Box 1
Contains 90 Results:
William J. Robertson, Charlottesville, Virginia, to Robert W. Hughes, [Norfolk, Virginia?]., 1878 March 26
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Concerning the Arlington case and Hughes' conclusive opinions to which "You can, I think, safely afford to rest your judicial reputation upon it."; and Robertson's plan to attend the sale of the C. & O. Railroad in Virginia, on the 2nd of April. 1 p.
Bela M. Hughes, Denver, Colorado, to Robert W. Hughes, 1878 October 7
Concerning the trial of Dr. Baylor [?] in Denver, Co., and Bela Hughes' grandfather who lived in Augusta Co., Va. 3 p. Autograph letter signed.
John Jay Knox, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., to R. W. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1878 October 15
Acknowledges receipt of two newspaper articles by Hughes concerning currency questions. 2 pp. Letter signed.
William Fanning Wickham, near Hanover Court House, Virginia, to Robert W. Hughes, 1879 March 20
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Reminisces about his father and his friends, including John Marshall, William Wirt, George Hay, William Call, George K. Taylor, and others, and their days as members of the Bar. 3 pp.
Randall Lee Gibson, White Sulpher Springs, West Virginia, to Robert W. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1879 September 19
Hopes to visit him and Mrs. Hughes in Norfolk. 2 pp. Autograph letter signed.
William Preston, Lexington, Kentucky, to Robert William Hughes, [Norfolk, Virginia?], 1879 September 25
Concerning the Arlington case and Mr. Willoughby's brief. 8 pp. Autograph letter signed (signature clipped).
James Bradey Thayer, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Robert W. Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1880 April 13
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Discusses texts and methods of teaching lectures used at Harvard Law School, at which he is a professor. 2 pp.
William Green, Richmond, Virginia, to Robert W. Hughes, 1880 June 2
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Reference question concerning legal books and their whereabouts. 1 p.
John Sherman, Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. to Robert W. Hughes, 1880 December 14
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Concerning John Tyler, Jr.'s request to provide a position for a Mr. Spitzer, the President's [R. B. Hayes] concurrence, and Sharman's election to the Senate. 2 pp.
James Barron Hope to R. W. Hughes, circa 1880
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Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Robby [R. W. Hughes] on the arrival of a little boy. 1 p.
T. C. Platt, New York, New York, to Judge Robert W, Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, 1881 Febuary 3
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Concerning Republican politics and the Presidential election of 1880. 2 pp.
Benjamin S. Ewell, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Robert W. Hughes, 1881 March 24
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Thanks Hughes for a copy of a letter he wrote and states his desire to use it, if published, to teach the students of William and Mary. 1 p.
James G. Field, Attorney General's Office, Richmond, Virginia, to Robert W. Hughes, 1881 April 28
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Concerning a thank you for "A Chapter of Personal and Political History," written by Hughes. Comments about conclusions reached by RWH in article, and Field's explanation of his differing view of certain points in the article. 10 pp.
M. E. R. Oxford, England, to Mrs. Judge [Eliza M. (Johnston)] Hughes, Abindgon, Virginia., August 1, 1881
Lists the itenerary of her travels in Ireland, Scotland, and England; has enjoyed seeing the autographs of great men. 1 p. Autograph letter signed.
James Barron Hope, Norfolk, Virginia, to Mrs. R. W. Hughes, Abingdon, Virginia, 1881 October 23
Is sending the Landmark with extracts from his verses. 2 pp. Autograph letter signed.