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Charles Campbell Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Purchased: 5,144 items,
10/23/1942.
Gift: 1 item,
06/01/1977.
Gift: 1 item,
06/25/1992.
Charles Campbell (1807-1876) was born on 1 May 1807, in Petersburg, Virginia, the firstborn child of parents John Wilson Campbell (d.1842), and Mildred Walker Moore Campbell. John, a bookstore owner, was also a historian. In 1831 he published the History of Virginia to 1781 . Later, he held the position of Federal Collector of Customs in Petersburg, Virginia. Mildred taught at the Petersburg Classical Academy in the 1840's. In addition to Charles, the couple also had two younger children, Alexander (Aleck) S. Campbell, and Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell Maben (d.1871).
Charles' mother, Mildred Walker Moore Campbell, was the granddaughter of Virginia lieutenant governor Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740). Mildred Walker Moore Campbell and her siblings Mary Fairfax Moore Keller, Dr. Alexander Spotswood Moore, Ann Evelina Moore Henley, William Agustin Moore, Eliza Moore McDonald, and Lavinia Moore McPheeters wrote and received numerous pieces of personal correspondence that are available in this collection.
Charles Campbell attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) from 1823-1825. Upon graduation he enrolled in Henry St. George Tucker's School of Law in Winchester, Virginia. However, he suffered from chronic headaches which caused him severe physical and mental exhaustion. By 1829, these health issues would force him to leave the law profession.
Following his departure from law, Campbell worked as an engineer of the Petersburg Railroad. Later he ran a private school for boys in Glencoe, Alabama. On 13 September 1836, he married Elvira N. Callaway (1819-1837) of Monroe County, Tennessee. In 1837, Elvira died shortly after the birth of a son, Callaway Campbell (b.1837). In his distress, Campbell left his son with Elivira's siblings, Thomas and Lucinda Callaway. Later, this would result in a court case to regain custody of his child.
Following the death of his wife, Campbell worked as a clerk in the office of the Collector of Custom in Petersburg, Virginia (a position he obtained from his father John Campbell). From 1840-1843, Campbell also owned, published, and edited a Petersburg newspaper, The American Statesman . He returned to teaching in 1842 by opening a classical school in Petersburg, becoming both teacher and administrator in the Anderson Seminary. He would hold these positions until the formation of free public schools in 1870.
Campbell remarried in 1850 to Miss Anna Birdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. They had four children, Mary Spotswood Campbell Robinson (b.1852), Nanny Campbell (b.1854), Charles Campbell (b.1856), and Fanny Campbell (1858-1860's).
Charles Campbell was committed to Western Lunatic Asylum at Staunton, Virginia, in 1873 where he remained until his death on July 11, 1876. He was buried at Blandford Church Cemetery, Petersburg.
Like his father, Campbell was a historian. He began contributing to journals in 1834. Some of the journals to which he frequently contributed included; The Southern Literary Messenger or The Southern and Western Literary Messenger and Review ; The Farmer's Register ; The New Yorker ; and the Petersburg Intelligencer . His most important work, however, was the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia . This work built upon his father's book and concerned Virginia history from the colony's founding to the Revolutionary War.
The Charles Campbell papers consist of papers received or collected by Charles Campbell (1807-1876) Virginia historian. The papers fall into four general headings: historical papers collected by Charles Campbell, correspondence, manuscript volumes, and miscellaneous. These include personal and professional correspondence as well as eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell, newspaper clippings, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks, covering then period 1743-1896. The papers reflect Charles Campbell's interests in history, teaching, newspaper editing, railroad engineering, politics, genealogy, publication of his works, and the town of Petersburg where he lived for most of his life.
The personal papers include Charles Campbell's correspondence with his father John Wilson Campbell, brother Alexander Campbell, sister, wife and children as well as cousins in Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia. These include copies of Charles Campbell's letters, as well as letters received by him; biographical material; genealogical material; autograph collecting material; and letters received by Charles Campbell's second wife Anna Burdsall Campbell. These also include correspondence relating to organizations with which he was affiliated, such as the Petersburg Library and the Petersburg Lyceum.
His professional correspondence consists of letters to the editors of the Southern Literary Messenger , to historical societies, to publishing firms, and to other historians and authors. The writing, publishing and critic of Charles Campbell's book Virginia History , concerns much of these material. Charles Campbell also corresponded with genealogists and antiquarians interested in Virginia history.
The eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell include letters by John Quarles, John Byrd, George Dabney, William Degge, Edward Hill, John Jameson, Alexander Moore, William Aylett, and Theodorick Bland, as well as parts of William Aylett's account books (1770-1776).
The manuscript volumes include Charles Campbell's diaries (1861-1864), Anna Burdsall Campbell diaries (1840-1870), scrapbooks, Charles Campbell's historical notes, newspaper clippings, Anderson Seminary account books, Charles Campbell's pupil exercise books, pamphlets, copies of Charles Campbell's articles, and household account books (1848-1863).
There are many letters from Mary B. Carter of "Shirley," Charles City County, Virginia to Mildred Walker (Moore) Campbell, Charles Campbell's mother.
This collection is organized into five series. Series 1 contains historical manuscripts; Series 2 contains family and professional papers; Series 3 contains manuscript volumes; Series 4 contains miscellaneous material; and Series 5 contains the addition 1992.33b.
ArrangementThis collection is arranged into series and then chronologically by date. Series 3, containing family and professional papers, is arranged into subseries by decade and then into additional subseries by individual year.
The materials at Duke are comprised of copies of historical documents and letters, and personal papers of Charles Campbell (1807-1876), historian, editor, and antiquarian. Included are original letters from St. George Tucker, Lewis Cass, Pierre Soule, Edward Everett, Beverley Randolph, Andrew Jackson, Robert Beverley, and others, as well as copies of letters from Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Theodorick Bland, Jr., Captain John Smith, John Randolph of Roanoke, John Adams, Powhatan Ellis, Patrick Henry, John Jay, and others. The papers also contain rough drafts and preliminary notes for Campbell's publications, a number of manuscript poems, and a transcription of the minute book of the city council of Richmond, Virginia, 1782-1795. The volumes contain personal accounts, records of Anderson Academy, Petersburg, Virginia, of which Campbell was principal, and historical notes.
Papers of Charles Campbell, Manuscript
Department, William R. Perkins Library, Duke University,
Durham, North Carolina.
Charles Campbell Papers,
1617-1895. 1,313 items and 5 volumes. Collection number: 858
Index to Materials |
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| The following index contains an alphabetical overview of key correspondents and manuscript volumes. These selected people are historians, editors, and authors that either wrote to or received materials from Charles Campell. | ||
| Bancroft, George (1800-1891) | ||
| Barnard, Henry (1811-1900) | ||
| Draper, Lyman Copeland (1815-1891) | ||
| Grigsby, Hugh Blair (1806-1881) | ||
| Howe, Henry (1816- 1893) | ||
| Manuscript Volumes | ||
| Minor, Benjamin Blake (1818- 1905) | ||
Index to Materials |
||
| The following index contains an alphabetical overview of key correspondents and manuscript volumes. These selected people are historians, editors, and authors that either wrote to or received materials from Charles Campell. | ||
| Bancroft, George (1800-1891) | ||
| Barnard, Henry (1811-1900) | ||
| Draper, Lyman Copeland (1815-1891) | ||
| Grigsby, Hugh Blair (1806-1881) | ||
| Howe, Henry (1816- 1893) | ||
| Manuscript Volumes | ||
| Minor, Benjamin Blake (1818- 1905) | ||
See also Manuscript volumes of Charles Campbell.
Asks if he would rent a house to the Reverend Mr. Meade.
Will not visit; question of a land survey.
Indenture for £100 current money.
Account of goods William Aylett bought from the estate of W[illia]m Spiller .
Tried to get two hogsheads of tobacco.
Is embarrassed to see him because of the debts he owes.
Deliver "Scantling" to Mr. Crafton.
Asks him to pay his account.
War news; battle of Monmouth and Charles Lee's retreat.
Encloses draft of Benjamin Harrison on Messiers Turnbull & Co. of Philadelphia. Have transferred to Harrison the auditor's warrant for £20,000 Virginia money for which you stand charged.
Lee's Land Claims.
List of 14 slaves with ages and prices.
Mr. Wirt preparing a book on Patrick Henry; asks for information on Henry.
Encloses $20; encourages him to be economical.
Is sorry Charles Campbell is discouraged by college; encourages Charles Campbell to succeed in his studies and maintain a "correct and firm moral deportment"; urges him to be careful about money.
Speaks of Charles Campbell's father's upcoming visit to New York and New England, possibility of Charles Campbell's going along.
Received $10 from William Bradford. Grades received: he has done well. News of commencement.
Inquires after Charles Campbell's health, etc. Recommends he read "Watts' on the mind".
Mother returned after 3 weeks at Shirley. Asks him to come home at end of session.
Arrived at Princeton last Tuesday; is happy to be back. Encloses list of students and the grades they attained.
Alexander suffering from toothache. Mother leaving for New York in August. Social news.
Encloses $200. Social news.
Town healthy, contrary to other places. Asks if he has seen General La Fayette. Social news.
Uncertain as to whether he will enroll or not. Princeton very dull during vacation, only a few students remaining.
Received $50. Is considering various topics for speech he must give at end of school session.
Asks if he is studying law. Recalls days spent together in college. Unsigned.
Arrived last Sunday. Speaks of their commencement.
Deepest snow she has ever seen (2 ft) has just fallen. Social news. Asks him to write to Sister Betty.
Inquires if he received letter and $20.00 note. Encloses $50.00. He has had a severe attack of rheumatism.
Encloses check for $100. Has been ill.
Encloses $40. Social news.
Encloses $50. Family is healthy although town is sickly. Mother has given up idea of visiting Philadelphia.
Is attending lectures, in foreign languages, history, and physiology; remembers his days at Princeton with Charles Campbell; LaFayette expected to visit Monticello.
Encloses money, and warns him to be economical. Mother and children still in Scottsville. Business is slow season.
Closing and signature of letter.
Expresses friendship for Charles Campbell; wishes him luck with law studies.
News of studies of law. Would like to go to Washington during vacation but will be unable. Inquiries after Elizabeth Ruffin.
Expects to get married April 1828 and to be licensed to practice law, urges Charles Campbell to visit him, tell him about the lectures at Winchester. Discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics: mention of John Randolph.
Speaks of Charles Campbell's love for an unnamed person, and expresses hope he will remain single until he is 21. Speaks of John Tyler's defeat of John Randolph of Roanoke in Senate Election. News of suicide of "old Rambaut".
Judge [Henry St. George] Tucker returned, vacation ended. Social news: party attended. Expresses indifference to career in law, and interest in politics, mentions John Randolph.
Asks Charles Campbell how much money he needs; will allow Charles Campbell to continue his studies with Judge Tucker.
Estimates his expenses at $186; will not stay with Judge Tucker for the summer; students are so crowded at Tucker's that "we read but little".
Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $75; Judge Tucker declined an invitation to run for Congress; has received report of John Wilson Campbell's Jackson Committee but is still anti-Jackson and gives his reasons for his position, "I trust that all the endeavors of the Jacksonites will fail."
Wishes he was with him studying law at Winchester, advantages of studying under private lawyer, philosophical discussion, discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics.
Sold their father's plantation for $7.50 an acre; mother is ill; father being swayed by a bad advisor.
News of meeting of Hanover presbytery. Expresses hope Charles Campbell has become religious. Opinion of father that he return home immediately. Postscript: Elizabeth Ruffin to Charles Campbell. Thanking him for writing. Expressions of her affection for him.
Glad he is doing well in Law School; Family news.
His health "continued very wretched"; is taking the waters at the Springs; wants to have all his law books sold except the one presented to him by Judge Tucker.
Thanks her for her fine treatment of him in Princeton. Describes his trip home. Social news.
May to Philadelphia this summer. Business very good. Has forwarded money to him through William Bradford.
Various social news. News of a new steam ferry. Asks her to buy book Geography by Malte Brun.
Father just returned from New Haven. Glad to hear he is doing well, especially in French.
Angry because he hasn't written family members moving west.
Trying to find a career, is considering engineering.
News of his uncertain health and his trip to Lexington.
Asks for books; dispute over payment of money.
Sends copies of his works; sorry Charles Campbell is not well.
Recently arrived in Raleigh, received his letter. Will return home middle of next week.
List of sale prices for slaves, household goods.
Can't find anything about Mr. Moore's affairs.
Her visit to Philadelphia, having traveled 350 miles in two days. Leaving for New York Monday.
Sorry Charles Campbell is giving up his profession.
Explains self very obscurely for a letter he wrote about Charles Campbell which seems to have offended the latter. Charles Campbell must have written about his disappointment in the Law, his failure to achieve greatness at the age of 29, his failure in the profession generally, Otway B. Barraud denies this and encourages him. Reacts to Charles Campbell's 3 ways of becoming great: 1) born 2) achieve 3) thrust upon. Spoke to Gwynn on Charles Campbell's behalf, who has offered Charles Campbell a place, hard work, rough fare, but should take it. [Civil Engineer.]
Is glad to have heard news of Petersburg via Messrs. May and Ruffin. Hopes to go to Virginia again soon and asks when she will again come to Connecticut. Sends her an "Essay on Slavery."
Misses him; social life.
Letter also includes a letter from
Ed[mund]
Ruffin to Charles Campbell. Hopes his job is
going well.
Letter also includes a letter from Bet
[Elizabeth Campbell] to Charles Campbell asks him
to write.
Cold weather; mother knitting for him. Tells him of her reading (Cowper). She sends him local newspapers regularly. Mentions of legislative. Debate on Portsmouth Bill.
His stay in Suffolk, near the Blackwater River. Suffers from bad dreams. Country flat, population sparse.
Glad he is enjoying engineering; Charles Campbell shouldn't expect to find a wife as smart as himself; hopes "the sable coloured gentry in Jerusalem will not rise again" but the whites there "are not much better than the blacks". Also: Note from E[lizabeth] M. C[ampbell] to Charles Campbell. Mr. Barraud in town; Charles Campbell working on railroad and "will indeed be welcomed as a traitor to your town, working on a road to destroy it".
Concerned about Charles Campbell's health; business has been better than usual; subscriptions for a railroad from Wilkins Ferry to Belfield being taken, but "our citizens will be cautious about buying more railroad stock" since the old stock has fallen in value.
Letter expresses concern that Campbell had not written to Barraud in considerable time. Gives advice to Campbell on how best to develop himself as Civil Engineer.
