Correspondence--Jones, J. Webster-1956-1959

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Correspondence--Jones, J. Webster-1956-1959

Entry/Object ID

1985.002.0258

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 11 7/8"w x 9 1/8"h 34 letters are in this folder. Mr. Jones was an attorney who worked in Pennsylvania but had roots in Southern Maryland and had graduated from Charlotte Hall School. Mr. Beitzell and Mr. Wilfong worked together and shared Mr. Jones' letters freely. Letter of July 13, 1956 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Foster thanking him for the fine article by Mr. Beitzell in the Maryland Historical Magazine Letter of July 4, 1958 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Fenwick enclosing payment for a second subscription to the Chronicles and explaining why he could not visit; letter was passed to Mr. Beitzell as editor of the Chronicles Letter of July 23, 1958 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell discussing the appropriate verbiage associated with the consecration of Thomas John Claggett. This was subsequently published in the Chronicles. Letter of October 20, 1958 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell discoursing further on Episcopal bishops in America Letter of December 4, 1958 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Wilfong introducing himself and explaining his interests Letter of December 18, 1958 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Otley, cc to Mr. Wilfong introducing him to the works of Mr. Beitzell and Mr. Wilfong. Mr. Otley owned Little Bohemia Letter of January 27, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell offering sympathy about the death of Josiah E. Beitzell Letter of January 31, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones recalling the lives of Beitzell's father and grandfather Letter of February 8, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell offering to lend him a book about oystering Letter of March 20, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones complaining about his work load and mentioning that the manuscript of Jesuit Missions was finished and would be shopped to publishers Letter of March 30, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell in which he urges Beitzell to enjoy the correspondence, but not to make it a burden Letter of April 6, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for an unnamed gift to the Society Letter of April 14, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Wilfong explaining the history of a building in a picture. It was the Post Office and confectionery store across the street from Charlotte Hall School and Mr. Jones was very familiar with it. Letter of May 12, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Wilfong thanking him for more pictures of Charlotte Hall School and reminiscing about attending the school Letter of May 21, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones explaining the financial realities of publishing a history of Charlotte Hall School Letter of May 27, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell begging off doing the history himself, but offering to place the idea before the school's trustees Letter of June 1, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell saying he was unable to present the history suggestion to people at the school Letter of June 3, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones sympathizing with Jones' inability to make a meeting. Beitzell went on at length about the state of the world and then said the first of his brothers had been buried that day Letter of June 4, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell with a kind expression of sympathy Letter of June 10, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Wilfong discussing the Steward House on the campus of the Charlotte Hall School that had burned; Mr. Jones drew a sketch of the buildings Letter of July 28, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones about J. Marshall Dent, Louise, Dent, Mr. Beitzell's mother, and the Wolfe family Letter of August 3, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Wilfong with musings about John Wilkes Booth Letter of August 31, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell joining in his reminiscences about St. Mary's County people Letter of September 1, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones telling him the Society has received one of the Ark's cannon Letter of September 21, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones in a friendly vein. Beitzell was leaving for a month in Hawaii Letter of November 12, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones expressing interest in Jones' material on the War of 1812 in the Patuxent Letter of November 12, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell giving permission to use the pamphlet Letter of November 13, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell about Webster's sword Letter of November 13, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell emphasizing he was not related to Webster and urging him to look carefully at the pamphlet for factual errors Letter of December 8, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones announcing receipt of the Patuxent River material Letter of December 9, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell saying Jones could take criticism if it were offered Letter of December 15, 1959 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell in which he was happy with the map Letter of December 23, 1959 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones with the criticism discussed earlier and telling him Jesuit Missions ... had been submitted to Newman Press

Collection

Edwin Warfield Beitzell Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1956 - 1959

Location

Container

Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 9

Shelf

Rack 09, Shelf 3

Rack

Rack 09

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)

Person or Organization

Dent, John Marshall

Person or Organization

Dent, Louise

Person or Organization

Jones, J. Webster

Person or Organization

Wilfong, James C.