Howe's Ferry, Port Royal, Bowling Green, Hanover Court House, Goodall's, Richmond. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLatin improves. Goes in spring to Latin school with Beverly Randolph. 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Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDesiring Randolph's return as a result of the illness of his wife, Jane [Hollins (Nicholas) Randolph], following the birth of their daughter, [Margaret Smith Randolph].\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts for various household items, and one containing medical expenses for slaves.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a student's dinner at her home, a time for Margaret to practice on the harpsichord, and desiring a visit.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his decision \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003enot to publish the memoir, but the whole works by subscription,\u003c/title\u003e and the possible sale of a bust to the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eLegislature of Louisiana.\u003c/title\u003e Randolph also mentions the reason for his visit to Washington was \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eto see if any thing would be done by Congress for [their] relief more from a sense of duty than any hope of success,\u003c/title\u003e and that they must rely on their own resources for succor during their time of financial distress.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforming her cousin about various family matters, her studies, and her upcoming attendance at a dancing school. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA majority of these grade reports are written and signed by her instructor, H. C. Stearns.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003every dull prospect of a school,\u003c/title\u003e her sole remaining boarder, Ann Jeffress, and providing them with information about past students at her school. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanking her for her letter, her intentions to \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003equit the state\u003c/title\u003e [of Virginia] because of her school's lack of success and the closing of many schools in the area due to \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ethe outcry of hard times,\u003c/title\u003e and her optimism about conditions in Florida. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLamenting the loss of her \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003elittle jar,\u003c/title\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ewhich was the last thing given [her] by her poor Mammy whom [she] shall never cease to think of without the deepest regret [she] had but little idea when last [she] saw her, that [they] shall never again meet in this world of trouble and care, it is selfish to wish to have her back for she is now happy, far better off than [she is]. [Septimia] wish[es] that [Margaret] would keep a look out for the little thing. [Septimia] got a letter from [her] Daddy in which he sent [them] some hair of hers.\u003c/title\u003e Septimia also inquires about a squirrel that Margaret has named after her. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelating her possible return to Virginia from Washington, and her sister Ellen [Wayles Randolph Coolidge] and brother Lewis [Randolph]'s visit.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelating his fondness for and recollections of Edgehill, concerning his first patient, and laments a dearth of young available women near him. He goes on to relate an anecdote about a marriage lottery that he had heard from an old gentleman acquaintance of his, but laments being unable to find a \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003emanager\u003c/title\u003e for this plan \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003ewho can be trusted with all the love secrets of the county.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning family matters.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Brother L[ewis Randolph]'s reception in Washington, and relating that a member of congress would request her brother [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph]'s appearance with \"a bust of grandpapa\" [Thomas Jefferson]. Also mentions the subsiding of a cholera outbreak in Washington, although their brother Lewis [Randolph]'s \"favorite physician\" Dr. Thomas is possibly ill with it, and that she has refrained for going out for fear of it. She also describes \"Little Jeffy's\" illness, and asks whether Margaret can inquire whether or not Evelina Garret is yet living.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning recent rainfall and flooding, ruined tobacco and corn crops as well as damaged bridges and roads near Edgehill.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequesting that the misses Randolph bring Septimia Randolph [Meikleham] to visit if she is with them. Desiring a waltzing party, and describes the waltzing skills of several of their acquaintances. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelating that she tires of the city life, and longs to return to her \"own dear Mountains.\" She also relates her fondness for the young physician who has just treated her, and provides a description of her dress for the wedding of Miss Harriet Watson. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeploring her propensity for going to parties, and claims that he does not have the time \"to race about the country to every little kick up of a parade.\" Inquiring about the frequency of Cousin William's visits to Edgehill. Also requests that Margaret tell her mother that there are no peaches to be found, but that he will send her some of his preserved apples as soon as they are ready. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequesting that the family at Edgehill break their two year long silence since her removal to Florida, and describes the advantages of Florida over Virginia. Also relates the elopement of a fifteen year old former pupil of hers, Attaway Willis with Sam Duval. