Hugh Blair Grigsby, "Edgehill," Charlotte County, Virginia, to James Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia, 11 October 1879.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Positive response to his James Barron Hope letter concerning the Battle of Yorktown centennial celebration; presents legal view of holding Congress to its 1781 pledge of the erection of a statue at Yorktown; lists relatives of Edmund Randolph, who read the pledge in 1781; thinks one of these relatives should read the resolution at the celebration; mentioned the matter to, and received a positive response from, the Massachusetts Historical Society President Robert C. Winthrop; enclosed is a copy of Congress' 1781 resolution; regards to his family. Includes Copy of M of Congress Washington, D. C.; concerns erection of a marble column at York, Virginia 1 page. Includes postscript from Hugh Blair Grigsby, Edgehill, Charlotte County, Virginia, to James Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia. The centennial celebration should be a national undertaking; lists what the steps of the celebration should be.
Dates
- Creation: 1820-1923
Creator
- From the Collection: Hope, James Barron, 1829-1887 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 195.00 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository