Box 7A
Contains 20 Results:
1790-1964
These letters, notes and newspaper clippings which were presented by Miss Anne W. Marr, daughter of Mrs. Jane Hope Marr, throw additional light on the life and accomplishments of James Barron Hope.
Letter to the donor, 1964-09-15T00:00:00.000
These letters, notes and newspaper clippings which were presented by Miss Anne W. Marr, daughter of Mrs. Jane Hope Marr, throw additional light on the life and accomplishments of James Barron Hope.
Agreement of Miles King with Samueland James Barron, 7 June 1790
Agreement to build a new schooner in exchange for land in "little England" on the Hampton River.
Invitation to the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Mosely Barron, consort of Comm. James Barron, 3 July 1823
These letters, notes and newspaper clippings which were presented by Miss Anne W. Marr, daughter of Mrs. Jane Hope Marr, throw additional light on the life and accomplishments of James Barron Hope.
Jane A. Hope, Hampton, Virginia, to Caroline M. Campbell, Baltimore, Maryland., April-December 1854
Personal letters which tell of the visit of the Frigate "Columbia" to Hampton and the growth of the town.
Jane A. Hope, Hampton, Virginia, to Caroline M. Campbell, Baltimore, Maryland, January-November 1855
References to fear of the fever, to her son James, and to a visit from Captain Barron and his family.
Jane A. Hope, Hampton, Virginia, to Caroline [M. Campbell],Baltimore, [Maryland], February-October 1856
Personal letters with a note in the last, "The people here are very anxious on the subject of the coming election."
Jno. R. Thompson, Richmond, Virginia, to [James Barron] Hope, 27 June 1856
Letter concerns a "Volume of Poems."
A List of Officers, undated
Endorsement: "Part of list of Confed. Naval Officers. Keep."
Mrs. Marija F. C. Long, Quincy, Florida, to [James Barron] Hope, 17 August 1883
Letter concerns an article in the paper about Janie Barron Hope, and statement "you was a great poet." Endorsement: "from 'Black Tinie."
W. O. Chandler, Atlanta, Georgia, to Mrs. Jennie Hope Marr, Lexington, Virginia, 5 April 1898
Letter concerns contribution of an article or story to the Alkahest Magazine.
Notes made by Janey Hope Marr on letters of her grandmother, Mrs. Jane A. Barron Hope, with typed transcript
Letters of 1854-1857 written by Jane A. Barron Hope to Miss "Carrie" Campbell.
Evan R. Chesterman of Richmond Evening Journal, Richmond, Virginia, to Mrs. Robert Marr [Jane Barron Hope], Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1908-12-06T00:00:00.000
Includes a copy of reply, 29 November.
C. O. Paullin, Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Jane Barron Hope Marr, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1910-01-18T00:00:00.000
Letter concerns a manuscript account of the Barron-Decatur duel.
Col. Gordon McCabe, Richmond, Virginia, to Janey [Hope Marr], 1910-03-01T00:00:00.000
Letter concerns article on naval history and the part played by the Barrons.
Lyon G. Tyler, Editor, William and Mary College, Quarterly Historical Magazine, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Mrs. Jane Hope Marr, Blacksburg, Virginia,, 1910-03-15T00:00:00.000
Letter concerns information on the Barrons.
Notes on James Barron Hope, with typescript, 1922-04-01T00:00:00.000
Notes on James Barron Hope by his daughter [Jane Hope Marr] with typed copies of same and an additional typed note. The cover is endorsed, "Capt. Hope's sense of Humor, J[ane] H[ope] Marr."
Louis I. Jaffe of the Virginia Pilotand Norfolk Landmark, Norfolk, Virginia, to Mrs. Janey Hope Marr, Norfolk, Virginia, 1932-07-01T00:00:00.000
Printed Material. Letter concerns biographical sketch of James Barron Hope in The Dictionary of American Biography, with page from same.
Paul H. Hayne, Augusta, Georgia, to [?], undated
These letters, notes and newspaper clippings which were presented by Miss Anne W. Marr, daughter of Mrs. Jane Hope Marr, throw additional light on the life and accomplishments of James Barron Hope.
Newspaper Clippings, 1873- 1922
Newspaper. E. Clipping concerning and by James Barron Hope, who was the founder and first editor of the Norfolk Landmark. Reviews of A Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves, poems by his daughter Janey Hope Marr. Some are endorsed with comments.