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten in crosshatch, this letter is difficult to read. Concerning her arrival in Boston, and her interactions with acquaintances there, and the customs and conversation of the \"Yankees.\" \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her difficulty in opening a school in Boston, her discussing the situation of her competitors there, and congratulates her former pupil, Margaret, on \"the prospect a school.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizing for her lack of correspondence since her marriage five weeks prior to writing the letter, and concerning her affairs and acquaintances in Florida.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLaments his separation from his family due to the [debate in the Virginia Legislature concerning the abolition of slavery]. Randolph claims, \"this is a busy time for all those who take an interest in the business going on, subject to be acted on every day. I have been sitting for my portrait at the request of a painter who is taking the portraits of a few of the distinguished orators on the abolition question. He is making a good job of it. He has endeavored to give it the expression of stern \u0026amp; deep feeling which I certainly felt in replying to my opponents \u0026amp; I think has succeeded. My friends tell me that in some of our debates give my adversaries some very fierce looks. I have not given them hard words.\" He also mentions the payment of several loans that are due, and his desire to return after the legislature ends. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning dress making, and explanations of several patterns that she has sent previously. Expressing her thanks for sister Jane's gift of \"real Virginia ham.\" Mentions Nicolas [P. Trist] and Virginia [Jefferson Randolph Trist's] plan to go to Cuba. The author also claims that \"I wish the Virginians would get into the way of importing germans to take the place of slaves; they are hardworking, hon[orable] creatures, [that] work for very low wages.\" \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her travels from Norfolk to Old Point, to Key West, and mentions seeing a ship on its way to Liberia, where \"the blacks accompanied by six missionaries and their wives came down in the Steam boat with us today. I saw them go on board, and ere this time suppose they are out of sight of their native land- Oh what a situation is theirs- I never saw more dejected countenances than the females had, and could not help feeling a great deal for them. I trust they may be enabled to do much good in that heathen land.\" \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a visit to Richmond, and her plans to visit Edgehill when time affords. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his life at sea, and mentions [Frederick Marryat's] \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003ePeter Simple\u003c/title\u003e. He also states that his \"Commodore is an old dotard,\" but praises his Captain, and speculates on his ship's destination. George says that \"it is thought that we are to sail for Jamaica to protect the American property as a revolt of the negroes is constantly expected or perhaps we may sail to Vera Cruz in the Gulf of Mexico\" to pick up stranded members of the recently sunk Schooner Porpoise. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegisters her uneasiness at their long silence during turbulent times, and states, \"I have been trembling for poor [Thomas] Jefferson [Randolph] in these sad times of pressure, and justly fear that half the country will be ruined before Congress decides which is to blame, the President [Andrew Jackson], or the Bank,\" and continues to relate the conditions of various family members.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning making shirts, and bonnets, concerning mourning protocol, and requesting that after her own death that others do not dress in mourning clothes. She also mentions [Thomas Jefferson Randolph's] election, and that she \"do[es]n't wish him success,\" because she claims that a man in debt should not enter a public life. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her acquaintances in Tallahassee, and asking to be remembered to a variety of family members. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions meeting with Mr. [Nicholas P.] Trist, and the broken engagement between Lewis [Randolph] and the sister of Richard Meade. He claims that soon Miss Meade will be worth $80000, \"and a man is a fool in [his] humble opinion that wouldn't marry any hag upon earth for that fortune.\" He also mentions his life as a midshipman.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChastising her for her extravagant fashion choices, providing her with fashion advice, and asking about what kind of wedding she is to have. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the illness of Miss Henrietta Smith, and her visits to Cambridge, and Boston. She also inquires about several of Margaret's relations, and whether Margaret has read Spark's American Biography where she has \"in it a life of Capt. Smith which throws great luster upon the character of Pocahontas.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Margaret's meeting with Patsy and Mr. Taylor, and laments \"the resurrection of the ghost of [Margaret's] dyspepsia.\" She also mentions her sister's outbreak of mumps, and her solitude in New Hampshire.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning life aboard the U.S. Frigate Constitution, and outbreaks of illness on board. He also relates an anecdote about missing his mother's visit in Boston. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning fashions, and dancing, including her desire to learn how to waltz, \"but not to waltz with a gentleman for [she] do[es] not approve of it.\" \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning very cold weather in Boston, with some comparison to the weather in Virginia. