Correspondence--Jones, J. Webster-January-August 1961

Archive

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

Name/Title

Correspondence--Jones, J. Webster-January-August 1961

Entry/Object ID

1985.002.0260

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 11 7/8"w x 9 1/8"h 33 pieces 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 January 12, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for comments on the text of the April Chronicles and sending copies of January Letter of January 18, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones looking forward to retirement in 1965 Letter of January 24, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones praising Jones' manuscript for an unnamed work Letter of January 24, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones commenting further on the manuscript and telling a story about Colonel Miles Letter of January 29, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones further enjoying the manuscript, then discussing the situation of blacks in St. Mary's County, his son's difficulties, and the puzzles of Thomas Gerard Letter of April 29, 1960 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for his fine letter Letter of February 4, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones explaining about the difficulties of publishing and the questions developed by his research on the Assemblies Letter of March 6, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones discussing plans for the Chronicles Letter of April 3, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones mentioning that his job was being changed, he visited the Woodstock Archives with Fenwick and is looking forward to spring on the Potomac Letter of April 18, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones panning Woman with a Sword and complaining about a late spring Letter of April 24, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones describing Canoe Neck house in spring and mentioning material for the Chronicles Note of May 3, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for his comments on the Townshend article Letter of May 25, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones saying his job pressure has eased and he is going to Abell for a week, then explains difficulties of producing Chronicles Letter of June 8, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones sending him an original copy of an ode to the Potomac Note of June 16, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for his comments on the ode and professing friendship Letter of June 19, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones telling about touring Mr. Kammen, a historian, around the county, and attending a party at Bachelor's Hope Note of July 7, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones sympathizing with the passing of Jones sister-in-law, being annoyed with the Chronicles and a review of Jesuit Missions ... in a magazine Letter of July 17, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones about articles they both were working on and a reminiscence about herring fishing Letter of July 17, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones explaining arthritis and then complaining about the caretaker at the Statehouse who fancies himself a Lincoln buff and about the review of Jesuit Missions ... Note of July 19, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones about Jim Wilfong's article on grave markers and musing on the senior Beitzell Letter of July 24, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones talking about Beitzell's early education and how to enhance the Wirz story in the Chronicles and announcing the reversion of St. Clement's Island to the state of Maryland Note of July 31, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones announcing the death of another Beitzell brother Letter of August 2, 1961 from Mr. Jones to the Maryland Historical Society seeking to correct errors in the review of Jesuit Missions ... Note of August 4, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones referring to a Stanton article in the local papers Letter of August 9, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones complaining about difficulties at work, talking about his alcoholic brother, the Stanton affair, disgust at the behavior of Maryland politicians over St. Clement's Island, the discovery of a Beitzell graveyard in Virginia, the tax situation in the US Letter of August 10, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones explaining the St. Clements Island situation Letter of August 15, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones with a little more on St. Clements Island Letter of August 16, 1961 from Mr. Jones to the chair of the Maryland Society of Pennsylvania asking the Society to help with St. Clements Island by funding extra issues of the Chronicles Letter of August 16, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones thanking him for information on Lincoln, telling family stories and musing on morality Note of August 17, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones saying Beitzell was doing most of the work on St. Clements Island because Fenwick was dealing with a bank merger Note of August 21, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones noting interest of other historical societies in St. Clements Island Letter of August 22, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones with latest news on St. Clements Island Note of August 24, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones asking him to hold off on a donation for St. Clements Island and recommending Varley Lang's book Note of August 28, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones explaining what the St. Mary's County Historical Society wants to do about the island Note of August 29, 1961 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones about Mr. Lang's book

Collection

Edwin Warfield Beitzell Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1961

Location

* Untyped Location

Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 9A [Rack 09, Shelf 3 : Rack 09 : North wall : Archives 2 : Tudor Hall]

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)

Person or Organization

Jones, J. Webster

Person or Organization

Wilfong, James C.