News of her stay in Richmond, her visit to the Capitol. Asks to go to Princeton with him. Will make and send him some shirts. Postscript: Mr. Ed[mund] Ruffin to Charles [Campbell]. His letter received; all well.
Suggests topics for him to write about, including a description of the Dismal Swampage.
Advises her to address letters to him to Suffolk, Virginia. Inquiries about brother Aleck. Remarks about Cowper.
House full of people, preaching all week. Enjoys working in father's store. Asks news of his railroad work. Postscript: [Elizabeth M. Campbell], Petersburg to Charles [Campbell], Suffolk. Family news. They stayed at Shirley for a week.
Isle of Wight a dreary county; thinking about leaving the railroad.
Is in Suffolk. Has been with 2nd Division of the Road but is being transferred to the 1st Boarding near Dismal Swamp, across which railroad runs. He is writing from P[ortsmouth] and R[oanoke] RR office . Will return shortly.
Home has been filled with company. Speaks of their claims on the government and the possibility of their being rich shortly. Social news.
Arrived in Winchester, seeking out Mr. Robinson, thinking of going west; still undecided. Does not regret leaving Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad.
His trip to Winchester. He has applied for a place under Mr. Robinson with another railroad. Prefers returning to West.
Applied to Mr. Robinson at Winchester, but was not admitted; wants to go west; wants a wife.
Has found a woman Charles Campbell would like; health not good; Mr. Ruffin's register popular in Raleigh; invites him to visit.
Has had certain difficulties in getting out the first number of the Southern Literary Messenger. Will be happy to receive contributions for it from Campbell, and will pay him for any articles which are printed.
Off Jersey Coast, will reach New York tomorrow. Describes route of future travels: New York to Albany, to Buffalo; across Lake Erie to Detroit, by stage to Chicago. Health poor: traveling the best medicine. Letter resumes from New York City: Hopes to find quiet and peace in West.
After leaving New York City went to Albany and by canal to Buffalo. Leaving by steamer for Detroit tomorrow. Speaks of all past unhappiness, and thanks her for her affection.
Trip across Lake Erie less unpleasant than canal trip. Taking stage tomorrow for Chicago. Hopes to find some people interested in settling in Illinois.
News of his trip from Detroit to Chicago; description of countryside. Description of Indiana prairies. Speaks of his plans to settle in Illinois or Missouri, and his preference for settling in a fine state.
Countryside described. Land cheap in Illinois, he may buy a farm there. Dined with Potowotomy Indians. Leaves in 2 days for Chicago. Less depressed than formerly.
Moving next to Vandalia, Illinois, and thence East Tennessee via Louisville, Kentucky. Considers it unlikely he will remain in Illinois.
He is contented with being a schoolmaster. Tells him of eating pumpkin bread at Chota. Description of country and wild life.
Family news: news of letters sent to him. News of Charles' staying with his uncle and aunt in Tennessee.
His first teaching job (the children of Mr. Henley). Talks of staying with his cousins. Postscript: E[lizabeth] Henley, Chota, Tennessee to Mrs. Mildred W. Campbell, Petersburg. Expresses hope she will come to Tennessee to visit.
Happy to hear he has arrived safely at Chota. Postscript: Alexander S. Campbell to [Charles Campbell]. News of school. Incomplete.
Advises Charles Campbell to settle in the West; hoped Charles Campbell could work for the railroad. Also a note from Charles Campbell's brother Alexander. Charles Campbell's "Review of Oberlin "will appear in the next number of the register; "anti-Leigh Men Met"; Business at the store has picked up.
Her return home after two months. Happy to hear he is at Uncle Henley's at Chota. Her trip to Saratoga Springs, Princeton, and Philadelphia.
Surprised he is at Chota; Cholera epidemic in Petersburg; has given up going to parties since she already has "enough worldliness and wickedness."
Social news. Informs him of her reading. Mention Mr. Maben "he is to be a near relation of yours."
Having grown dissatisfied with Chota, he has left it very discontented, still looking for an occupation in a quiet place.
Staying with Uncle Spotswood, leaving for Alabama tomorrow by stage. Again mentions going to Illinois.
Arrived Tuscumbia four days ago news of relatives there. Looking for a school that suits him.
Charles has left for Tuscumbia; Margaret Keller to marry Dr. Newsom; family news.
Has not chosen a superintendent of the male academy; Academy has 35 students.
Inquires about Alabama cousins. Petersburg a very busy place: social news. Church news.
Asks her to send money. Appointed head of the Academy in Somerville, Alabama. News of cotton crop.
Mother going to Sussex, Shirley. Rival bookstore to Father's set up. Social news. Postscript: M[ildred] W. C[ampbell] to Charles [Campbell]. News of her travel.
Glad to hear of his teaching job. Social news.
Hopes to visit relatives; family news.
News of school: it commences February 1. Wonders about his being able to stand the physical exertions of teaching. Family news. Inquiries into pension claims.
Enjoyed Chota; is going to Somerville to teach; his life darkened by "sombre colors" and "blue-devils."
Problems with getting a note paid; family news, will send Charles Campbell periodicals and the town paper; river has been closed by ice; business is slow; thinking about moving west.
He left Chota, Tennessee two months ago and is now directing a school in Somerville. He is still melancholy and afflicted with headaches.
Capt. Duncan's draft; 21 students in his school supplying books for his school; asks about texts; interest in election of Virginia Senator; Easier to make money in Alabama but prices are high; describes the countryside.
School opened: currently 16 students with prospects of having 40-50 eventually. Social news: news that H. Bernard is to be married.
Can supply Charles Campbell with books-lists some available books; river is frozen; has sent Charles Campbell the January number of museum and will also send February. Also a note from Charles Campbell's sister Betty. Glad that Charles not complaining about headaches; is about to get married; measles epidemic; read Mr. Adams speech on the death of LaFayette; Aleck has sent a copy of Mr. Brown's speech in the legislature; Portsmouth railroad is progressing; China missionary will speak; offers to send Charles Campbell the Missionary Herald.
Hopes school teaching is going well; severe weather; comments on national politics, Van Buren and Judge White; French treaty and possibility of war with France.
Will get books from Philadelphia; Lists texts he wants. Also a note to his sister Betty. Has no plans to marry; his school may increase to 40 by the end of the year; is teaching Sunday school; family news.
Asks father to send books; may be able to sell books to the nearby Female Seminary; asks for the issue of Farmer's Register with the article on Oberlin; asks for $10; health is normal and cuts wood for exercise.
Received Charles Campbell's order for books; not sure he will continue selling books; small pox epidemic.
Social news; town very healthy, diseases gone. Inquiries about his school.
Informs him of her intention to marry Mr. Maben about middle of July.
News of school. 8 published numbers so far of his Somerville Weekly Advertiser . He will spend July vacation in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
Has been living with some gentlemen from Boston who are the best of masters hopes to obtain a situation for the summer.
Death of James McDonald; Care of Lavinia Moore.
Death of James McDonald; Uncle William Aylett may visit Somerville.
Shipment of books; emigration of people from Alabama to the west; school will end June 26 and expects to vacation at Tuscumbia; his students like him.
Problem of guardianship of Lavinia Moore.
Visit to Tuscumbia and Courtland; death of James McDonald.
Charles Campbell's sister Elizabeth was married at 4 AM; Describes Elizabeth Campbell's husband Mr. Maben; will try to get Charles Campbell's books sent; is closing his store.
Glad Elizabeth got married; Henry Cannon stabbed his mother's husband.
Visiting Uncle William Aylett; his school going well.
Spending his vacation with Aunt Eliza. Prospects for new school session beginning August 10. Family news.
Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell in good health and happy with his situation; hopes that John Wilson Campbell's daughter Elizabeth is happily married; does not recommend moving west; if he could leave Tennessee, would move to Texas.
Asks Arthur H. Henley to forward the balance of his money; health is not good; sister Elizabeth to be married to Mr. Maben and journey north; cousin Lavinia McPheeters to be married; Mr. Keller in town to see Parsons, the gubernatorial candidate.
Informs him of marriage of his sister, "Bet", to Mr. Maben. Her trip to Princeton. List of books sent to him.
Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell's books sent to him; John Wilson Campbell will get out of debt this year; Mr. Ruffin offered to lend his register to Charles Campbell; John Wilson Campbell has sent the intelligencer to Charles Campbell; family news.
Guardianship of Lavinia Moore.
Hopes he will visit; family news.
Hopes he will visit; family news. "Minna" [Elizabeth M. Henley] to Charles Campbell. Family news.
Books have arrived, lists them; if brother Aleck wants to join Charles Campbell and teach he should prepare himself; has received the periodicals, Intelligencer , Museum , Ruffin's Register ; Charles Campbell sent Ruffin an article for the Register .
Charles Campbell has visited Virginia; Charles Campbell's books have been sent.
Did not move to town; Elizabeth at the Female Academy.
Cannot visit Chota; family news.
Items sent to Lavinia Moore.
Is settling his business books and opening
new books for his partnership with Mr. Ruffin;
has given up plans to move West; family news.
Letter also includes a note from Mother
[?].
Letter also includes a note from brother
A. S. Campbell; father's business with Mr.
Ruffin will be called Campbell & Ruffin and
will be a large establishment.
Acknowledges receipt of items for Lavinia Moore; father in partnership with Edmund Ruffin.
Family news: 1835 an important year for Campbell family with her marriage and his trip west. School attendance falling off: he will not stay beyond current session.
Father thought of going to a temperance convention; expects to be married next week to Mr. Brown; invites Aunt to wedding.
Father in New York. Various other family news. Several lines of the letter are written and initialed by Alexander Spotswood Campbell.
Informs her he has given up the school and intends to move on. Includes a recipe for making beer.
Family news.
Suggests he come home and open a school there. Family news.
He is spending vacation in Petersburg. Betty going to Richmond tomorrow. Intends to come west when he has finished school.
Left Sommerville, 8th January; plans not to return to Virginia. Keller has sold plantation, thinks Petersburg good place for Lavinia, mention of Texas, Seminoles in Florida, fire at New York. [Edmund] Ruffin has migrated to Bowden's Corner, please tell him infomation concerning Bland's manuscripts at John Meade's near City Point which he ought to publish.
Regrets imposing on his relatives hospitality for so long; worries about being able to support himself; has no plans to return to Virginia.
Has read his article in Farmer's Register. Social and family news; father has new store.
Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $215.76; expects to stay at Glencoe until August; regards teaching as a "dernier resort which I wish to abandon as soon as possible as being very unfavorable to my health"; Tuscumbia held an illumination in honor of Houston's victory over St. Anna; sent articles to Ruffin and the Messenger, but has gotten no acknowledgement; is never without a headache.
News of Texas wars. Received money sent from home.
Charles Campbell mentioned that he had written several hundred pages and John Wilson Campbell urges him to publish, fiction is most profitable, and Carruthers and French have done well even though they are "ordinary writers"; advises Charles Campbell against putting out a newspaper or literary paper; Elizabeth Maben has a baby girl; three new railroads building locally; Edmund Ruffin, Jr., is working for a railroad; expects few Virginians to go to Texas until things are settled with the Mexicans; development of local interest in silk culture; local prices very high.
He has been sick and confined to bed. News of crops. Cousin Alfred Aglett dies. Speaks of incompatibility of his headaches with teaching profession.
Family news.
Inquires after her family. Trouble with her eyes. Weather poor, wheat crop failing.
Informs her of his intention to marry Elvira N. Callaway of Toqua before end of September. His intention to return to Virginia then. Inquires after health of her child.
Looking forward to their wedding, September 13.
Looking forward to their marriage.
Social news. Spring arriving. Mother has left but she sees father every day.
She has been sick in bed. She is pleased to
hear of his marriage. She is very busy taking
care of her child [Jane], husband, and house.
Mr. Maben has also been ill. Aleck goes to
College in November.
Postscript: 2 pages. ALS.
A[lexander] S[potswood] Campbell, to
Charles [Campbell]. Hopes Charles will return
before he goes to College.
Informs her of his impending marriage and trip to Virginia. Description of his bride.
Charles Campbell will be leaving for Virginia in two days to bring his wife home; would like to visit Virginia. Elizabeth J. Henley to Mildred W. Campbell. Best wishes.
Summarizes his travels in the West for the last 2 years. Tells of his marriage. He is still not very well, but has done some writing and may attempt to publish some of it.
Difficult seven day journey from Knoxville to Petersburg; Petersburg vastly improved since last visit and $200,000 subscribed for a railroad to E. Tennessee; wife Elvira happy and attends church more; Synod will meet in Petersburg next week; has found some Revolutionary War papers and six George Washington letters.
Took seven days to travel from Knoxville to Petersburg and was a difficult journey; Petersburg is vastly improved and is planning to build a railroad to E. Tennessee for which they have a $200,000 subscription; Betty lives in a fine house and her husband is worth $100,000 but is a tobacco speculator so may go broke; brother Aleck going to Princeton; wife Elvira happy; synod meets in Petersburg next week; child abandoned on a doorstep in town and Charles Campbell's mother subpoenaed as a witness in the case; thinks of moving west to Illinois or Missouri when the estate settled.
Has decided not to go to New York and so will not be able to meet him. Has abandoned plan of publishing some of his work.
Expresses interest in his research in Revolutionary documents and letters. Reports the death of a friend, and other social news. Says that Van Buren was almost defeated in Connecticut.
Describes his trip to Norfolk; went with Mr. Ruffin to Suffolk; will go by boat to Philadelphia; will return in 10 days; spent an evening with Barraud.
Misses her company. Also, a note from Mary Henley. Misses her.
Charles Campbell's letter received, has attended to matter. Suggests not to send any piece on which have not done his best.
Letter explains a possible business speculation in a cotton seed oil business (Smith & Follett, owners).
Elvira needs assistance, asks for Mrs. Paisley to come immediately.
Studies going well except for mathematics. Gave first College speech on "Love of Country." Glad to have sister Betty write to him.
Campbell about to publish short work on Virginia history in Southern Literary Messenger. Requests information from Anderson on James City and Gloucester Counties, Yorktown and siege.
News of the Female Academy she is attending; family gossip.
News of Father's business and her reading.
Mr. Maben thinking of going to Texas, but may
put it off. He is going to England next year.
News of Aleck in College.
Postscript: 2 pages. ALS. [Mildred W.
Campbell] to [Charles Campbell]. Social
news.
Has been in Missouri 7 years; Is a member of the general assembly; Lists Missouri resources.
Has gotten married; brother and sister well; father still selling books; thinking of moving to Missouri.