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the death of his mother. Mentions [Meriwether] Lewis [Randolph's] inability to return home, and his inclination to join Lewis in Arkansas the next fall to engage in land speculation, and other family matters. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the unexpected death of a child of her cousin's, and their family's sadness. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a visit for \"that stranger from the South,\" and his engagement to a \"horrid bad old hag who has taken him in and persuaded him to marry her in her old days,\" and inquiring about the conditions of various family members including the rumored engagement of Cary Ann. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her safe return to Baltimore, detailing her journey there, and relating the conditions of various people she met along the way. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his work as a copier, and suggesting that he also make a frame for the item.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSending copies of \"Cousin Beverly's letter,\" and says that her mother \"begs that [Thomas Jefferson Randolph] will think again before [he] allows [him]self to be nominated for Governor, that she cannot get along possibly without [him].\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWriting on behalf of her mother, rebuking him for not writing them sooner, and claiming that they \"[we]re all delighted to hear that [he] w[as] not governor.\" They are all anxiously awaiting his return. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforming him that one of their tobacco houses burned to the ground, and suggesting that it was arson. Jane relates that Mr. Garrison's \"suspicions rest on 'big Buck' \u0026amp; [she] believe[s] Edmond. [She] think[s] most of the negroes think it must have been set on fire.\" She later provides him with Nicholas P. Trist's address in Havana, Cuba. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCleaning instructions written on the same leaf as a \"promise to deliver\" \"one box [of] merchandise.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his difficulty engaging in letter writing, and informing her of his plans to visit Edge Hill that May. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"Papa's long attack,\" Willie's \"spell,\" and the near completion of their Church. She later states, \"I saw in a late paper that Cousin [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph] had received an appointment \u0026amp; also that he had declined it,\" and asks whether several of her letters have been received by family members. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his upcoming examination for the military, declining cotton prices, and economic trouble for members of his family. He continues, \"what a terrible state the country is in. Every body failing. To day we received word that all the banks to the northward have stopped paying specie, and the banks here [in Portsmouth] have done the same.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the death of her Uncle [Meriwether] Lewis [Randolph], and claims that his death will not alter his intention to move to Arkansas. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a gift of a barrel of oranges, and their recent family loss. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her father's improving health, and several deaths of acquaintances, with religious consolation for the same. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelating that he will soon be leaving for New Orleans, and apologizing for not having seen more of her during his time at port.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note from her physician expressing his joy at her recovered health, and requesting that she and her children visit him. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a theological dispute between them, and claiming that Thomas Jefferson Randolph is nearly an atheist. Francis mentions two controversial religious figures from the period, and after reprimanding Thomas for his views says, \"But I do not mean to defend the individuals to whom I plainly understand you to allude. The papers of Dr. Tyng in the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eRecorder\u003c/title\u003e and Dr. [Francis] Hawks in the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York Review\u003c/title\u003e are condemned by every Minister of the Gospel that I have heard speak on the subject. Assuredly they will meet their reward. But shld the cruelty \u0026amp; injustice of two men, or of a hundred wolves in sheepsclothing, set you against the whole Church of Christ.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of introduction and recommendation for Mr. J. Guillet for his application for the professorship of Modern Languages at the University [of Virginia].\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContaining his report card for March 1842, on the same sheet as his letter to his mother concerning life at school.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLamenting their separation, claiming that on a visit she was happy not to have had to speak with Archy Cary, and that she does not care ever to see him again. Providing advice on handling when \"dear Maria\" could think about an engagement. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding Thomas Jefferson's papers, their arrangement, and housing.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA bill of sale for blasting powder, and fuse.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning preparations for his arrival at Edge Hill.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSending money, concerning a lawsuit, and relating other family matters. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePossibly from copybook. Letter in disrepair and difficult to read.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith additional letter written 1864 September 30 by R. H. Stratton to \"Dear Sir.\" With enclosure.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsed on verso.