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Prose story, "Meatre,"by James Barron Hope; set in Paris, no date
16 pages. Draft of Autograph Manuscript.
Prose story, "A Ship," by James Barron Hope.
11 pages. Draft of Autograph Manuscript.
Untitled prose story by James Barron Hope, opening line: "It was impossible to converse as..."
23 pages. Draft of Autograph Manuscript. Story begins in New York City, from which the main character is about to depart.
Book manuscript for Col. Cockney Hops, no date
76 pages. Chapters 1-6. Draft of Autograph Manuscript.
Personal Correspondence, 1842-1920.
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Samuel Jones, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Commodore James Barron, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 14 December 1842.
Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Bill is enclosed for the school quarter which Barron's grandson James Barron Hope began but did not finish before returning to Virginia; regrets that he could not keep James Barron Hope to teach him more.
Jonathan P. Jones, Annapolis, Maryland, to James Barron Hope, Hampton, Virginia?, 25 March 1848.
James Barron Hope, Hampton, Virginia?, to J. Pembroke Jones, Annapolis, Maryland?, post 25 March 1848 - ante 30 March 1849.
Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter. Received his communication while at William and Mary; calls his attention to an expression implying that a charge by him James Barron Hope about his J. Pembroke Jones brother was false; asks that the meaning of this charge be explained, if it was meant to be offensive.
J. Pembroke Jones, "Pembroke", to James Barron Hope, Hampton, Virginia, 30 March 1849.
Scope and Contents 1 page. Copy of Autograph Letter Signed. Does not think he can clarify the passage in question from his previous letter; the spirit in which it was written may be judged from the "general tenor" of the letter; Mr. Jones? will leave Hampton on Saturday, to be absent about one week.
James Barron Hope, Hampton, Virginia, to J. Pembroke Jones, "Pembroke", 9 April 1849.
Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. His J. Pembroke Jones reply to his James Barron Hope's last letter "was neither intelligible, or satisfactory;" asks again for an explanation; requests copies of their previous correspondence.
James Barron Hope, Hampton, Virginia, to Jonathan P. Jones, "Pembroke", 21 April 1849.
Scope and Contents 1 page. Copy of Autograph Letter Signed. J. Pembroke Jones reply implies that he is untruthful; his James Barron Hope's prior tone and manner were courteous, and not unfeeling as he J. Pembroke Jones implied; his friend Tom Jones is fully authorized to set up the preliminaries of the meeting that he James Barron Hope now demands.
J. Pembroke Jones, "Pembroke"?, to James Barron Hope, Hampton, Virginia, 24 April 1849.
Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. In response to his last note, he J. Pembroke Jones agrees to James Barron Hope's proposition; His friend J. Limkins Jones will arrange all the preliminaries for the meeting.
J. Pembroke Jones, "Pembroke", to Thomas R. Jones, Hampton, Virginia, 24 April 1849.
Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. In the absence of his friend he proposes to meet James Barron Hope on Thursday morning, if possible; in order to avoid problems from the civil authorities, he requests that he Thomas R. Jones meet his friend J. Limkins Jones tomorrow to make further arrangements.
James Barron Hope, Hampton, Virginia?, to Jno Pembroke Jones, "Pembroke"?, 24 April 1849.
Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Tenders an apology for his note of this morning, which was offensive in tone; the note was written under excitement, as he feared arrest; his J. Pembroke Jones reasons for postponing their meeting are sufficient; suggests that they meet at the earliest time possible; warns of possible interference.
J. Pembroke Jones, no place, to James Barron Hope, no place, post 24 April 1849 - ante July 1849.
Scope and Contents 1 page. Fragment of Autograph Note. Opening part of correspondence written by J. Pembroke Jones; he has temporarily left town; suspecting James Barron Hope of acting dishonestly.