Suggests Charles Campbell move to his state but visit before he decides doing so. Cost of government priced land is increasing. Discussion of the climate.
Speaks of possibility of building a house; Mr. Campbell's (Charles?) like of farming.
Informs her of land he has bought and his intentions to build on it.
Hopes Henleys will visit wants to meet Charles Campbell's wife; news of her studies; news of her brothers and sisters.
Family news. Effects of worsening economic conditions on various neighbors.
Were visited by Aleck. Going to Richmond shortly. News of Aleck in college.
Death of his father; Lavinia [Moore?] being sent to the aunt.
Family news; is living in a log house; corn scarce; has heard report of low cotton prices.
John Wilson Campbell has been unwell; businesses are all doing badly banks, railroads, etc., and therefore will be unable to help Charles Campbell out; fever to move west has died out; Mabens spoke of traveling north, but currency troubles make travel difficult.
Was happy to see recent article of his appear in the Southern Literary Messenger. Points out that some of his sentences were made to stand alone as paragraphs. Encloses an order in which he wants future articles published.
Her recovery from influenza. Mention of a recent religious convention.
They have moved and have built two cabins and a stable. Hard times, everything scarce. Charles sick from exertion of building.
Has sent him college catalogue. Describes 4th of July festivities. Requests suggestions for senior speech topics.
Announces birth of his son, named Callaway. Farming going well. Suggestions for Aleck's "senior speech": the lights and shadows of a student's life, description of Princeton, on the death of Major Andre, defense of U.S. policy toward Indians.
Announces death of his wife, Elvira, of child-bed fever; leaving him and his child. He has given the child to Elvira's sister.
Received and is saddened by news of Elvira Callaway Campbell's death. Session over at end of month; he will return home then.
Received news of Elvira Campbell's death. Her family all well, going to Winchester next week and returning ca. first of October.
Wants her to bring his child to Petersburg.
Mourns death of his wife; regrets leaving his child.
Sympathy at death of Charles Campbell's wife; uncertain about Charles Campbell starting a literary paper; his section of the country lacks money.
Misses his child; suffers from headache and depression; family news.
Sad she is in ill health; his wife dead of "fever and derangement;" expects his headache will never end; his wife's family trying to keep his son.
Sympathy on death of her father; reports death of his wife and birth of his son; his son taken from him; brother Aleck going to Princeton; his headache continues; melancholy continues.
Has been sick; thinks Charles Campbell should continue with engineering; would like Betty to visit when the railroad is done; does not appear to be sick because she has a nervous disease.
About buying a slave; yellow fever epidemic; asks Charles Campbell's mother to visit his wife.
Has visited relatives at Chota.
On guardianship of Charles Campbell's son Callaway; legal advice on the guardianship; Mr. Callaway has not filed a legal motion to take over the guardianship; advises Charles Campbell to file a motion on it in Federal Court.
Courtship; Family news.
Is going to Mrs. Gray's school; brother William has grown a lot.
Stopped in Washington and went to House and Senate. Describes burning of Abolitionists Hall in Philadelphia. Has read piece in New Yorker by Charles.
Would like to work on railroad for health reasons.
News of his son; is teaching her younger children; Uncle Spotswood has rheumatism.
Difficulty in settling his father's estate prevents him from coming to Virginia. He greatly enjoyed spending New Years Day in New York. Tells him of books he has been reading.
Extends his condolences. Encourages him to go into editing newspaper or magazine, particularly perhaps the Messenger , believing Campbell would do a better job than White. At same time, Barraud excuses himself from joining in the venture.
Can use him for a reference; Job opening for a surveyor for a canal.
Has not yet received package sent. Will send $30 next week. Invites her for visit.
Letter of recommendation for Frederick Robbins.
Father has been nominated for office of Collector; will soon control patronage involved. He is about to undertake engineering job on James River. Mentions other political matters: Canada, Texas bill.
"Bitter effects of the bank veto" which "deranged Commerce"; asks for Petersburg information for Hannah Rochester.
Has seen subsequent articles in New Yorker by Charles. News of Princeton. Has been reading newspapers, etc.
Misses her; glad she is going to school; hopes she will not hurry into marriage; misses William.
Family and social news. Politics: Speaks of struggles in House over subtreasury and banks. Talk of split in Whig Party.
Describes 4th of July celebration mentions opinions of Literary Messenger and New Yorker . Will write to father.
Announces his engagement and lists fiancee's accomplishments; she is Irish and named Jane E. Sheegog.
His visit to Cherokee Camp described. Speaks of legal difficulties in obtaining possession of his son. Headaches very bad.
Inquires for news of her trip. Intends to visit her, at time of fair and church meeting. Describes sad condition of her own parish.
A subscription letter for 1st ed. of History of Virginia .
News of Charles Campbell's son; soldiers pursuing Indians; family news.
Thinks Upshur manuscript still exists.
They ask him to give one or more lectures before the Petersburg Lyceum.
Discusses taking of depositions in his case to gain guardianship of his son.
Will preach in the Presbyterian Church about France; will preach in Petersburg Monday and asks John Wilson Campbell to announce it; will lecture on Evangelical religion in France.
Thanks her for a letter.
News of Charles Campbell's son; family news. Betty [Elizabeth M. Henley] to Charles Campbell. News of his son.
Describes legal maneuvers over guardianship of Charles Campbell's son; only ground Charles Campbell could lose the case on would be his insanity, but Arthur Hazelrigg Henley Does not expect that tactic to succeed; Charles Campbell's son is well; Family news. M[ary] K. Henley to Charles Campbell. Gossip has ruined Mrs. Russell's reputation; Uncle Spotswood happy with his new home at Aunt Eliza's; Charles Campbell's son is learning to talk.
Has not written to Lavinia Moore's mother because some of her views are "indiscreet and improper"; thinks Mr. Tarver will do all that is proper for Lavinia; Lavinia is well.
He has been kept extremely busy with his activities of establishing the Board of Education in Connecticut. Gives news of mutual friends. He is active in founding of Connecticut Historical Society.
Has some historic letters he would like published in the Messenger .
Reports on progress of Charles Campbell's legal attempts to gain guardianship of his son, all testimony has been in Charles Campbell's favor; Charles Campbell's son healthy; Arthur Hazelrigg Henley. Has a "nervous affection" in his right hand which prevents him from writing well; N. Byers swore in court that he saw Charles Campbell "in a passion" once.
Thanks him for Col. Bland's letter, which will be published in the September issue of the Messenger . He is flooded with contributions to the Messenger : he has more than he can publish. Apologizes for not being able to publish more of Campbell's material, but hopes to do better in the future.
Invitation to dinner at Evergreen on 24 July.
Legal difficulties with regard to guardianship of Charles Campbell's son.
Pertains to publication arrangements.
Publications arrangements and offer of editorship of Democratic paper.
Informs him of Thomas White's intention not to publish large selections of the Bland manuscripts in the Messenger , and the reasons for this. Decries the "vassalage" of Virginia to the standards of New York literature."
Asks about medical school in Richmond; father is blind; brother Samuel is a preacher; brother Charles is "a sort of an Abolitionist; brother William is a successful politician.
Is glad to learn he intends to publish the Bland Papers. Suggests he write to Carey and Lea of Philadelphia or Harper and Brothers of New York, to see if either will publish it. Will be happy to aid the project in any way if he can.
Forwards him a catalogue of the Bland Papers . He will attempt to have them published in Virginia rather than in Boston.
The court has decided to give Charles
Campbell custody of his son; importance of a
father's influence on his son.
Letter also includes a note from
Betty [Elizabeth M.] Henley to Charles
Campbell with her best wishes.
Gilpin encouraged Campbell to examine and publish the Colonel Bland papers which Campbell possessed.
Has settled accounts as administrator of the A. Schoore Estate; account of testimony in Charles Campbell's guardianship case for custody of his son. Includes a copy of the court clerk's record on the Alexander Schoore Estate.
Having examined the Bland Papers catalogue, he thinks they will be very important. Thinks it best to have them published in Virginia. Advises him to place all financial risk on publishers, if possible.
She has not been well. Death of Dr. Berkeley, other local news. Charles [Campbell]'s health precarious, also.
Encloses a proof sheet of Campbell's forthcoming article in the Messenger and asks him to read it over. The Lynchburg Virginian of last Monday paid a compliment to Campbell's last item in the Messenger .
Health advice;-will get him a puppy; Mabens are at Sweet Spring; Uncle Tom moved from Cleveland to Toqua.
Thanks him for examining the proofs sent her by Thomas White. She returns them. She encloses another article and asks him to convey it to Mr. White.
Thanks him for sending proofs to her, and asks him now to return them to Thomas White.
Explains why Campbell has not been paid for his services to the Southern Literary Messenger . Will now pay him $1.50 per printed page, for future articles. Asks Campbell to "make some sport" for readers in future articles, although he has no objection to tragedy or melodrama.
Details the mss. which he has that Campbell might be interested in. Mss. pertaining to Revolutionary War (Southern Campaign), letters of Major Eggleston, etc.
Charles Campbell won custody of his son, but the case is being appealed, therefore the boy will not be delivered; William G. Lear is becoming editor of the Hamilton Gazette; Lavinia Moore returned to Tuscumbia with several suitors; expects to see Charles Campbell in the summer.
Asks for data on Bland family.
Thanks him for his offer to use the Bland Papers in his History of the U.S.
Pertains to sale of work John W. Campbell wrote, not in their line, suggests other publisher and binders.
Data on Bland family.
Will attend to the papers; hopes he will make the paper a success.
Campbell requested McFarland's assistance in obtaining publication of the Bland Papers . Outlines his desired mode of publication.
Thanks him for dedicating his book to him.
Note on family genealogy.
Fears his work would be a "losing business"; advises him not to make it "too voluminous".
Invites him for visit to see his uncle Bernard [Carter] and her sister Mrs. Mason. Expresses her interest in his "antiquarian researches."
Invites her to visit; visited relatives in New Bern.
Thanks him for sending proofs to her, and asks him now to return them to Thomas White. Acknowledges receipt of his letters of February 10 and 22, which have just reached her.
Announces lecture to be given on June 17; invites him.
Congratulates him on his becoming editor and proprietor of the Messenger . Sends him some articles for inclusion in the Messenger .
Thinks the Bland Papers will be valuable, but as he has no connection with the "North American Review" he cannot tell about publishing them in it. Asks him to forward a copy of the Bland Papers to the Attorney General in Washington, where he can pick them up.
Campbell sending 2 copies of 1st vol. of Bland Papers to Gilpin.
Is willing to help Mr. Banister, with the City Point RR Co., but doesn't think he would be useful.
Thanks Campbell for the copies of the Bland Papers . Praises the effort of making available primary sources.
Son has been sick; brother Alek going to Missouri, has been invited to a Whig convention in Richmond.
Historical and philosophical discussion of boots and politics.
Historical and philosophical discussion of boots and of liberty.
His trip from St. Louis to St. Charles, described his stay with cousins there. After lengthy stay, went on to Jefferson City. Asks him to forward a copy of Messenger with his piece about Virginia in it.
Weather cold; Jane Burdsall married; is making doughnuts.
He plans to leave for Petersburg day after tomorrow. While in Richmond, he will try to get support for the publication of the Bland book, from Governor Gilmer. Social news of Fredericksburg.
Whig and Harrison celebration in Knoxville; Family news.
Has in employ a hard working young man seeking printing work in Petersburg, and wishes Charles Campbell to employ him.
Charles Campbell must go to Tennessee to assume custody of his son; Charles Campbell has become an "Editor, Democratic"; Arthur Hazelrigg Henley is a Whig and "a moderate party man"; Charles Campbell has sent Arthur Hazelrigg Henley copies of The Statesman .
Sorry to hear of Charles' illness; invites him to Shirley. Invites her for visit. Local news; news of her flowers, her reading. Regrets loss of her last child, born three months before.
Describes Mr. Green's law school. Social news.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
With regard to periodicals Charles Campbell did not receive.
The "Athenaeum" has received no books since March 24. Asks that those arrears be sent.
Asks him for details of colonial Virginia law: he is at a critical juncture in his novel and needs the information promptly. Asks for other details, in order to make his novel accurate.
Family news. Mary [Henley] to Charles Campbell. Family news.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Discussion of autographs he owns, including Washington, Harrison, Jefferson, etc. Found a number in the Bland Papers .
Goode and Jones will present the resolutions from Sussex and Surry Counties, saw the President riding-he seems well.
Family news; asks about Francis V. Sutton; Lavinia's marriage failed; Locos are praising Tyler and Whigs cursing him.
Family news.
Has met Charles Campbell's Henley cousins; plans to marry Elizabeth Henley in May; Whigs elected in Tennessee.
Campbell proposed that the son and he co-edit the Statesman .
She is ill: perhaps inflammation of kidneys. Will send Spanish Chestnuts soon.
Is preparing a "Geography of Virginia"; Charles Campbell's Bland Papers "a failure"; asks for information on Virginia.
News of his boarding accommodations. Description of his room, removed from those of other law students.
Letter pertains to sale of The Statesman : Lists briefly debts and assets of the paper.
Asks Charles' advice on a matter he must argue before moot court.
Confidential letter; parties are at a "Stand Still"; fears that movements of Presidential aspirants may destroy his hopes.
Her Brother died; life in St. Croix.
He has been encouraged to write a sequel to his Knights of the Horse-Shoe , and asks for anecdotes concerning characters in it.
Asks her to visit and help her with her faith. Church news. Has had visitors and has been ill with nervous headaches.
Shocked at news of death of [Pres. William Henry] Harrison . Has visited his family at Berkeley. Local news: attack of measles.
Discussion of newspapers, "House now engaged in this miserable affair of John Q. Adams."
Has discovered a number of lectures written by Governor Spottswood. Reads Statesmen regularly; thinks Charles was right in enlarging it. Has been debating question of Texas into Union.
Discussion of the currency House "diligently at work," reference to House as "noisy" and "disorderly" Hall.
Campbell's recommendation of Banister as Postmaster in Petersburg; death of Lewis Williams of North Carolina; Cary has no influence with "Heads of the departments" or the President.
Asks for data on Moore and Aylett families.
Inquires into how Campbell is descended from Gov. Alexander Spotswood. Asks for genealogical tree and personal recollections.
House now voting upon petition "to dissolve this Union," mention of John Quincy Adams.
Her brother and his two children died in St. Croix; Describes people she knew in St. Croix.
He has enjoyed his study of law greatly. Will return home within one week.