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning George Wythe Randolph.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe death of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Jr.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee monument.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Robert E. Lee memorial.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the movement of property. Mentions disposing of Jefferson works \"to the best advantage.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Chiefly family correspondence of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Agnes (Dillon) Randolph and Margaret Smith (Randolph) Randolph. However, there are letters from Dabney Carr, Ellen Wayles (Randolph) Coolidge, Francis Wayles Eppes, Robert Garlick Kean Hill, James J. Monroe, Nicholas Philip Trist, Bernard Peyton, Wilson Cary Nicholas, Thomas Sully and William Henry Roane.\n","\nIncludes letters, 1802 March 3, 1803 February 24, Thomas Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson and, various memoranda, designs and sketches, and calling cards.\n","\nIn addition there are the following: land grant, 1798 February 5, to W.C. Nicholas for property in Amherst County, Virginia; survey, 1791 July 2, by Elliot Lacy of land in Goochland County, Virginia; letters and invoices, 1863-1864, to Major T. J. Randolph of the Confederate States of America Quartermaster Corp. for army supplies; letters, 1884-1888, from Paul Otto and F. Otto Schulze to Sarah Nicholas Randolph, secretary of the Lee Monument Association, re the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.\n","Original in Thomas Jefferson Architectural Drawings, Box 1.\n","Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Drawing of the land surveyed by Elliot Lacy.\n","Introducing Thornton Gilmer, who will act as his representative in the cavalry under Randolph's command.\n","Lists Monticello, Thornton Gap, Ruffner's, Cunningham's Mill, Rockfish Gap, Kennerley's, Madison's Cove, Jones's, Gilbert's, Narrow Passage, Rappidan, Robinson River, Brown's Culpeper Court House, Hedgeman River, Fauquier Court House, Germantown, [Pa.?], Widow Nevill's, West's Ordinary, Leesburg, Knowland's Ferry, Zane's, Winchester, Threetons, McCormack's, Harper's Ferry, Frederictown, [Md.?], Bentley's. Taverns listed, Leesburg: McEntire's, Indian King; Frederictown: Crush's, Sycamore Tree; Tawney Town: Mrs. Charlton's, Caleb's, Bacchus and Threetons; Petersburg: Kurtz's, The Swan; McAllister's Town: Rhenegher's; Yorktown: White's, Sign of the Lemon; Lancaster: Rickhart's, The Bear. Other towns: Alexandria, Colchester, Dumfries, Lansdowne, Elkrun Church, Piscotaway, Port Tobacco, Howe's Ferry, Port Royal, Bowling Green, Hanover Court House, Goodall's, Richmond. \n","Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Latin improves. Goes in spring to Latin school with Beverly Randolph. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Requesting Randolph's assistance in ascertaining whether the claim of the bearer of the letter, John Gardner, that he has discovered a very valuable mineral on his land, has any veracity.\n","No measles. Virginia speaks well. Ellen learns French. Cornelia sends love. Wants geography book. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","For 5 ¾ yards lace muslin for Mrs. Madison. Original in Papers of Thomas Jefferson.\n","Desiring Randolph's return as a result of the illness of his wife, Jane [Hollins (Nicholas) Randolph], following the birth of their daughter, [Margaret Smith Randolph].\n","Accounts for various household items, and one containing medical expenses for slaves.\n","Concerning a student's dinner at her home, a time for Margaret to practice on the harpsichord, and desiring a visit.\n","Concerning his decision not to publish the memoir, but the whole works by subscription, and the possible sale of a bust to the Legislature of Louisiana. Randolph also mentions the reason for his visit to Washington was to see if any thing would be done by Congress for [their] relief more from a sense of duty than any hope of success, and that they must rely on their own resources for succor during their time of financial distress.\n","Informing her cousin about various family matters, her studies, and her upcoming attendance at a dancing school. \n","A majority of these grade reports are written and signed by her instructor, H. C. Stearns.\n","Concerning her very dull prospect of a school, her sole remaining boarder, Ann Jeffress, and providing them with information about past students at her school. \n","Thanking her for her letter, her intentions to quit the state [of Virginia] because of her school's lack of success and the closing of many schools in the area due to the outcry of hard times, and her optimism about conditions in Florida. \n","Lamenting the loss of her little jar, which was the last thing given [her] by her poor Mammy whom [she] shall never cease to think of without the deepest regret [she] had but little idea when last [she] saw her, that [they] shall never again meet in this world of trouble and care, it is selfish to wish to have her back for she is now happy, far better off than [she is]. [Septimia] wish[es] that [Margaret] would keep a look out for the little thing. [Septimia] got a letter from [her] Daddy in which he sent [them] some hair of hers. Septimia also inquires about a squirrel that Margaret has named after her. \n","Relating her possible return to Virginia from Washington, and her sister Ellen [Wayles Randolph Coolidge] and brother Lewis [Randolph]'s visit.\n","Relating his fondness for and recollections of Edgehill, concerning his first patient, and laments a dearth of young available women near him. He goes on to relate an anecdote about a marriage lottery that he had heard from an old gentleman acquaintance of his, but laments being unable to find a manager for this plan who can be trusted with all the love secrets of the county.","Concerning family matters.