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Scope and Contents Asks for a copy of the biography of General Joseph E. Johnston.

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Scope and Contents Requests Hughes' assistance in obtaining a position in the Norfolk post office for her niece, Ellen Seawell.

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Scope and Contents Glad that Hughes agrees with them on the sufficiency of just two examinations.

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Scope and Contents Autograph Letter. Returning a manuscript of William Campbell which was repaired at the Library.

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Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of Hughes' life of J. E. Johnston and speaks of General J. E. B. Stuart's relations with him. Encloses some papers, "culled from many." Including an Autograph Note Signed from J. E. B. Stuart, near Gainesville, Virginia, to [Flora (Cooke) Stuart], 25 June 1863, stating that "All well on the warpath."

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Scope and Contents Typewritten Letter Signed. Appoints Robert M. Hughes a member of the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary in Virginia for a two-year term.

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Scope and Contents Typewritten Letter Signed. Sends printers proofs of a newspaper article written by Cameron which mentions Hughes's father.

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Scope and Contents Typewritten Letter Signed. Concerning Hughes' biography of General [Joseph E.] Johnston.

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Scope and Contents Sorry he missed Hughes' son's call, and hopes he "will give me the chance of making his acquaintance."

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Scope and Contents Concerning a method of preserving autograph letters and documents.

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Scope and Contents Thanking him for a copy of "Maritime Liens.""

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Scope and Contents Thanking him for a monograph on maritime liens.

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Scope and Contents Returns to Hughes his letter of the 27th, and suggests that it would be better not to have it published.

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Scope and Contents Typewritten Letter Signed. Thanks Hughes for his kind invitation, but has to decline due to the vast amount of work needed to be done on the proposed tariff revision; also discusses a newly elected Senator from Mississippi, [John Sharp] Williams, whose term doesn't begin until 4 March 1911, due to the fact that the Legislature of Mississippi convenes only every four years.

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Scope and Contents Declines an invitation.

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Scope and Contents Thanks Hughes for his monograph, and will try to secure a copy for himself.

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Scope and Contents Desires information about John B. Floyd for a paper on the seals and flag of Virginia.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers, 1871-1933, of Robert Morton Hughes of Norfolk, Virginia, concerning his law practice; his interest in maritime law; his biography of Joseph Eggleston Johnston; his influence in Virginia politics; and the College of William and Mary. Correspondents include Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Fitzhugh Lee, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Thomas Nelson Page, Woodrow Wilson, Flora (Cooke) Stuart and Theodore Roosevelt. There is also an autograph collection, 1715-1924, which includes signatures of Frances...