Custody of Charles Campbell's son; family news.
Invitation to celebration of first anniversary picnic of the Petersburg Guards.
Made temperance speech on July 4. Authored a humorous poem under name of "Spikes," soon to be printed. Employment prospects not very good.
Thanks him for copy of the "Bland Papers"; hopes they will soon be published.
Letter in praise of Edmund Burke of New Hampshire and is enclosing speech.
Must follow strictest economy. Therefore is ending the subscription to Charles Campbell's paper.
Asks for a copy of the "Westover Manuscripts ". Also asks there he can obtain a copy of the Statutes at Large.
Received Thomas Ritchie, Jr.'s letter as was leaving for Appomattox coal pits. Published manuscript of George Mason which was in Bland Papers . Quotes Thomas Jefferson on George Mason. Would like Thomas Ritchie, Jr.' aid in completing publication of Bland Papers . Needs $100-200. Would like Thomas Ritchie, Jr. to read manuscript. Important events: [Webster]-Ashburton Treaty [settling the northeastern boundary], the veto, and elections.
Received Smith's request that Charles Campbell write The Statesman . Charles Campbell would be glad to comply if times were better, but the poor patronage and pressures of time forbid it. At work for the benefit of the printer with no profit himself, pleased if can keep out of debt. Fond of editorial business, but at present "unpropitious" and if continues many papers will fold.
Describes his involvement in slander suit. Prospects for a job as good there as anywhere in the state. Asks him to send newspapers containing his article on Virginia.
Encloses an account of Charles Campbell's
son's estate; Mr. Williams making temperance
speeches "which seems to be the fashion."
Letter also includes the Callaway's
account of Charles Campbell's son's estate.
Social news. Has got all the law books he wants. News that Whigs are defeated and that next congress will be Democratic.
Saw Charles Campbell's offer to sell The Statesman . Poole was editor and proprietor of the City Gazette of Charleston until 1833 when retired. Joined the military, until recently ordered to remote station in the Southwest-resigned. Would best get on in Democratic Virginia. Wishes to know conditions of office. Name lowest terms. What do people of Petersburg think of Calhoun's bid for Presidency?
Thanks for the numbers of The Statesman , one containing notice of sale of establishment. Disappointed in the income of the paper. Heard of a daily establishment in the Northwest.
Goes sleigh riding.
Wishes to recommend the post of collector to Hugh Nelson. He himself would like the position of clerkship.
Aleck plans to marry; sister Betty had another child; his mother teaching; he is working at the custom house.
Has left check for public money with Mr. Maben. Postscript: E[lizabeth] M. M[aben] to Charles [Campbell] and to [Mildred Campbell]. All well and enjoying good weather.
Mr. Nelson has written Secretary of Treasury concerning his checques. Awaiting instruction.
Brother left recently; letter arrived after he was gone.
Sympathy on death of Charles' father; family planning to move west; asks about Mr. Sutton and the revolutionary claims. Mary F[airfax] Keller to sister [Mildred Campbell]. Sympathy note; family news of other brothers and sisters.
Sympathy at death of Charles Campbell's father; Charles Campbell's son's estate; family news.
Asks information on settling accounts as soon as possible. Job prospects soon.
Is spring; has gone to 16 parties; John Manly is courting her, but her parents against it.
Legal matters relating to Parker's estate. Although job prospects remain poor, he has given up thought of sailing with Captain Cocke as clerk.
Charles Campbell's son's estate; Great scarcity of money; Family news.
Sends note, giving his attorney to Charles, in matters relating to the estate of John W. Campbell.
It would be very inconvenient for him to go to Petersburg: court session about to begin.
Asks him to send a copy of the Bland Papers which he has been unable to find in Boston. Also request a copy of the "Westover Manuscripts, "edited by Edmund Ruffin.
Sends her son "antiquarian collections." Enjoyed his visit to Shirley.
Difficult to get money, therefore slow in remittances.
Her china arrived, and she will send money for it soon. She is feeling better, although she still suffers occasionally from headaches. Family news.
Encloses list of her china, including worth of pieces. Other miscellaneous items. Asks her for accounting of other expenses made on her behalf. Encloses check for $31.50, which she hopes settles everything.
Acknowledges receipt of first volume of the Bland Papers . Declares them to be more valuable than he had anticipated. Also expresses thanks to Edmund Ruffin for the "Westover Manuscripts. "
Has called off her wedding; Lavina Moore has not yet gotten a divorce; Mr. Barclay McGhee has been committed to a lunatic asylum; Family news.
Offers his assistance in binding his book, and gives advice on how to set a price for it. Gives news of friends.
Amusing description of presenting Charles Campbell's letter to Mr. Grigg who said he would act on the matter at a "convenient season." Would promote sale of Bland Papers . Humiliating confession of poverty is fashionable. Will begin printing shop on credit. Mesmerism and Millerism growing Mormonism stationary. Theatres.
Accepts honorary membership in Connecticut Historical Society.
Letter of introduction for Henry How.
Will not recommend Charles Campbell as his successor.
Will be traveling in eastern and western Virginia; hopes to meet him in the winter. Sends him some drawings, including a sketch of Bacon's Castle.
Actions of Connecticut Historical Society pleasing. Regret that ignorance of Charles Campbell's deserts deprives him of similar favor in Virginia. Little acquaintance with booksellers, now in type and steroetype establishment, but will try to promote Bland Papers . Have met John F. Watson, antiquarian and author of Annals of Philadelphia , much like Charles Campbell. Will bring out 3rd ed. of Annals . Financial matters of Mr. Ruffin. Unable to dispose of type. Confused paper money Penn. Politicians emphasize "principle," "patriotism," etc., but none in actions.
Thanks him for the Bland Papers . Comments about historical materials of the Revolution.
Received letter from President Tyler marking Charles Campbell for book. Family news, engaged to be married to a young lady at school with a decent fortune. Social news.
Acknowledges receipt of the Bland Papers , one copy for himself, one for the Library of Congress.
Enjoyed reading his articles; poem, "Lines in Honor of a ____ Patriot. "
Acknowledges receipt of the Bland Papers and praises their usefulness. Expresses regret that they have not sold as many copies as expected.
Points out several typographical errors in the September 1843 edition of the Southern Literary Messenger. Is sending some "scraps" for inclusion in the Messenger , under the title of "Virginia Antiquities." Suggests changing title of that column to "Old Mortalities." Asks for reprints of articles of his that have appeared in the Messenger so he will not have to cut them out himself.
Enjoyed her letter; They are distantly related; Would like to see her manuscripts.
Has been asked to give an address to a pro-Calhoun gathering. Has forwarded a copy of the Bland Papers to the editor of the Alexandria Gazette .
Description of the tombstones at the Old church at the Cabin Point.
Encloses power of attorney.
Asks her to help a friend visiting New York; asks if she has read "Mysteries of Paris. "
Has sent deposit to Richmond bank, settling government account. Resolves not to become involved in party politics. This may change if Calhoun is nominated.
Has a copy of the Bland Papers.
Asks for magazines.
He has been working very hard on his book National Education, but he is having difficulty finding a publisher. He is doing much work in Rhode Island, organizing their educational system.
Asks her to write; Is visiting her brother.
Rehiring of slave Billy. Has been ill.
Will not hire his slave Billy again.
Letter concerns Texas and the Union. Reference to Virginia Senate as "locofoco". Mention of Thomas Hart Benton's speech.
Family news.
Hopes her move will work out well. She is very well. Family news.
Appeal for Walthall's landing to remain in the port of Petersburg district.
He is trying to assemble a collection of autograph letters of men of the Revolution. He asks Campbell if he has any letters, especially of Washington and George Wythe to contribute. He offers Campbell letters of Pinckneys and others in return.
Letter of introduction of J. K. Tefft. Asks Campbell to cooperate with him.
Acknowledges receipt of his letter and note from Benjamin Minor. Gives list of duplicate autographs he would be glad to send him. Gives names of those he wishes in exchange.
Has been quite ill. Will gladly accept autographs offered by Campbell. Gives him information on how to send them to him.
Sends some seeds. Family news.
Charles Campbell elected to Phi Gamma Society.
Money from Charles Campbell's son's estate; Disposition of the estate's slaves; Family news.
Gives list of manuscripts and autographs he is sending today in separate parcels.
Acknowledges receipt of letters and autographs. Lists autographs of many Revolutionary leaders found in the Bland Papers .
Lists those letters and autographs he would appreciate having.
Surprised at news of Elizabeth's marriage; Remembers beauty of Chota.
Acknowledges receipt of $70.00. News of William Campbell(cousin?), who is editor of St. Louis New Era .
Can't sell printing material, so is setting up shop, but poor until gets work. Now needs what sold, and didn't get the money. Hopes can get material back for non-payment, will Charles Campbell inquire? E. C. Biddle preparing to resign as director, will see him about how Bland is selling. Friends at Malbourne well, enjoying beautiful new home, but Charles Campbell must philosophize with friend not to overwork. Democrats would carry an election because Whigs all at Baltimore convention. Financially strapped, but doesn't want the people of Petersburg to know it.
Apologizes for delay in remittances.
Thanks him for a copy of the Bland Papers . Hopes he will publish other important source collections for Virginia history.
Sends copy of correspondence of Col. Bland; Asks for information on Col. Bland.
Recounts family history and stories; Has manuscripts of history of the war in the Carolinas by Guilford Dudley.
Thanks her for her information.
Sends notes on Campbell family genealogy.
Invites her down; There is little sickness there. Religious, church news.
Surprised to hear he was in Richmond, but thinks he will do well at the Customs House. Happily married now. Gave political speech. Postscript: Morly [Homer Campbell] to [Charles Campbell]. Has found a widow for Charles Campbell to marry. Invites him for a visit.
Informing him of her sending him a trunk. Postscript: Callaway Campbell, Petersburg to [Charles Campbell] his father. News of his hen.
Excuses delay in answering Charles Campbell's letter of the 12th. Hopes for help from Charles Campbell-articles. Thanks for back issues of the Statesman . Agrees with Charles Campbell's wish for less asperity in political dissensions. Reynolds has been unsparing in his editorials. Would like to be milder if policy and opponents would allow.
Haunted room at Ampthill; Describes tobacco warehouse.
News of her trip to Shirley with Callaway Campbell and cousin Philip Aglett.
Received Charles Campbell's letter of the 10th. Undisposed to get into a contest with the Richmond Whig which has the advantage of wider circulation. Reynolds' first attack, abolition proceeding which might have placed disunionist Whig on defensive, were given no notice by democratic papers. Whig said no word on the proceedings. Will issue weekly paper at low price for Virginia and North Carolina to force respect from "big" papers. Requests written communication for the Republican. Should see several men about establishing Antiquarian Society.
He and Molly were disappointed at not seeing him this summer. He attended tournament at the Springs, heard address by Judge B[everly] Tucker . Losing interest in politics.
Is sending manuscript of the war in the Carolinas for publication; is moving to Louisiana.
Hope to have his book in press by November; he hopes to have it well-illustrated. Asks some questions about early Virginia history.
Makes corrections in his memoir of John Randolph.
Has received her manuscript and part is missing; suggests publication in Southern Literary Messenger .
Hopes [her son] Charles [Carter] is doing well with his studies. Will send money for him. Charles Campbell has given her a copy of his book.
Business matters still referring to settling of father's estate. Will pay Charles all he owes him.
Thanks him for Randolph portrait; experts to get his work published soon.
Will endeavor to send the information on recent political history he asked for. He is glad James K. Polk has been elected, even though he feels sorry for Henry Clay, and his Whig friends.
He has already received the requested information on recent Virginia political history from another source. As a Whig, he is sorry that Polk has defeated Clay, but is not discouraged.
Pertains to an intended visit of Campbell to Ruffin. Mentions defeat of Henry Clay.
Asks for papers to read before their trip to Gloucester.
Has written an article entitled "Life In Western Virginia, "describing everyday frontier life. Asks Campbell to write an article for him on life in Eastern Virginia as a comparison piece.
Reynolds no longer edits the Republican. Returned to Richmond and attends to practice. No time for paper which Charles Campbell suggests, doubts would be successful alongside The Messenger . Would be willing to cultivate Charles Campbell's acquaintance.
Travel arrangements for Campbell to join the Ruffins for Christmas.
Will meet Charles Campbell in Richmond; hopes Powhatan's chimney still stands; Randolph Will Case still in court.
Received letter and enclosed $20. Family news; Betty is ill. Callaway having trouble with his teeth. Soldiers paraded, volunteers for Mexico.
News of Callaway; he will not go to Tennessee. Journey to Warrenton upcoming: herself, Betty, and Callaway. Spoke with someone who tried but failed to get a copy of his History in Richmond.
Has been busy settling small farm. Asks him to inquire into the estate of Col. William Aylett for anything which might be due them.
Elizabeth K. Henley died August 28, 1844 after childbirth, account of her death; Charles Campbell's son's estate's money; use of estate slaves; family news; notes that Charles Campbell is for Polk.
Sympathy letter on death of Arthur Hazelrigg Henley 's daughter Elizabeth; news of Charles Campbell's son; family news.
Sends a likeness of J. Randolph; hopes to get manuscript history of Virginia published.
Scolds him for not writing. Speaks of his failure to obtain a clerkships.
Asking him to come home. Financial difficulties. Postscript: C[allaway] Campbell to [Charles Campbell]. News of his hen and his school work.
Minor vividly evaluates the works on Virginia history already done. Burr's history treated in very lively fashion. Argues that Americans are thoughtless, vapid, and follow bad examples. Critical of American misuse of language. Argued for an objective style of history. Very colorful letter.
He will approach Drinker and Morris for him but is not optimistic about their publishing the History of Virginia. Thinks the proposed appendix on the Indian wars a good idea.
Sends list of Indian words (Pawaunkee), Logan pebbles, part of Gen. Washington's traveling carriage. Enclosed letter to W. Hankins not found.
Announces birth of his son the previous day. Has been quite busy with farming and milking, but is still making little money.
His book Historical Collections of Virginia has been published; he describes his references to Campbell's work in it. Sends him a copy of it; hopes he will point out errors in it. Will leave soon for trip to either Ohio or South Carolina.
His publisher has decided to postpone a book on South Carolina, so he will not be traveling there. Plans to go to Ohio for about two years in order to assemble historical, collections there, even though he does not enjoy traveling.
The president told H. A. Garland that the commission would be issued that day.
Urging the recipient to put in his claim.
Thanks him for information on Revenue Department at Petersburg, has been offered a clerkship there.
