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Address by James Barron Hope to a North Carolinian organization; opens with: "Mr. President and Gentlemen," post 1865.

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Identifier: id176951
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Scope and Contents Last page ? seems inconclusive; main subjects are history and government.

Dates: 1820-1923

Folder 7

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Identifier: id176863
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence and literary works, chiefly 1861-1874, of James Barron Hope (1829-1887), soldier, author (poet, orator, and novelist), and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and Williamsburg, Virginia. The papers deal mainly with his 1849 duel with Jonathan Pembroke Jones; his West Indies naval cruise (1851-1852); his Confederate military service (1861-1865); and the aborted 1874 William Mahone-Bradley Johnson duel, in which Hope was Mahone's second. The majority of correspondence with his family...
Dates: 1820-1923

W. Gordon McCabe, Petersburg, Virginia, to James Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia, 16 June 1883.

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Identifier: id176864
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Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Busy with final examinations, but wants to assure him he would never believe that James Barron Hope would "accept any questionable position;" his reliance on James Barron Hope and Dick Pegram in the present, "shameless time;" sympathy for his 'tempest of wrath' ?; love to the wife and family.

Dates: 1820-1923

James Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia, to John ?, no place, 17 December 1883.

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Identifier: id176865
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Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. He sent 50 copies of Janey's Janey Barron Hope story today, which were 20 cents per copy; don't feel obligated to get rid of them all; thinks he will be pleased with the story; Janey seems bent on a career in literature; thanks for "the trouble you took in my own matter;" love to his family.

Dates: 1820-1923

W. Gordon McCabe, Petersburg, Virginia, to James Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia, 19 May 1884.

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Identifier: id176866
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Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Arrived safely at home; how much he enjoyed visiting; has read the work sent to him and will send it back soon; describes the work as interesting 'in spots;' insists that James Barron Hope and the family visit soon.

Dates: 1820-1923

John Goode, Washington, D. C., to James Barron Hope, no place, 12 December 1884.

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Identifier: id176867
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Scope and Contents 3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. The Washington monument is to be dedicated in two months; Robert Winthrop is scheduled to speak, and Oliver Wendell Holmes is being discussed as the poet of the occasion; he wishes to have James Barron Hope selected, since Virginia was "the mother of Washington;" if it is acceptable he will submit his name to the committee; asks for copies of his poems read at Yorktown, Jamestown, and Richmond, if available.

Dates: 1820-1923

Robert C. Winthrop, Boston, Massachusetts, to James Barron Hope, no place, 18 February 1885.

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Identifier: id176868
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Scope and Contents 3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Thanks him for the complimentary editorial in The Landmark; great disappointment at his own illness and consequent inability to speak at the dedication of the Washington Monument; wish that James Barron Hope had been assigned an ode for the occasion; his son is sending him a confidential copy of the speech prior to its delivery in Washington; hopes that it is satisfactory; he dare not write any more due to his health; regards.

Dates: 1820-1923

William F. Vilas, Washington, D. C., to James Baron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia, 15 July 1886.

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Identifier: id176869
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Scope and Contents 3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Acknowledgment of both his kind note and gratifying editorial concerning his administration of the Office of the Postmaster General; owes him a debt for his help in guiding public opinion; most deeply pleased by the thought that he James Barron Hope has feelings of friendship towards him.

Dates: 1820-1923

William F. Vilas, Washington, D. C., to James Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia, 22 July 1886.

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Identifier: id176870
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1 page.PLs. Printed Letter Signed. Request for an evaluation of the local postal situation at Newport News, Virginia, and the applicants for the vacant postmaster position in that city.

Dates: 1820-1923

R. C. Taylor, Norfolk, Virginia, to Jane Barron Hope Marr,Lexington, Virginia?, 20 September 1887.

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Identifier: id176871
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Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Enclosed is a copy of the Norfolk City School Board's resolutions concerning the death of James Barron Hope; he R. C. Taylor, Clerk of the School Board also begs to convey his deep feelings of admiration and affection for him James Barron Hope, and his sympathy for the family. Includes list containing resolutions following James Barron Hope's death, which honor him and also mourn his passing. 1 page. Copy of Document.

Dates: 1820-1923

H. T. Jones, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Janie Barron Hope Marr, no place, 10 November 1895.

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Identifier: id176872
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Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Recently received her "circular letter" concerning the collection and publication of her father's poems; he found an original poem by James Barron Hope in his deceased wife's belongings, and has enclosed a copy of it for her use. Includes Copy of poem by James Barron Hope, "Inscribed to Miss Mollie by her distinguished friend and fellow citizen James B. Hope." 3 pages.

