Correspondence--Jones, J. Webster-July 1964-1968

Archive

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

Name/Title

Correspondence--Jones, J. Webster-July 1964-1968

Entry/Object ID

1985.002.0293

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 14 7/8"w x 10"h 24 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 October 7, 1964 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Wilfong about Mr. Wilfong's impending retirement [?] and discarding material from his files, response to the Star-Spangled Banner story, and other matters not clear from the letter, as well as criticism of Mr. Wilfong's writing style Letter of November 3, 1964 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell discussing Jones' talk at the Kent County Historical Society, a mention of a book by Kelly on toleration, a mention of Jones' family letters, and thanking Beitzell for a picture of Birch Hangar Letter of November 4, 1964 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell thanking him for various tidbits of information on the Jones' family Letter of November 12, 1964 from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Jones passing along more information about the Jones' family and old Beitzell boats Note of November 16 [1964] from James Wilfong to Mr. Beitzell Letter of November 16, 1964 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell apologizing for not paying a bill for Chronicles provided to the Maryland Society of Pennsylvania Letter of December ?, 1964 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Wilfong [?] lacking the first page and ranting about the condition of Charlotte Hall Military Academy in 1964 Letter of January 31, 1965 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell sympathizing on the loss of a brother-in-law and complaining about Dr. R. V. Truitt and other politicians Letter of February 1, 1965 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell replying to some previous letter full of small notes and discussing economic theories and government Letter of February 14, 1965 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell discussing cars and possible penalties for oyster rules violations Letter of April 28, 1965 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell thanking him for sharing childhood memories and for Jones' family data Letter of May 20, 1965 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell in which it appears Mr. Jones has been ill or perhaps his wife died Letter of November 6, 1966 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell discussing Anna Ella Carroll Letter of June 18, 1967 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Wilfong including Jones' letter to the editor of the Washington Star with his appreciation of a picture of Trinity Church in a weekend supplement Letter of December 10, 1967 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell envying him his retirement, considering the Jones' family, and thinking aloud about a book on the Patuxent River Letter of February 7, 1968 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell sympathizing with the loss of Beitzell's brother Letter of April 3, 1968 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell in which Jones has apparently sent an article to Beitzell to be proofed and then goes on to reminisce about the Patuxent River and boats that sailed there [See article in separate folder] Letter of May 24, [1968] from Mr. Wilfong to Mr. Beitzell commenting on Jones' article Undated sheets of questions by Mr. Beitzell for Mr. Jones re the article Letter of May 31, 1968 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell about the article Letter of May 31, 1968 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell answering the questions raised by Beitzell Letter of June 20, 1968 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell wondering how things were coming with the article Letter of June 27, 1968 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell discussing an issue with maps and other illustrations Letter of July 31, 1968 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell relaying his disappointment by a Jones descendant and asking about Dashiell Hammett Letter of February 28, 1969 from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell apologizing profusely for the error about Rodman Coad's family

Collection

Edwin Warfield Beitzell Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1968

Location

Container

Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 9B

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

Coad, Rodman Smith

Person or Organization

Jones, J. Webster

Person or Organization

Jones, Randolph

Person or Organization

Wilfong, James C.