Thanks him for his news of movements in the Revenue Department. Clerkship has been offered; will probably be in Petersburg.
Promises to pay debt. Law business still unpromising.
Talks of her religious beliefs; asks her to write.
Returns some items; encloses ten dollars. She is ill and in poor spirits. Invites her and Betty [Mabin] for a visit.
News of brother Alexander and his wife Mary. Sister Betty is sick. (Part of letter is written in hand of Callaway Campbell).
Informs Campbell that he has been elected an honorary member of the Patrick Henry Society, of which Daniel is clerk. Asks him to respond, and requests information about his impending marriage and about progress on his "magnum opus" [ History of Virginia ].
Alexander S. Campbell and Molly await Mildred W. Campbell's visit. Have named their son John William. Church news: Dr. Plumer has preached and has also read Charles' History in manuscript.
Asks Alexander to inquire of reputable New York publisher if any of them are interested in publishing his History of Virginia (Tales from the History of Virginia): 600 pages in manuscript.
Discussion of forthcoming publication of History of Virginia. Maybe publish in Virginia instead of New York? Publish anonymously to promote sales?
Sends tombstone inscription of Elizabeth Bacon.
Would like to have his daguerreotype; is working in the Custom House; has done little with The History of Virginia ; asks about diggings in the Indian mounds.
Dr. W. A. Caruthers of Savannah suggested Charles Campbell as a contributor to Charles Yamcey's new Literary Magazine . Heard Charles Campbell worked with Bland Papers , on the antiquities of Virginia. Would like to have the publication of them in serial or book form. Has established bindery and printing office. Knows Charles Campbell would like to publish tales of Virginia; Charles Yancey would do that also. Charles Yancy is son of Francis G. Yancey, editor of the Intelligencies , a native of Petersburg.
Has arranged to have The Knights of the Horse-Shoe published in book form. Is sorry to see that Edgar Allan Poe is again working for the Southern Literary Messenger . Has proposed him as an honorary member of the Georgia Historical Society; tells him of its activities.
Is leaving town until September 1 and therefore will not be able to approach publishing houses for him until then. Thinks Harpers would be more likely to publish the History of Virginia than Wiley and Putnam.
Invites him to Richmond.
If finds anything suitable, will send it for Charles Yamcey's meditated magazine. Northern advantages in book-making and selling, down to a science. No literary periodical can sustain itself without paying contributors.
Asks to be excused from a social engagement, because he is working full-time as a collector of customs at Petersburg. Hopes to come to Richmond soon to talk with him.
W. F. Watson's letter so unreadable that Charles Campbell believes he has adopted Gliddon's hieroglyphics, only use of handwriting is to obscure meaning. Does excite the curiosity and imagination.
Alexander's disillusionment with farming. News of Petersburg.
Alexander explained terms by which Wiley and Putnam would examine and perhaps publish Campbell's books.
Has moved to Virginia; her former fiance, Robert Moore, is dead; thinks she will not marry.
Encloses $85 for care of his land.
Informs him, as Corresponding Secretary, that he has been elected an honorary member of the Georgia Historical Society.
Acknowledges and accepts his honorary membership in the Georgia Historical Society.
Has been leading very monotonous life. Farming news.
He has received several autographs of famous men (including John Hancock) from a Dr. Sprague in New York and a Mr. Greene in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He wishes to return the favor. He gives Campbell a list (including Richard Bland, Patrick Henry, George Wythe and others), asking if he has any of these that he could have.
Hired Francis V. Sutton to try to get Alexander Moore's Revolutionary War pension, but Sutton has apparently done nothing, asks Charles Campbell to help; family news.
Asks that he not resign as a member and as President of the Young Men's Literary Society of Petersburg. Conveys resolutions of the society to this effect.
Family news. She is in good spirits. Her son Will has bought Berkeley plantation.
Asks a little longer before repayment of debt. Social and family news.
Has just returned from King William, and speaks of many of Campbell's friends there. Hopes to see him there at the end of next week.
Letter of introduction of George Durin, a portrait painter. Will leave very shortly for Ohio, where he hopes to assemble a book of historical collections, even though the Virginia Historical Collections volume is not selling well.
Parents are dead and household broken up; is teaching at the academy with Edward Caruthers; is leaving for Missouri.
Sorry she is moving away; his mother has a house; has an office in the Custom House which "gives me ample leisure for my literary projects"; brother Aleck married.
Received Charles Campbell's letter of the 26th. 1. Doesn't know address of Rev. J. W. Alexander. 2. Doesn't think war panic will have any effect, that it is dying away. 3. Almost any wholesale merchant, could send on Charles Campbell's manuscript to New York. 4. Doesn't know whether Charles Campbell should go to New York or send his manuscript. Do best work yourself, sell manuscript if can. If will write about a kingdom that can't be moved, will answer.
Hopes to be in Richmond soon. Says his life is "as monotonous as a canal-boat."
She is still ill and in low spirits. Wishes to see her.
A list of letters and papers of Benjamin Franklin in the Bland Papers .
Regrets delay in sending membership certificate and some volumes of the Collections of the Georgia Historical Society. Has received a copy of the Bland Papers. Inquires about several autographs.
Glad to know he has enjoyed the Bland Papers . Sends some autographs. Has finished his work on the history of Virginia and looks to have it published.
Asks if there was an Historical Society in Virginia
There used to be an Historical Society of Virginia and there has been talk of organizing a new one.
Informs him of his having written a History of Virginia , and asks advice on how to approach publishers.
Suggests he write to publishers in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, inquiring into their terms with regard to publishing the History of Virginia . Is glad to hear that a new History of Virginia will be published, previous ones being defective.
Thanks him for a copy of the Bland Papers . His publisher is asking for stories, and so he asks Campbell for some anecdotes of Virginia's past. Has heard that his History of Virginia is being published.
Sent copies of fathers manuscripts; family genealogy information; brother William is editing a newspaper; William is member of the state convention in Missouri; Sally moving to Missouri.
Is visiting in Richmond but did not see "little Wellwood," because he had scarlet fever. Fear of transmitting it to Shirley. Asks her to come at Easter and to bring Charles, his wife and Callaway.
Suggests an anecdote about the dealings between Blackbeard the pirate and the Governor of North Carolina as material for a story. Tells of his difficulties in finding a publisher for the History of Virginia. Gives news of his family.
Family news. Expresses strong religious sentiments; disappointment over lack of spiritual interest in her husband's son.
Has been saved from suicide but is still depressed.
Tries to cheer him up.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Has been to Richmond; has met Betty [Campbell Mabin] . Will write for manuscript Charles [Campbell] wants if he will come and explain the matter to her.
Thanks him for reading his manuscript [ History of Virginia ] which has now been submitted to Drinker and Morris. He is thinking of adding to it a history of the Indian wars written by an uncle, which manuscript he send Heath for review. Expresses hope for founding a new historical society for Virginia since even Rhode Island has one.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Introduces himself. He is researching in the history of Virginia and would appreciate the chance to look at his [Campbell's] manuscript. Encourages him to have the work published.
May use his father's manuscripts.
Offers to help him with information on Virginia history.
Work at Custom House has been slow but is picking up. Has been attending temperance meetings. Cousin Sam Campbell has sent him a manuscript history of the Indian wars in Western Virginia, which he will use as appendix to his own history.
Requests information on descendants of Revolutionary figures he is researching. Has not yet acquired a copy of the Bland Papers . Is glad to hear of Campbell's work on Virginia, hopes himself to do some on Western Virginia.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Visited her old house; Robert Moore dead; invites her to visit; church convention open in May; many beaux in Petersburg.
Has talked with Drinker and Morris, who will, he is certain, publish Campbell's manuscript [ History of Virginia ]. Hopes Campbell has not changed it for "adaptation to schools." Is not hopeful for the founding of an Historical Society in Richmond: thinks it would soon languish for want of money, interest, and material.
Regrets he is unable to provide requested information on certain historical figures, but suggests names of those who might be of assistance. Sends him a copy of the Bland Papers . Tells him of his work on the history of Virginia, and encourages him to investigate Western Virginia.
Hopes that his membership certificate and books have not been lost en-route to him. Asks if he can acquire some manuscripts for him.
Today was his militia's master day. Assembly election campaign hard-fought.
Confident Charles Campbell's volume will be published in time for use before R. R. Howison's book is ready. Controversial issues in history of Virginia, Harvey, Protectorate, Bacon. Finds Charles Campbell's father's volume on Virginia helpful (as did Bancroft) but disagrees with his view of Bacon. Would like use of Histories of Virginia by Stitch and Keith; only in City Library; knows Charles Campbell owns them; could he borrow these rare books?
Tells him of the disposition of the Bland Papers. Looks forward to meeting him in New York. News of mutual friends.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Acknowledges receipt of autographs. William A. Caruthers says anecdote Campbell sent him is not appropriate. Offers a Walter Scott autograph in exchange for a Robert Burns manuscript.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Richmond election. Won by Mayo by majority votes. Saw Tom Ritchie. Patrick Henry Society decided notice should be given; Congress seems undecided [subject not given].
Petersburg discussing the ship canal; other local news. Taking elocution lessons.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Asks how to obtain manuscript of Gov. Alexander Spotswood mentioned in his History of U.S.
Asks him to write to a Mr. Featherstonehaugh, British consul at Le Havre, requesting some manuscripts of Gov. Alexander Spotswood in his possession.
Returns book she lent him. He has obtained an autograph of Gov. Spotswood, whom he calls "the ablest and best of our colonial governors."
Inquires into the connections of the Spotswood, Washington, and Dandridge families. Intends to write a sequel to the Knights of the Horse-Shoe . Asks what the reaction to it has been in Virginia.
Thanks him for copy of Bland Papers and praises their importance. Is glad to hear of forthcoming History .
He has tried before to get certain manuscripts of Gov. Spotswood from Mr. Featherstonehaugh, and says it is impossible.
Betty Campbell Maben] is at Shirley for a visit. Invites her for a visit. Longs for death.
Refers him books which contain a genealogy of the Washington family. Gives outline sketch of his own connection with the Moore, Dandridge, and Spotswood families.
Sends account of Pt. Pleasant campaign written by uncle. Dr. Samuel Campbell. Proposes to incorporate it with own manuscript, giving due credit.
Notes on Bland family and Munford family.
Seems fair that author and publisher should share risks of profit, if not less, but would prefer a net sum. Prime purpose is to place work before the public. Now is the time to collect and note occurrences with correct chronology. (refers to war of U.S. and Mexico penciled in Charles Campbell's hand). Check facts with Departments in Washington.
Enjoyed the Bland Papers ; hopes he will visit.
Declines publishing proposition, proposes that when it is fully prepared, will make an offer. Par of manuscript was elsewhere, so not immediately returned.
Advises him on how to make best possible financial arrangement with publishers. Says that Virginia should attempt to procure its colonial papers from England as Georgia and New York have done.
Wishes Charles Campbell were there.
Will be able to meet him in New York any time after the 4th of July. Recommends that Harpers publish his History of Virginia .
Would like to visit; visited Gloucester; "'Cupid's' arrows have so completely riddled my heart that there is hardly anything left to shoot at."
Gives further details of the genealogy of the Dandridge and Spotswood families. Sends a facsimile of an autograph of Gov. Alexander Spotswood.
Has presented his manuscript History to a Richmond publishing house but doesn't know if they will print it. If not, he will got to New York and try to have it published there. Briefly describes the work and his exertions in writing. Plans to go to New York about 18 July to discuss the matter with Harpers.
Acknowledges receipt of autographs. Informs him that William A. Caruthers has been quite sick; his recovery is doubtful.
Is anxious to meet him.
Sends tomb inscriptions.
Has been unwell; is waiting for the "ship canal" to be finished; has been reading about the West; asks about his mental state.
Invites her for a visit when her school is finished. Longs for death. Family news.
Inquires as to when and where Richard Bland's Inquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies was first published.
Acknowledges gift of the Bland Papers .
Speaks of Callaway's proposed trip to Tennessee. He is tired of Warrenton and will move at first opportunity.
Charles Campbell's son will visit Mrs. Lea in the summer.
Asks for the original of a letter in the Bland Papers. Inquires into content of Col. William Byrd's papers. He will leave in a few weeks for the West to gather more information and evidence.
Encloses the requested document from the Bland Papers . Refers him to William B. Harrison of Brandon for information concerning Col. William Byrd. He is having difficulty finding a publisher for his History .
Would like to have account of Rhode Island Historical Society.
Unable to find a Bland pamphlet; fears the university plan for an historical society will fail because "the dry records of the past possess few attractions" for Virginians; Mr. Maxwell trying to revive the Virginia Historical Society.
Has spoken with the Harper Brothers about their publishing the History of Virginia . Asks him to let him know in advance when he will be coming. Has met John Moncure Daniel.
Now plans to go to New York in early October. Proposes to send the manuscript to him and let him negotiate with Harpers or any other house which will publish it.
Announces death of his young daughter Mary. Wife has been sick but is bearing loss well.
Returns the original copy of a letter of Col. Andrew Lewis, of which he has made a copy. Leaves for the West on the 27th; is to spend six to eight weeks there. Offers to help him find a publisher.
Asks to borrow a book; is anxious to read Charles Campbell's History of Virginia .
Letters from Mr. Barnard of Hartford suggest Charles Campbell send History of Virginia to Harper Brothers after speaking with them about it. Sends manuscript by private hand. Would like to personally correct proofs.
News of her stay with Alexander and his wife.
News of his illness and planned trip to Fauquier Springs. Dinner given for Vice-President George Mifflin Dallas.
Writes to Charles Campbell when he is depressed, "Troubles seem to thicken"; worries about "the dark vail of mystery and distress that has ever hung around."
Charles Campbell's son is visiting Arthur Hazelrigg Henley; volunteer companies are drilling for "Mr. Polk's army"; will send $115 for his ward's expenses; has read Charles Campbell's novel and thinks the Knights of the Horse-Shoe "inferior" to Horse-Shoe Robinson; family news.
Has sent Introduction to the History of Virginia to Harpers. Small volume, covers first settlement to siege of York. Main attention to colonial period. Difficulty of being unknown to publishers. Requests a friendly word with publishers so Charles Campbell will get fair hearing.
Wishes to have manuscript published in [New York?], has sent it to Harpers. Has received from cousin Rev. Samuel Campbell an account of the Point Pleasant campaign written by Dr. Campbell(Samuel Campbell's father). Though you don't know Harpers, Charles Campbell would appreciate kind word in his behalf.
