James Barron Hope, no place, to Annie B. (Whiting) Hope, Warrenton, North Carolina, 14 September 1861.
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- Box 1, Folder 5
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4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Attended church in Norfolk; attended the Catholic evening service with George Camp; visited some friends; her mother's brave resolution in looking her position in the face her mother is terminally ill?; puzzlement over Clay's not writing; assurance that he will help her mother in every possible way; mentions that previous and forthcoming confederate troop additions, and predicts that Union General John Ellis Wool will "have his obituary written before he sees Norfolk, unless per chance he may go up in a balloon for that purpose;" waiting makes his Confederate force stronger; stresses that if Norfolk is attacked; she must resign her will and let him do his duty like a Christian gentleman; reminds her that death is only a temporary absence from those who believe Christ and his resurrection; kiss Mother and the "little chicks" for him.
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