Correspondence--Jones, J. Webster-1960

Archive

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

Name/Title

Correspondence--Jones, J. Webster-1960

Entry/Object ID

1985.002.0259

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 11 7/8"w x 9 1/8"h 25 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 February 1, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to the Wilsons at Mr. Jones suggestion because they were related to John Adams Webster Note of March 4, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones sending advance copies of the Chronicles and saying he planned to self-publish Jesuit Missions ... Letter of March 11, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones offering more copies of the March Chronicles and mentioning the response of Mr. McCormick-Goodheart. Order had been placed for Jesuit Missions ... to be sold at $7.50 each Letter of April 27, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones addressing the Anna Ella Carroll matter (?) Letter of April 28, 1960 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell castigating Lincoln and supporting Miss Carroll on certain fronts and emphasized his friendship for Mr. Beitzell Letter of April 29, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for his fine letter Letter of May 13, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones remarking on the Anna Ella Carroll article and the receipt of the cannon Letter of May 27, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones explaining the work that he and Jim Wilfong do for the company, talking about the delays with Jesuit Missions ... and other stories Letter of June 16, 1960 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell in which he grieves for the human destruction of the Civil War and the distortions of history Letter of June 27, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones talking about St. Inigoes church, Beitzell's Catholic heritage, writing Jesuit Missions ... Letter of July 13, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for his fine letter on the war and expanding on the situation at Point Lookout and other parts of the letter Letter of July 17, 1960 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell, accompanied by a note from Mr. Wilfong. The letter talks about the Booth, Surratt, and Mudd trial record, citing a book, and Lincoln's behavior at the beginning of the war, then goes on to praise Jesuit Missions ... Letter of July 21, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for his review and talking about some of Jones' recommended sources Letter of August 1, 1960 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell talking about books and articles they have enjoyed Letter of August 9, 1960 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell thanking him for the Thomas Cornwaleys book and describing a visit to St. Mary's City as a boy and the reactions of some of his friends to Jesuit Missions ... Letter of August 10, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones saying he could send a typed copy of one of the sources that was hard to get and discussed other hard to find sources, hog butchering, etc. Calls Jones his star salesman for Jesuit Missions ... Letter of August 16, 1960 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell talking about books about Cornwallis and the 100 proof sacramental wine Jones' mother made Letter of August 18, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones recounting the life and funeral of a relative and several other wonderful stories Letter of September 8, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones with more stories and family chatter Letter of October 19, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones mentioning John Francis Dent and the sisters and moaning about being too busy Letter of November 14, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones about liberals and Democrats Note of November 16, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for his friendship Letter of November 24, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for a terrific piece for the Chronicles on the war Note of November 25, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones apologizing for sending him the ode about the Potomac Note of December 9, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones wondering about Trappe Letter of December 24, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him profusely for all his comments on the Potomac poem, described a trip on the Potomac and extolled an article in the Maryland Historical Magazine Letter of December 29, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones discussed the beauties of nature and an article on the English Revolution

Collection

Edwin Warfield Beitzell Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1960

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

Carroll, Anna Ella (1815-1894)

Person or Organization

Dent, Frances Joseph (1886-1987)

Person or Organization

Dent, John Francis (1896-1973)

Person or Organization

Dent, Lettie Marshall (1894-1982)

Person or Organization

Webster, John Adams