Received letter and manuscript by Col. Lewis. Appreciates offer of assistance in publication, though don't know him personally. Has sent manuscript to Harpers for examination.
Campbell tells Alexander that he has send his ms. to the Harpers for evaluation. Refers to a new addition on Point Pleasant campaign.
Will be in New York again soon and will discuss the History of Virginia with the Harper Brothers. Suggests that Campbell begin making contributions to Jared Sparks's American Biography .
Inquires how long he will be in New York and of the prospects of Harpers' publishing his History . Asks if he could revise the proofs himself through the mail if Harpers did the work. Responds favorably to his suggestion that he contribute to Sparks' Biography .
Has been sick; Cally will visit after seeing the Henleys; will send Cally home with Mr. Jackson.
Has seen his article on Virginia history and thanks him for reference to his manuscript. Has forwarded his manuscript to Harpers and hopes they will publish it. Work on the History has not been taxing to his physical condition, even though he writes slowly and with difficulty.
Happy that Arthur Hazelrigg Henley like Charles Campbell's son Cally; family news; price of "bread-stuffs" is up and will benefit farmers; prospects good for all produce except tobacco; free traders argue that free trade will help even tobacco prices.
Wants Campbell to become the Petersburg correspondent for the Richmond Standard . Is unable to make a firm monetary offer at present, but hopes to eventually.
Campbell has submitted 1st of proposed series of articles to Richmond Standard . Urges Botts as editor to take a more supportive attitude toward Polk administration. Critical of Gen. Taylor's armistice with Mexicans.
His fiancee broke their engagement.
Letter concerns Charles Campbell's subscription to the Democratic Review .
Health poor. Does not agree with her that preachers remain fixed for life; suggests a move about every 5 years. Callaway very well. One publisher has rejected his History of Virginia .
Thanks him for the book he sent. Hopes to visit Petersburg this winter.
Will marry Miss Mary Robertson of Philadelphia on December 1, and invites him to the wedding.
Letter received from Mother; she has been ill. She will visit Petersburg before Christmas. Church news. Asks how his History of Virginia is progressing.
Charles Campbell says he would be willing to publish his manuscript in the periodical; is pleased that he is thinking of starting an historical society.
Resigns from "The Society" [Young Men's Literary Society of Petersburg?].
Encloses check for $115.
Inquires into arrangement for printing his History of Virginia in the Messenger . He wants printing completed in 1847 volume of Messenger . He intends to secure a copyright and also wants to examine all the proofs.
Draft duplicate of letter of 10 December 1846.
Family news; Charles Campbell's son arrived home safely but the man who traveled with him borrowed $20 from Charles Campbell and has not paid it hack.
Business matters in Washington discussed: He will go there shortly after New Year's Day. He has sent daguerreotype of himself to Sister Betty.
Business matters, touching on trip to Washington. Family news; announces death of Santa Anna. Asks him to look for a book in Washington.
Cannot comply with Charles Campbell's request as has disposed of things (Charles Campbell had lent a very rare Indian relic, stone cooking utensil; Rev. William S. Plumer disposed of it with a cabinet, penciled in Charles Campbell's hand). As ages, less pleased with earth, but loves friends more and more.
Explains the delay in his sending the manuscript of his History of Virginia and hopes it is not too late to include part of it in the January issue of the Messenger . Asks again to see the proofs.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Proposes to buy new type for the printing of the History of Virginia , and asks Campbell to contribute $50 to this project. Tries to persuade Campbell that the additional expense will be worthwhile.
Southern Literary Messenger would publish his manuscript; Samuel D. Campbell's father's manuscript will appear in Charles Campbell's publication; will have 500 copies published.
Read Dr. Caruthers book; family news.
Asks him to send Dedication and Preface to his History of Virginia (if he has any) so that the History may be published in full in the Southern Literary Messenger Will send some proofs tomorrow. Asks Campbell if he would object to the addition of notes and addenda to the Messenger 's addition of the History .
Dr. Caruthers was preparing a sequel to Knights of the Golden Horse-Shoe .
Soliciting writings and subscriptions for his magazine "Magnolia." Will pay $2 to agents for each cash-paying subscriber.
Enclosed is title page of book. Please deposit it at Federal Court for articate of copyright. Letter from Mantua, tell Braxton.
Chosen a corresponding member of Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society.
Letter concerns Force's Historical Tracts . Discussion of Bacon's Rebellion. Is sending "An Account of Bacon's Rebellion in the Year 1776"[sic]. Has decided to enter college.
$3000 collected for "the Irish." Social
news.
Postscript: Campbell Maben to [Callaway
Campbell]. His mother (Elizabeth Maben) has
been reading Charles Campbell's
History of
Virginia . 1 page.
Postscript: Jennie Maben to [Mildred W.
Campbell]. Hopes she is successful with her
school. 1 page.
Thanks him for $15; asks him to recommend the family boarding house to others.
Sends $85 for his ward; has been sick; family news.
Asks him to bring a copy of Peter Forces' Historical Tracts with him to Richmond.
Wants to know what ship Richard Townley arrived in during the 17th century.
Discussion of the Senate meeting. Debts of the Senators. Social life in Washington.
Does not know the name of the vessel Richard Townley arrived in; suggests ways of finding the information.
Has read Campbell's History as published in Southern Literary Messenger . Inquires as to whether 1619 or 1620 is the correct date for the introduction of slaves in Virginia. Asks Campbell to settle the matter, over which there has been some dispute.
Explains his view of certain financial aspects of the publication of his History . Will attend the next meeting of the historical society if he can, but will be unable to write anything for it.
Gilmore family history; Campbell family history; Revolutionary war; glad Virginia Historical Society was revived.
Has read, corrected, and returned proof
sheet. Sends references and a note on an aspect
of the
History for
inclusion.
Draft duplicate of this letter listed
below.
Draft duplicate of letter of 30 March 1847.
See above for the final copy of this
letter with the same date.
Returns the $15 he borrowed; is working as a bookkeeper; expects to work for James River and Kanawha County.
Thanks him for favorable comments on the History of Virginia . Discusses date of introduction of slaves into Virginia.
Asks him to return the copy of Stith to Mr. Robins; will publish his own history soon; hopes to get a copy of Smith.
Thinks everyone should be involved in the Presidential campaign; is satisfied with the nominees, Cass and Butler, and expects them to win.
Thanks him for books sent him. Has been reading about farming and is becoming more enthusiastic about it. Looking forward to visit from Mother and Callaway. Has not yet read his History of Virginia .
Character reference for Michael D. Deadrick.
Is visiting his father; is a lawyer.
Patrick Henry anecdote; would like to visit; will send a copy of his book to cousin Sally; "Petersburg is of all places the hottest and dullest"; asks for tombstone epitaphs.
Acknowledges receipt of $200. Local news: choosing of a new Presbyterian pastor.
Acknowledges receipt of the truffles he sent.
Her journey to Warrenton to Calloway. Family news.
Arrived last Saturday, pleasantly located. Enjoying their stay at the resort. Zachary Taylor's son is there and Henry Clay left just before their arrival.
Glad to hear news of her journey to the White Sulphur springs. News received from Mother about Callaway, Aleck, and his wife.
Account of family, particularly of his father.
News of home. Reference to his writing a
book.
Letter also includes the letter of
C[harles] C[ampbell], Petersburg, to
Cally
[Campbell] . Encourages him to practice
writing. ALS. 2 pages.
Returns a book.
Complains about paying too much postage on his proof sheets; the Messenger is for sale.
Thanks him for data on Harrison family; Harrison family data.
Sends more of manuscript of his History , leaving it to printer of Messenger to be divided up between now and the end of the year. Understands Minor is interested in selling the Messenger , but he prefers to remain in editing rather than publishing it.
"Little John" Thompson purchased Southern Literary Messenger yesterday from [Benjamin B.] Minor for about $2000. Financial situation of Messenger uncertain; Daniel had offered $1500 for it; Thompson knows nothing of this. Their friend [Charles Tyler] Botts is starting out for California.
Sorry to have missed her while she was in Petersburg. Speaks of his nervous condition and the necessity of his retirement to the country.
The Messenger 's subscription list is declining; doesn't think literary periodical would ever flourish in the South.
Mr. Macfarlane has no copies of his History of Virginia and would like some. Greets Campbell, hopes he will continue to aid Southern Literary Messenger of which he, Thompson has just become editor.
Asks him whether the conclusion of his History should be published in the December or the January issue of the Messenger . When he comes to Richmond, Thompson will show him some interesting autograph letters.
Informs Thompson of the agreement with Benjamin B. Minor to have the History of Virginia complete in the 1847 volume of the Messenger , even if this meant devoting the entire December issue to it.
Will visit him early next week. Relates news of a fire in house and stable of John and Betty Maben: fires were deliberately set.
Will visit Marlbourn.
Thanks him for his gift.
Hopes her brother will be well.
Family news; will send $150 for his ward's expenses; sold a slave, Tom, so that he could be near his wife; slave, Rose, which belongs to Charles Campbell's son now, has 10 children and Arthur Hazelrigg Henley may let her try to run a farm on her own.
Took a steam boat to Charleston and will go to Montgomery. J. M. N. to Anna Burdsall. Invites her to visit.
Asks for a friend's manuscript.
His fiancee rejected him and he is depressed.
His trip from Warrenton to Richmond where he stayed with [Edmund] Ruffin for a week. Will have his History bound shortly and still uncertain if he will profit by it.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Sends him a prospectus of his work, hoping Campbell will be able to obtain subscribers for it. Asks if he will attend the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Historical Society on December 16th.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
His History of Virginia is currently in press at the office of the Southern Literary Messenger . He will send him the proof sheet when they become available.
Asks for unbound sheets of the History which has been appearing in the Messenger ; he would like to bind them himself.
Comment on "Cavaliers and Puritans "article; does not know the Bacon coat of arms.
Sends son Charley back to school today. Encloses $50; asks her to buy various articles of clothing.
Sends a barrel of food. Will get several copies of Charles' new History shortly. Family news.
His 1846 journey to the West was very successful. Was in Richmond last July, but ill-health prevented him from going to Petersburg. Is working on a volume "The Life and Times of George Rogers Clark. "Congratulates him on appearance of History of Virginia .
Received Charles Campbell's letter with $6 enclosed, six subscriptions to William Maxwell's Historical Register . Lists names. Thanks for copies of Charles Campbell's History . Will try to help sell and circulate Charles Campbell's book.
Letter concerns history of Bacon's Rebellion, printed in the Southern Literary Messenger ; no means of franking book Charles Campbell wishes to send to Library of Congress or to Smithsonian.
Has received his letter, but his book has yet to arrive. Regret that he will not have time to review it.
Is glad to hear the History of Virginia has been published. Asks for a copy for himself and one for Francis Bowen, editor of the North American Review .
Encloses partial payment of debts. Announces birth of second son, named William Horner. Has seen advertisements for his History but has yet to see the book itself.
Sends him two copies of the History of Virginia . Asks how he can send copies to George Bancroft in London. Tells him of the revival of the Virginia Historical Society and its intention to publish a quarterly.
Sends him two copies of the History of Virginia Says he would like to send some copies to George Bancroft in London but he does not know how to reach him.
Believes would be interested in information of the Davies family. Sent copy of Charles Campbell's book. Questions using extensive quotes in original obsolete form, vs. modernized shorter quotes. If book sells well, may put out "handsome" edition. Sends copy to Tribune , Horace Greeley, editor, for whom he wrote some time ago; also a copy to the Literary World .
Letter of introduction of Dr. Helms, who is investigating their claims upon government.
Callaway may be going to Tennessee shortly. Met soldiers returning from Mexico. Family news.
Encloses $160 for his ward's expenses; 40 cases of measles on his plantation.
Has written a favorable review of the History of Virginia for the Literary World . He is writing only fitfully. Asks further information on Col. Alexander Spotswood Dandridge, mentioned in the History .
She has read Charles's book and is delighted with it. Family news.
Thanks him for favorable reviews in Literary World , an extract of which his bookseller will use as advertisement. Suggests name of someone to write to for information on Col. Alexander Spotswood Dandridge.
Thanks him for favorable review in Literary World . He once had a letter of Col. A. S. Dandridge, which is now at Virginia Historical Society. He has received a letter from Jared Sparks, favorably commenting on the History .
Is glad to hear that Sparks approves of his History and hopes it will be noted in the North American Review .
Found error in History of Virginia. Jefferson not the author of the Bill of Rights, George Mason wrote it; cites evidence for this.
Will read his History of Virginia .
Has read favorable review of his History . More about Dr. Helms. Molley's health improving.
He does not object to the use of his comments on the History being made public. Discusses a factual question raised by Lyman C. Draper, and compares some historians to sheep. Says a note of the book will be made in a future issue of the North American Review .
Read with interest the proceedings of the Georgia Historical Society. Will send the Society a copy of his History of Virginia at the first opportunity. Says most Virginians are currently too "engrossed in president making" to notice his book.
Has met with the Secretary of the Treasury and Charles Campbell has been appointed a clerk.
Thanks Charles Campbell for attention to George Mason case.
Sends correction of an item in last issue of Messenger . Encourages him to continue publishing even though these are bad times for "belles lettres".
Has just returned from Europe. Suggests ways of sending the History of Virginia to the Georgia Historical Society.
Read Charles Campbell's works; recounts his life story.
He is traveling with Mrs. Barnard, and they expect to spend time in the Norfolk-York-Richmond area. Hopes to meet Campbell and to introduce his wife to him.
Is glad to hear that he and Mrs. Barnard will visit Virginia. Suggests places for them to visit. Hopes to join them.
Thanks him for copies of his History of Virginia .
Family news; remembers happy days at Chota.
Sends him the requested copy of Kercheval's History . Encloses a list of more of the Bland manuscripts.
Acknowledges gift of History of Virginia to Brown University Library.
Thanks him for the gift of his History to Brown University Library.
He and his wife arrived this morning and would be happy to see him, even though he [Barnard] is ill.
Giving reference for quote from the Bland Papers on Colonel James Monroe.
Family news: her children have joined the church, which is a great comfort to her. Her son, Will, is at Whig convention in Philadelphia.
Spending time with farming; good crop of wheat expected. Although originally he thought little of [Lewis] Cass, now prefers him to [Zachary] Taylor in the upcoming campaign.
Jared Sparks has asked to borrow a book of Virginia documents which Campbell had given him. He has been very busy since his return from the South, delaying some writing he had intended to do. A woman of his acquaintance wants autographs and letters of some Virginia Revolutionary leaders.