\n","Concerning Brother L[ewis Randolph]'s reception in Washington, and relating that a member of congress would request her brother [Thomas] Jeff[erson Randolph]'s appearance with \"a bust of grandpapa\" [Thomas Jefferson]. Also mentions the subsiding of a cholera outbreak in Washington, although their brother Lewis [Randolph]'s \"favorite physician\" Dr. Thomas is possibly ill with it, and that she has refrained for going out for fear of it. She also describes \"Little Jeffy's\" illness, and asks whether Margaret can inquire whether or not Evelina Garret is yet living.\n","Concerning recent rainfall and flooding, ruined tobacco and corn crops as well as damaged bridges and roads near Edgehill.\n","Requesting that the misses Randolph bring Septimia Randolph [Meikleham] to visit if she is with them. Desiring a waltzing party, and describes the waltzing skills of several of their acquaintances. \n","Relating that she tires of the city life, and longs to return to her \"own dear Mountains.\" She also relates her fondness for the young physician who has just treated her, and provides a description of her dress for the wedding of Miss Harriet Watson. \n","Deploring her propensity for going to parties, and claims that he does not have the time \"to race about the country to every little kick up of a parade.\" Inquiring about the frequency of Cousin William's visits to Edgehill. Also requests that Margaret tell her mother that there are no peaches to be found, but that he will send her some of his preserved apples as soon as they are ready. \n","Requesting that the family at Edgehill break their two year long silence since her removal to Florida, and describes the advantages of Florida over Virginia. Also relates the elopement of a fifteen year old former pupil of hers, Attaway Willis with Sam Duval. \n","Written in crosshatch, this letter is difficult to read. Concerning her arrival in Boston, and her interactions with acquaintances there, and the customs and conversation of the \"Yankees.\" \n","Concerning her difficulty in opening a school in Boston, her discussing the situation of her competitors there, and congratulates her former pupil, Margaret, on \"the prospect a school.\"\n","Apologizing for her lack of correspondence since her marriage five weeks prior to writing the letter, and concerning her affairs and acquaintances in Florida.\n","Laments his separation from his family due to the [debate in the Virginia Legislature concerning the abolition of slavery]. Randolph claims, \"this is a busy time for all those who take an interest in the business going on, subject to be acted on every day. I have been sitting for my portrait at the request of a painter who is taking the portraits of a few of the distinguished orators on the abolition question. He is making a good job of it. He has endeavored to give it the expression of stern \u0026 deep feeling which I certainly felt in replying to my opponents \u0026 I think has succeeded. My friends tell me that in some of our debates give my adversaries some very fierce looks. I have not given them hard words.\" He also mentions the payment of several loans that are due, and his desire to return after the legislature ends. \n","Concerning dress making, and explanations of several patterns that she has sent previously. Expressing her thanks for sister Jane's gift of \"real Virginia ham.\" Mentions Nicolas [P. Trist] and Virginia [Jefferson Randolph Trist's] plan to go to Cuba. The author also claims that \"I wish the Virginians would get into the way of importing germans to take the place of slaves; they are hardworking, hon[orable] creatures, [that] work for very low wages.\" \n","Concerning her travels from Norfolk to Old Point, to Key West, and mentions seeing a ship on its way to Liberia, where \"the blacks accompanied by six missionaries and their wives came down in the Steam boat with us today. I saw them go on board, and ere this time suppose they are out of sight of their native land- Oh what a situation is theirs- I never saw more dejected countenances than the females had, and could not help feeling a great deal for them. I trust they may be enabled to do much good in that heathen land.\" \n","Concerning a visit to Richmond, and her plans to visit Edgehill when time affords. \n","Concerning his life at sea, and mentions [Frederick Marryat's] Peter Simple . He also states that his \"Commodore is an old dotard,\" but praises his Captain, and speculates on his ship's destination. George says that \"it is thought that we are to sail for Jamaica to protect the American property as a revolt of the negroes is constantly expected or perhaps we may sail to Vera Cruz in the Gulf of Mexico\" to pick up stranded members of the recently sunk Schooner Porpoise. \n","Registers her uneasiness at their long silence during turbulent times, and states, \"I have been trembling for poor [Thomas] Jefferson [Randolph] in these sad times of pressure, and justly fear that half the country will be ruined before Congress decides which is to blame, the President [Andrew Jackson], or the Bank,\" and continues to relate the conditions of various family members.\n","Concerning making shirts, and bonnets, concerning mourning protocol, and requesting that after her own death that others do not dress in mourning clothes. She also mentions [Thomas Jefferson Randolph's] election, and that she \"do[es]n't wish him success,\" because she claims that a man in debt should not enter a public life. \n","Concerning her acquaintances in Tallahassee, and asking to be remembered to a variety of family members. \n","Mentions meeting with Mr. [Nicholas P.] Trist, and the broken engagement between Lewis [Randolph] and the sister of Richard Meade. He claims that soon Miss Meade will be worth $80000, \"and a man is a fool in [his] humble opinion that wouldn't marry any hag upon earth for that fortune.\" He also mentions his life as a midshipman.\n","Chastising her for her extravagant fashion choices, providing her with fashion advice, and asking about what kind of wedding she is to have. \n","Concerning the illness of Miss Henrietta Smith, and her visits to Cambridge, and Boston. 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