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Box 1

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Contains 76 Results:

Samuel Sullivan Cox, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., to Robert M. Hughes, 1876 November 27

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175055
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Regretfully refusing position as Orator of the Washington and Jefferson Literary Societies of the University of Virginia.

Dates: 1876 November 27

Robert Desty, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Robert M. Hughes, 1882 December 26

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175056
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Would appreciate Hughes' proofreading his second edition of Shipping & Admiralty.

Dates: 1882 December 26

Irving Browne, Albany Law Journal, Albany, New York, to Robert M. Hughes, 1886 February 18

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175059
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Is returning Hughes' article as it cannot be published for several weeks.

Dates: 1886 February 18

William C. Endicott, War Department, Washington City (D.C.), to John W. Daniels [Daniel], House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 1886 April 29

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175060
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Concerns a copy of the report of the Board on Fortifications or other Defenses Endicott wished sent to R. M. Hughes. Including Autograph Note Signed from John W. Daniel, to [?], April 30, 1886, requesting that the report be forwarded to Hughes.

Dates: 1886 April 29

Hugh Lennox Bond, Baltimore, Maryland, to Robert M. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1887 May 1

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175061
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Acknowledges invitation if visiting Norfolk.

Dates: 1887 May 1

Lunsford Lomax Lewis, Richmond, Virginia, to Robert M. Hughes, 28 February 1888

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175062
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Accepts invitation to visit.

Dates: 28 February 1888

George Reed Sage, District Judge, United States Courts, Judges' Rooms, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Robert W. Hughes, U.S. District Judge, Norfolk, Virginia, 1888 October 13

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175063
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Concerning the trial of Directors of the Glasgow Bank. Including a note from Robert W. Hughes, to Robby (Robert M. Hughes), undated, directing him to respond to Judge Sage's letter.

Dates: 1888 October 13

David Dudley Field, New York, New York, to Robert M. Hughes, 1889 November 9

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175064
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Discusses various tax reforms in different states, including Connecticut and New York, and how they are faring.

Dates: 1889 November 9

Eppa Hunton, Washington, D.C., to R. M. Hughes, 1890 January 24

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175065
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Scope and Contents Concerning case of Harris Rogers vs. Garland Johnston & others.

Dates: 1890 January 24

Robert Thomas Barton, Winchester, Virginia, to Robert M. Hughes, 1890 April 30

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175066
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Regrets that he will not be attending the meeting of the Virginia Bar Association this year because he will be getting married.

Dates: 1890 April 30

Robert Enoch Withers, Wytheville, Virginia, to Robert M. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1890 October 6

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175067
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Accepts invitation to be present at the laying of the corner stone of the Market and Connory Building on the centennial anniversary of Norfolk Lodge Number 1.

Dates: 1890 October 6

Marcus Joseph Wright, [Washington, D.C.?], to Robert M. Hughes, circa 1890

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id175068
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Written on printed circular from the War Department. Autograph Letter Signed. Asks Hughes to loan the government any Confederate Papers he knows of for the official government publication of the records of the Civil War.

Dates: circa 1890

Dabney H. Mowry, Richmond, Virginia, to Robert M. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1891 March 17

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175072
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Concerning Gen. Johnston's papers and his biography.

Dates: 1891 March 17

Bradley T. Johnson, Baltimore, Maryland, to R. M. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1891 May 20

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175073
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Concerning a memoir of General Joseph E. Johnston.

Dates: 1891 May 20

Thomas Preston, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, to Robert M. Hughes, Jnr.[?], Norfolk, Virginia, 1891 July 21

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175074
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents As Hughes requested, sends a report of what he saw and did at the first battle of Manassas. Including Autograph Manuscript Signed by Tho[ma]s L. Preston, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, undated, giving report of "first battle of Manassas." 13 pages.

Dates: 1891 July 21

Philip Alexander Bruce, Richmond, Virginia, to R. M. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1892 December 17

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175075
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of a copy of Hughes' address delivered at the College of William and Mary.

Dates: 1892 December 17

James Grant Wilson, Association of American Authors, New York, New York, to Robert M. Hughes, 1893 October 8

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175076
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Congratulates Hughes on favorable reviews of his biography of Joseph E. Johnston.

Dates: 1893 October 8

William Mahone, Hotel Chamberlin, Washington, D.C., to Robert M. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1893 November 6

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175077
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of Hughes' life of J.E. Johnston.

Dates: 1893 November 6

Robert P. Dick, Greensboro, North Carolina, to Robert M. Hughes, 1893 November 28

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175078
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of copy of Hughes' college address. Has sent it to the University of North Carolina Library.

Dates: 1893 November 28

Fitzhugh Lee, Glasgow, Virginia, to Robert M. Hughes, 1894 February 22

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175079
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Concerning Hughes' biography of Gen. Johnston, and issues surrounding the writing and publishing of a "Life of Lee".

Dates: 1894 February 22

P.W. Mc Kinney, Governor's Office, Richmond, Virginia, to Robert M. Hughes, 1895 January 20

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175080
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Has received his letter of the 19th; refers to controversy surrounding the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary; holds him in high esteem.

Dates: 1895 January 20

John A. Buchanan, Conference Room of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, Wytheville, Virginia, to Robert M. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1895 June 15

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175081
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Hughes' letter of request for the Board of Trustees of E[mory] & H[enry] Collegewas not received before they adjourned; therefore, it was not considered.

Dates: 1895 June 15

William B. Taliaferro, Ware Neck P.O., Gloucester County, Virginia, to Robert M. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1895 August 20

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id175082
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Congratulates Hughes on his recent election as President of the Bar Association of Virginia.

Dates: 1895 August 20