Has quickly forwarded the book requested by Jared Sparks. Would like to see his proposed article if he finds time to finish it. Regrets that he cannot furnish any of the requested autographs.
Plans to send his son west for the summer; would take over guardianship of his son's estate; family news.
Charles Campbell's son Cally plans to visit Tennessee Family news.
Glad to hear when will come for a visit next month. Family news.
Encloses information on Harrison family.
Acknowledges receipt of Kercheval's History . Will be happy to receive the new Bland Manuscripts. Encloses the outline of an upcoming work.
Inquires whether he can obtain copy of Col. John Stuart's history of the Indian wars, published by the Virginia Historical Society in 1833.
Inquires into information concerning early exploration of Shenandoah Valley. Asks for further information on sources of account of Battle of Point Pleasant contained in the History . Has learned of the break-up and sale of the William Byrd library.
Thanks her for the present to Callaway; went to old point, "a watering place"; was present at return of Virginia volunteers from Mexico with "long hair and squalid beards, and shabby uniforms, and slouched hats and rusty guns" and with several curiosities.
Read Charles Campbell's
History of
Virginia ; sends description of Bacon
crest.
Encloses copy of his article
"Cavaliers and
Puritans. "13 pages.
Thanks him for his favorable remarks on the History .
Forwards a copy of Kercheval's History . Discusses factual questions raised by Lyman Draper.
Family news; Thomas Humes of Knoxville is anxious to see the Bland Papers ; question of Calie's guardianship.
Asks to borrow old letterbook.
Requests copy of a memoir of the Indian Wars by Col. John Stuart, published by the quondam Virginia Historical Society. Requests information on President Cushing's (Hampden-Sydney) address before society. Asks because of an unknown correspondent from Kentucky, Mr. Shaw.
Answers his queries of July 29, correcting printers' errors in the History . Gives information on his own descent from Gov. Alexander Spotswood.
Cally's need to visit dentist. Asks that Callaway return to Petersburg.
Charles Campbell is sending son Cally to Mrs. Lea's for the summer; asks her to treat Cally firmly.
Received Charles Campbell's letter of the 5th. Sends pamphlet for Charles Campbell to forward to Mr. Shaw. Mr. [Hugh Blair] Grigsby apprised William Maxwell of what Charles Campbell said about Col. Byrd's Library. William Maxwell would be glad to get some books and a catalogue. Trip to Eastern Shore, saw Mr. Joynes.
Gives her the promised description of their trip on the York River. Witty remarks concerning crabs and young ladies.
Mother, Betty, Callaway, and children arrived last Friday. All enjoyed their stay. Takes little excitement in election campaign, but refers to Wilmot Proviso as "humbug."
Happy to receive news of family's visit to Warrenton.
"C.C. was here" and was sad that there was no message for him from Anna Burdsall.
Is sending him a copy of his book, School Architecture .
Made trip north a month ago; met William Homes on board a steam boat out of Baltimore. Visited Franklin Institution in Philadelphia. In New York for funeral of Sen. [ ] Lewis.
Inquires about the author of a recent article. Asks him to contribute an article for the January issue of the Messenger .
Tenders official thanks for copy of History of Virginia sent to "American Whig Society."
Encloses $100 for his ward (Charles Campbell's son); his health is poor.
Family news: son Charlie's work as an overseer. Asks her to buy him a chair to use in his work.
Cally arrived safely at Mr. Callaway's; death of Arthur Henley.
Is visiting Uncle Frank; has gone hunting and caught a rabbit and five fish and a dove; will go to Chota with Uncle Tom.
Is running for office; campaigned against Taylor in 1848.
Although he was for Zachary Taylor originally, he voted for [Lewis] Cass ; fears the Whigs coming to power. A bad season for farm operations. Family news.
Acknowledges receipt of chair. Expresses her anti-slavery sentiments: calls it a "great sin." Asks her to bring two copies of Charles' History when she comes. Encloses $10.
Thanks him for news of death of Arthur H. Henly.
Compliments him for his direction of the Messenger . Expresses belief that as the "political excitement" abate, the magazine will prosper.
Taught with Charles Campbell at Somerville; news of his brothers-all portrait painters; is postmaster at Aberdeen.
He has written very little lately, but will try to contribute something soon to the Messenger , perhaps revisions of some articles published a few years ago in The New Yorker , a short-lived magazine edited by Horace Greeley.
Did not see James D. Tatum's brothers' paintings since he saw James D. Tatum, he has married and received $10,000 in property from his wife's estate; returned to Virginia and became Customs Collector which gives "a tolerable income"; his nervous maladies continue.
Did not see James D. Tatum's Brother's painting.
She pleasantly recalls their visit of last year to Virginia. They were recently in Baltimore visiting a daughter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. She is now going to Detroit but her husband, Henry, must remain in the East.
Wishes they could again be together and traveling, but for a longer period of time than last year.
Inquires into some specific information regarding Pocahontas.
Planning to visit Richmond; Cholera has driven the legislature to Fauquier Springs.
Is sorry to hear of his illness. Gives information on daughters of Gov. Alexander Spotswood and their descendants. Speaks of difficulty of obtaining a daguerreotype or engraving of Gov. Spotswood.
Will leave Philadelphia soon for some spa to restore his health, but doesn't know where. Will be happy to approach publishers for him.
Expresses his lack of faith in the "corrupt politicians" who came into office with President Z. Taylor.
News of visit with Alexander S. Campbell at his farm. News that cholera is abating at Richmond and Petersburg.
Has been sick; hopes to meet Father at Warrenton; Grandmother's school almost over; cholera epidemic.
Cousin David talks of going to the Nashville Whig Convention; Frank Keller will be there as a delegate from the Franklin County Tippecanoe Club; a friend is looking forward to seeing the Bland Papers; the Whig Convention was "a grand affair" with 2-3,000 people; family news.
Charles Campbell lost his Customs Collector's post; wants Charles Campbell's help in getting a post in the public guard.
Asks Charles Campbell's help in getting a post with the public guard.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Describes trip from Warrenton to Richmond. Family and social news.
Sale of land proposed. Family news.
Letter of recommendation for Elliott M. Braxton for the State Guard.
Sends his scrapbook.
Will visit her in Petersburg next week. Family news. News of a sermon preached in Richmond which she enjoyed.
Social news. Confusion over number of students at Miss Harding's school.
Glad to hear he is getting along well with his school, and thinks he will be happier there than in Customs House. Farming news. Rappahannock Canal is finished.
Has a headache; looking forward to seeing her; tells how she spent the holidays.
Small pox epidemic; brother John is sick.
Thanks her for data on Spotswood family.
Enjoying her visit.
Charles gave up his school because he had only 9 pupils and is now unemployed; hopes her children will get proper religious training; children had the chicken pox.
To tell of little inadvertencies in History of Virginia , more acceptable than public criticism, passages on page. 173 and 174 about rivers and their junctions.
Mildred W. Campbell teaching school; hopes Grandfather's pension from the government comes soon; brother James wants to move to St. Louis; in poor health.
Jenny has not been well. Glad to hear of his joining the church.
Family news. Asks her to bring Charles and Calla[way] when she comes at Easter. Speaks harshly of her husband.
Looks forward to returning to farming. Will be building his own house. Opening of Alexandria railroad.
Elected to the Philanthropic Society.
Has gotten genealogies; got a copy of Charles Campbell's History ; brother William dead; is reading Sparks' Washington ; invites him to visit; a plank road is being built nearby.
Questions on Townley family; Lawrence family claim to the "Townley estate."
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Letter of introduction for Pasquali Vassetti from a Baptist missionary.
Letter concerns autograph collecting.
Left New Haven and went to Boston, arriving yesterday. Learned of his marriage through his letter to Mother. Regrets she cannot be present at the wedding.
Asks when he expects to be married again.
Speaks of fixing up house for his return and her impending journey to Warrenton.
Data on Spotswood family.
Charles Campbell asks A. R. Vanzandt to officiate at his wedding.
Plans to attend Charles Campbell's wedding.
He arrived after unpleasant trip to Warrenton. News of Callaway Campbell and Alexander Campbell to children. Letter received from Betty in Boston.
Received letter containing news of his forthcoming marriage. Still occupied with building on farm. Family news.
Received his recent letters. Will go to New York in about one week.
Letter conerns autograph collecting.
Congratulates him on his second marriage. Expresses desire to meet his new wife.
Her husband very ill; he is at last ready to join the church. She prefers him in this state, rather than his former healthy, but sinful, condition.
General news, weather, etc.
Recounts family stories.
They are boarding at New hotel in town until they build their own house on the farm. Molly's health is improving.
Family, domestic news. Her husband has recovered and is again a sinner.
Has sold his land and plans to move; will visit Charles Campbell.
Family news: her husband and son still unregenerate. Social news: death of friend from same disease which her husband had. Expresses desire to meet Charles' new wife.
Asks him to submit contributions to the Southern Era , especially articles concerning Virginia's early history.
Has spent the last year arranging some manuscripts for publication. He thinks they will run to about 50 volumes. Plans a trip to the West in the summer. He has examined the catalogue of the Byrd library.
Is glad to hear of his "Herculeen" work with the manuscripts he has collected. Asks for a list of some of the books in the Byrd library.
He is staying with J. K. Tefft, who is anxious to receive the package of autographs Campbell has prepared for him. He is leaving Savannah shortly.
Thanks him for various newspaper and manuscript items. Sends him his notes on content of the Byrd library. Inquires about a diary of Gov. Alexander Spotswood's expedition to the Blue Ridge. Asks for information about Virginia Historical Register .
He has found an old letter of John Adams', which he thinks bears republication. Proposes being paid a constant rate of $1.50 for all of his work published in the Messenger .
Thanks for information on the Catalog of the Westover Library, has set it in type. Tore off part of Charles Campbell's letter, concerning the Byrd's please refer to original and send information.
Hopes she, Charles and his wife, and Callaway will visit her at Easter. Whooping cough on decline there, but scarlet fever feared in June.
Thanks for History of Virginia , valuable addition to historical literature, fitted for general use.
Enjoying her visit.
News, gossip, etc; must see the lions, Washington Monument, and the State Capital while in Richmond; 3/4 of San Francisco burned; has been asked to re-write the last page of his manuscript; has installed a shower-bath.
Sends him the manuscript for the remainder of an article for the Messenger , a copy of which he would like forwarded to a friend in London, who helped him prepare it. Suggests corrections for recent Messenger articles.
Anna Campbell's brother William arrived; Charles Campbell will pick up Anna Campbell in Richmond.
Worried about her brother; went to Baltimore and Philadelphia; misses him.
Hopes she is enjoying her trip; 4th of July quiet except Mr. Pryor, who delivered the "Horation". Deliver "a regular disunion blowout" and a "fierce denunciation of the radicalism of the age"; Charles Campbell is editing Mr. Pryor's paper for a week, but Charles Campbell differs from Pryor's "ultra disunion course".
Visited Reading; brother in poor health; arrived in Rahway; misses him.
Hopes her trip is going well; July 4th speech by Mr. Pryor was "in part disunion, in part anti-radical"; Charles Campbell will edit Pryor's "fire eating paper" for a week; Charles Campbell describes himself as a moderate; political parties "jumbled up and confounded"; hopes AC will gain 5 pounds.
Saw brother Edward and his children; will go to Trenton; Charles Campbell is editing for Mr. Pryor.
Is going to Trenton; brother William a little stronger; looking forward to seeing him; hopes Mr. Thompson and Mr. Pryor will pay him.
Hopes her brother will get well; news of his school; is still editing Pryor's paper and is trying "to make it savor less of disunion" and has written on disunion spirit in South Carolina; black children have whooping cough; article he sent to Thompson for his July issue did not appear.
Misses him; has been berry-picking; enjoying living in the country; expected his article to appear in the Messenger ; one of her Quaker friends has converted to the Presbyterian church; asks him to bring some things with him.
Will be joining her at Rahway; worries about her health; still editing Pryor's paper and has made it "a good union paper"; town gossip.
Thanking him for volumes sent by Mrs. Campbell. Hopes he will visit him in Philadelphia.
May be joining her at Rahway; Pryor pleased with Charles Campbell's editing of the paper even though Charles Campbell tried to repress Pryor's "extravagant reckless sort of ultraism"; John Tyler wrote Charles Campbell thanking him for a book.
On return from trip to North, found N. A. Sturdivant's letter, asking that Charles Campbell contribute something to his magazine. Obliged for compliment, but feels he has written enough "enamateur", and will write no longer in that way.
Has returned proof-sheet of the Register. Sends letter of Earl of Essex to Lord Southampton. Mr. Conway Robinson has wanted Charles Campbell to publish it. If William Maxwell wishes any of Charles Campbell's articles to republish, Charles Campbell will be glad to revise. Richard Batte, of the post office, wishes to subscribe to the Register .
Son "Fritz" dissatisfied with low wages at Lowell, [Massachusetts]. Is now aboard a whaling vessel in the Arctic. Family, social news.
Discussion of Campbell's possible undertaking of a school text on Virginia history. Also, a discussion of distributing copies of A History of Virginia .
Campbell discussed terms of sale of two of his books to Randolph, a [publisher]. The works were The Bland Papers and History of Virginia .
Received $10 from him. Asks him again to cancel his subscription to the Messenger and withdraw his name from the list of contributors.
Explains why he has been sending Campbell the Messenger . Is sorry the "warm feelings" between them have ended in "unkind treatment."
Has an historical society; offers Charles Campbell a job as editor; Charles Campbell married a Quaker.
Cannot find scrip she left her. Family news.
Looking forward to a visit from her at Easter. Family, domestic news.
Asks for data on Spotswood family.
Glad she survived childbirth, but disappointed the child was a girl; is not well; Mother at Trenton; her husband dead.
Would like a copy of genealogical information.
Letter of recommendation for A. E. Sloan, as a teacher.
Asks her to find and send to Shirley a piano tuner. Social news: she heard a good sermon yesterday.
Presents copy of History of Virginia ; tells of two other histories written in Petersburg; Charles Campbell's father's and of Bark.
Sends data on Spotswood family.
Will accept his offer to edit The Democrat until Tuesday.
Asks him to write editorials for his paper [ The Democrat ] while is out of town.
Enquires into existence of newspaper carrying debates of legislature for years 1774-1785.
Anna still sick after childbirth; asks him to send things to her brother William.
Regrets that other engagements will prevent him from addressing the Democratic Association of Petersburg.