Dates: 1820-1923

Frederick T. Amiss, Richmond, Virginia, to Robert A. Marr,Lexington, Virginia, 13 March 1900.

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Identifier: id176873
Scope and Contents Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Enclosed are pamphlet, newspaper clippings, and sample page of "our new pamphlet advertising 'A Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves';" the four-page pamphlet will be ready soon; his company will do everything in its power to push the sale of this book; anything connected with the Virginia Military Institute will receive his special attention; kind regards. Includes Newspaper Clipping from Richmond Times Dispatch concerning A Wreath of Virginia...
Dates: 1820-1923

John Critcher, Washington, D. C., to Janey Barron Hope, no place, 14 March 1900.

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Identifier: id176874
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Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. John W. Goode recently sent him a copy of the Conservative Review of March, 1900, which contained articles by both Goode and her Janey Barron Hope; a short time later he read a review of her article in the Norfolk Landmark, which expressed his opinion in much better terms than he himself could write; he Janey's Uncle and her aunt are both in good health; love to her mother, her husband and the children.

Dates: 1820-1923

R. S. Thomas, Smithfield, Virginia, to Janey Barron Hope Marr, 2 May 1903.

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Identifier: id176875
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Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Her father was largely instrumental in "promoting and procuring the monument" at Yorktown; his address read at Yorktown was a great work of prose; would very much like to read it again; also asks if she know where the address of another Yorktown orator, William G.? Blaine, might be obtained.

Dates: 1820-1923

John Lesslie Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Janey Barron Hope Marr, no place, 22 February 1907.

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Identifier: id176876
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1 page. Typewritten Letter Signed. The College of William and Mary desires to display pictures of distinguished alumni at the Jamestown Exposition; requests a photograph or engraving of Hope; following the exhibition the pictures shall be hung in the library.

Dates: 1820-1923

John Lesslie Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Janey Barron Hope Marr, Blacksburg, Virginia, 26 February 1907.

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Identifier: id176877
Scope and Contents Scope and Contents 2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Pleased to hear that she can furnish a picture of her father; needs a medium-sized picture to go with a group of William and Mary literati; other items sent will adorn the walls of the Carnegie Library; asks if James or Samuel Barron were William and Mary students; whether they were or not, their pictures can be used by the college; William and Mary has two copies of Virginia Bay Leaves, and will display one at the exhibition; he has...
Dates: 1820-1923

Luther Campbell Lindsey, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Janey Barron Hope Marr, Blacksburg, Virginia, 15 December 1907.

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Identifier: id176878
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Scope and Contents 1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. The College Magazine will publish a poem by one of its distinguished literary alumni during each month from January to June; will begin with its greatest poet, James Barron Hope; would like to publish "A Little Picture", and also borrow the engraving of his portrait.

Dates: 1820-1923

Cary F. Jacob, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Janey Barron Hope Marr, Norfolk, Virginia, 1 February 1920.

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Identifier: id176879
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Scope and Contents 1 page. Typewritten Letter Signed. He has been asked by the State Board of Education to prepare a series of pictures telling the history of Virginia literature; requests a list of places associated with her father; would also like to have a list of contemporary Virginians that should be included in his list; regrets that he cannot include the work of Mrs. J. Westmore Willcox,due to its subject matter.

Dates: 1820-1923

Janey Barron Hope Marr, Norfolk, Virginia, to Cary F. Jacob, Williamsburg, Virginia, 3 February 1920.

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Identifier: id176880
Scope and Contents 2 pages. Copy of Typewritten Letter. Pleased to learn that he is giving his talents to "dear 'Old William and Mary';" gratifying that Virginia has not forgotten James Barron Hope; suggestions of places relating to her father, including the statue at Jamestown and the Lee statue in Richmond; brief biography of Hope; mention of her father's address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and graduating classes of William and Mary on July 4, 1858; list of contemporary Virginia writers worthy of his...
Dates: 1820-1923

Folder 7

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Identifier: id176950
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence and literary works, chiefly 1861-1874, of James Barron Hope (1829-1887), soldier, author (poet, orator, and novelist), and newspaper editor, of Norfolk and Williamsburg, Virginia. The papers deal mainly with his 1849 duel with Jonathan Pembroke Jones; his West Indies naval cruise (1851-1852); his Confederate military service (1861-1865); and the aborted 1874 William Mahone-Bradley Johnson duel, in which Hope was Mahone's second. The majority of correspondence with his family...
Dates: 1820-1923