Wishes he could visit, but Anna ill. Letter from Charles Campbell's mother, news of family and friends. Sent Mr. Bache, Superintendent of U.S. Coast Guard Survey, a copy of History of Virginia . He requested list of interested men for copies of Coast Survey of 1851. Put Mr. Carter's name on list. Shirley must look beautiful.
Has made some annotations and possibly corrections to History of Virginia .
Accepts Charles Campbell's invitation to address the Democratic Association of Petersburg.
Glad Pryor is pleased with place. Banks is fluent writer little need for help. Wrote notice of General Mercer's speech which will be out of date before it appears. Sends short article. Little speaking "on our side" remarkable apathy. Yet will carry Petersburg, Dinwiddie, the district, state, and Union for Pierce and King.
Sorry that Mrs. Fitzgerald never received copy of History of Virginia . Sends two copies, one for her, other for Mrs. Susan H. Thornton.
Suffered from swelled breast; her baby is well.
Has looked over Chalmer's Introduction , seems accurate and able, but the theory that a civilized America would be dependent on Great Britain is absurd. Doesn't attach importance that many do to the political discoveries of America, may possess British prejudices. Best eulogy to British administration of America is the contest which appear to be growing between the different sections of the country.
Discussion of terms of agreement for publication and sale of several of Campbell's works, including biography of Gov. Spotswood.
Baby is well; went to town; Cally invited to Shirley for Christmas; walked around Richmond; misses him and has been very happy with him.
Hopes she is enjoying her visit; news of his school.
News; murder-suicide in town; asks about the baby.
News of his school; murder-suicide in Petersburg; asks after their child; will join her soon.
Will publish "The Governors of Virginia...," will be getting help from friends of governors. Now won't need Charles Campbell's biography of Spotswood, but wants Charles Campbell to write on one of those chosen for inclusion, and his schedule for writing. Will sell all Charles Campbell's books, those he has now and to be published in future.
Misses him; baby has been sick.
Sends a silk handkerchief; asks him to come to Richmond for Christmas.
Is in Washington on business and will not be able to get to Petersburg to see him. Was quite ill after an accident last year, but has recovered following a trip to Europe. Was elected President of both the University of Michigan and the University of Indiana, but turned both down for-reasons of health. Preparing a book on public education in Europe.
Mr. Thweat has moved into the house and opened his shop; advice on buying chickens; John W. Rice's forgery mentioned.
Family news. Roads are bad, so she does not visit many people. Invites her to spend Easter in Shirley.
Porter asked that if Charles Campbell were made Customs Collector he would like to be Surveyor. Charles Campbell will not make a commitment.
Encloses a letter from his father. Offers to recommend him to Gen. Pearce but doubts it will do any good.
Thanks him for hi help in getting him a patronage job; has read the Scarlet Letter ; will not attend Henry Aylett's wedding; wants the job to give him "leisure for literary pursuits."
Asks for help in applying to Secretary of Treasury for Customs office.
Will only have 4 students; asks for the letters of recommendation.
Letter concerns the Richmond Club; has sent a letter to the Secretary, but fears it will not help [in Charles Campbell's getting a patronage job].
Data on Blodget family.
Aunt has been sick; misses him now that he is in Washington.
Wants to help Charles Campbell in his application for the Collectorship at Petersburg.
Describes his trip to Washington; is sightseeing in Washington and describes the city.
Recommends Richard Batte for Post Office Clerk.
Asks about ancestry of Robert Beverley.
Asks for information on Robert Beverley; plans to bring out a new edition of Beverley's History .
Asks for information on Robert Beverley.
Received Charles Campbell's note. The librarian of the Richmond Library Company has no copy of their constitution and by-laws in print. Charles Campbell should write to the Young Men's Mercantile Library in New York for a copy of theirs. Has found the missing manuscripts.
He is interested in establishing a public library and requests a copy of his catalogue.
Sends information on Robert Beverley.
Accepts offer to become librarian of Petersburg Library Association.
Pertains to size and finance of a proposed publication of Campbell's.
Family news; has been asked to write a book on the Colonial Governors of Virginia; Mr. McIllwaine and Richard have left for Ireland; Charles Campbell's school is quiet; will pick her up at Shirley on July 4.
Possible republication of History of Virginia proposed. Also, a project on all governors of Virginia, of which Campbell would write section on Colonial Governors. under consideration.
Sends her some figures, returns other items. She leaves Mr. Carter next Monday: does not like to do so but does not think her presence does him any good.
Catalogues were delayed at bindery but he sends one now. Inquires into progress of founding of Petersburg Library.
Regrets Charles Campbell's decision, hopes he will reconsider, believes Charles Campbell best man to do The Old Sketches. Leaves length to Charles Campbell as well as content, 25-75 pages at $3 or more per page, if Charles Campbell promises to finish them by February 1.
It appears that Mssrs. DeWitt and Morris are not going to publish the Lives of the Governors of Virginia . He will thus be happy to receive the work from Campbell and publish it.
Will visit soon; has not been strong since Mary was born.
She has resolved to leave Shirley and her husband, in the hope of bringing him to a sense of his guilt and sin. Has received news that her son Robert will be coming home in three weeks. Other family news.
Expresses religious sentiments. She feels she is sinning by remaining at Shirley, but she cannot bring herself to leave her sinning husband. Family news. Rain is ruining wheat crop.
Inquires if he is writing an introductory "Colonial History of Virginia "for DeWitt's Lives of the Governors of Virginia . Such a sketch must be limited to 50 pages and submitted by 1 January 1854. Asks how much Campbell wishes to be paid for this effort.
Sends him lists of books to buy, but says they are incomplete.
Saw the burning of the Steamboat Cherokee; describes his day in New York City; will join her soon.
Has visited some furniture stores looking for furniture for the Library. Two shipments of books will be sent tomorrow. Describes method of cataloguing and arranging the books. Describes the growth of New York City as "prodigious."
Is glad to be out of "hot, dusty, crowded, odiferous, noisy, expensive" New York City; has traveled the Hudson by steamboat; plans to go back to Virginia.
Directing Campbell to being writing short articles.
Hopes school is going well; baby is well; enjoying the country; thinks Quakers have a useful religion; cousin Mary not well.
Asks them to make a bank draught on Peter Cogbill, treasurer of the Petersburg Library Association.
Discusses various methods for cataloguing books and arranging them on the shelves.
Enjoyed her visit; has been teaching; Charles Campbell is getting $50 per year from each student for classical instruction; Mary is walking and will be weaned soon.
Says they are about to open a library and asks what best way to catalogue the books is.
Suggests filing the books of the Petersburg Library under general subject headings rather than merely alphabetically by author. Suggests topical as well as alphabetical listing of books in the catalogue.
Explains a confusion in buying books both from them and from Mr. Moffett for Petersburg Library. The Library is now all arranged and will open December 1.
Mr. Grigsby has withdrawn his promise to speak at the next annual meeting. Requests Charles Campbell to come prepared to speak or read. Realizes is short notice, but knows Charles Campbell always has some article handy.
Would like to contribute articles for compensation. Up to them to decide if content consistent with their interests.
Returns some books, most of which are duplicates sent to the Petersburg Library by mistake. Would prefer that a second edition of the History of Virginia be printed in the regular way rather than stereotyped.
Is sewing and making a "slightly Quakerish" dress for herself; will get a new nurse for Mary; has weaned Mary; sister Mary's baby is not well.
Data on Edward Hill; list of portraits at Berkley.
Places order for desks and chairs to seat 30.
She returned to Shirley on 6 December 1853. Her husband continues to live in open sin, and tries to distract her from her own religious practices. Other family news. Frost has killed the wheat, and an attack of cholera is feared.
Asks them to send a map with the next shipment of books. Asks them to get R. Paton to send the desks and chairs he ordered.
Inquires into a book sent to Campbell. He has been quite sick and so, for the foreseeable future, will be unable to deliver lectures. Sends congratulations on the opening of the Petersburg Library.
Molly's health "middling". She would like to move away from the country, and for Aleck to take up law again.
Would like to give a lecture series on Europe; asks Charles Campbell to publicize it.
Signed by Lyman C. Draper.
Encloses some statement on books in the Petersburg Library to be used in preparing the Annual Report.
Letter in Campbell's hand. Glad to hear he will deliver lecture; they will publicize the topic if he tells them what it is.
Wishes information, but prefers to ask if Charles Campbell is willing to help, before actually writing questions.
Has refrained from sending food promised for fear of it spoiling in unusually warm weather. Family, social news. Hopes to see her at Easter.
Will lecture before the Library Association.
Expresses surprise and regret that his work on the pioneers and George Rogers Clark has yet to be published. The Virginia Historical Society is gaining ground, but publication of the Historical Register has been suspended.
On Baird's lecture series.
Thanks him for his letter accepting invitation to speak. Proposes John Tyler to speak on the 4th or 5th of May.
Encloses bank draft in payment of his bill to Robert Paton.
Encloses bank draft in payment of his bill to Robert Paton. Asks if catalogue of Petersburg Library could be printed by then.
He paid D. Appleton and Co. the money necessary to cover his bill for school furniture.
All are disappointed she has not come to see them. Encloses $10, asks her to buy some raisins and almonds.
Discussion of Randolph's projected reprinting of old histories of Virginia (Smith's, Beverley's, Burks's).
Encloses bank draft for payment of his outstanding bills to them.
Returns, with thanks, a scrapbook he had borrowed. Thanks him for report of Virginia Historical Society library, and praises the work done there.
Has received his bill; payment will be forwarded shortly. Has not seen his new edition of Jefferson's Notes on Virginia .
Discussion of Campbell's opinions on how a reprint of Beverley's History of Virginia should be edited and/or modernized.
Sends a "most reliable and healthy virus."
Has a cold; thought Montague would be sent to prison; helped Uncle Aleck build a hen house.
Inquires after health of Charles' wife, Anna. Family news; social news.
Has been corresponding with Benson J. Loosing in an effort to join him in writing a book. A work on Daniel Boone is about 2/3 completed.
Mary is talking; Cally going to Petersburg; baby is well.
Has been home about a month; Miss E. Wilson is staying with her until after her "sickness."
Misses him; children are well; Charles Campbell's school begins; Cally well.
Does not think it worth while to buy a membership certificate for the agricultural fair for Uncle Aleck; asks Mildred Walker Campbell to get fowls for him for the fair; Jimmy Parum, the carpenter, will make a coop; asks Mildred Walker Campbell to come for the fair.
Has sent him [D. Appleton and Co.] a copy of their latest catalogue, and asks him to put a notice of it in a Petersburg paper.
Acknowledges receipt of manuscripts he sent. They have engaged enough lecturers for the season, including William H. McGuffey. Talks of proper payment for articles published in the Messenger .
Just returned from trip to Petersburg. Heard three sermons while there. Social new from Shirley. She has been suffering from headaches. Encloses $20; asks her to buy some things.
He will not be able to deliver a lecture on December 13. He will try to prepare a lecture for another time.
On Campbell's suggestion, he will contact a Bishop Potter about giving a lecture to the Virginia Historical Society in January.
Gives list of lecturers before Smithson[ian] Institution this winter; hopes to get one or two before Virginia Historical Society.
They ask him to deliver a lecture for the Petersburg Library Association.
Wants to sell his daguerreotype apparatus.
Informs him that John M. Daniel's library is about to be sold at auction; suggests buying some for Petersburg City Library. Gives news of some up-coming lectures.
Asks them to send and bill him for the listed items.
Has new servants and pays $100 per year for 3 servants; Charles Campbell has 25 students.
Requests they forward outstanding bills. Explains confusion over the non-payment of them.
Pleased to hear he is going to edit [Hugh] Jones ' "Present State".
Acknowledges his re-election, but resigns his position on the Board of Managers of the Petersburg Library.
Has arrived safely in New York and is staying at the Astor House near Barnum's Museum; New York City is "hurry, bustle and confusion"; does not like having a room on an upper floor, visited Barnum's Museum; saw Campbell in Richmond.
Asks questions about Robert Beverley.
Is still seeking information on the Beverleys.
Sorry that he would not see Campbell; garden is well; chicks have hatched.
Her son Fitz and his wife are there, both ill. Family, domestic news. Asks her to buy some things for her and send them.
Sends a copy of the Journal of Braddock's Ward , which he has not yet had the chance to read. Has also acquired a coy of The History of the Mason and Dixon Line , which he offers to lend Campbell at any time.
Has read some of the material sent him, including an interesting article on the rise of the Know Nothing party. Is sorry to report to failing condition of the Virginia Historical Society.
Thanks him for his help.
Is enjoying his stay at Cleaveland; Uncle Tom is awaiting the outcome of his lawsuit; Barkley McGhee has been drinking hard lately and his mind was affected by it.
Will visit the copper mines; visited Aunt Rebecca.
Uncle Tom won his law suit for $259,000 and is now suing a mining company; his pocket was picked; will go to Chota; Know Nothings and Democrats are contesting the Gubernatorial election; unusual locusts at Cleveland.
Mary has been sick; Nanny learning to talk; normal school opened; needs money; rooms should be whitewashed; decided not to go to sister Mary's.
Is no longer planning to visit Virginia; has visited Chota; Mary McPhee "is quite a business woman"; thinking about settling in Georgia; will send $76.
Has been visiting Uncle Tom's farm; will visit Chota; will visit Rhea County Springs.
Disease in Norfolk.
Charles Campbell's school starts the next day; social news.
Thanks him for his care of a sick man.
Sympathy letter on Richard's death; helped a stranger with yellow fever.
Family news; cargo of guano arrived in Petersburg; will pick her up next week.
Yellow fever epidemic at Norfolk; school begins soon; teaching is a hard life; Mr. Maben in poor health.
Does not expect John Maben to be well again; will visit Chota; does not want his fowls sold; asks for an Express, an Intelligencer, and a South Side.
Family news; is enjoying the peace and quiet; has 25 boys in his school.
Everyone well; house cleaning instructions.
Offers to deliver a lecture to the Petersburg Library on "The Necessity of Revelation to the Knowledge of the Existence of God, Spirit, and Immortality."
Went to visit Uncle Tom's copper mines.
Has visited Chota and the copper mines; two cousins are digging gold in California; family news.
Will start for Petersburg soon; she should keep his fowls and not give them away.
Is sorry not to have seen him recently. Has met with Dr. John McCabe, who is preparing a work on the churches of Virginia. Asks some historical questions. Asks him to send him a recent edition of the Southern Literary Messenger .
Needs money.
Will send him information on Ezekiel Cheever, foremost of early New England school-masters, and asks for information about a similar person in Virginia. Inquires in possibility of getting some Virginia subscribers to American Journal of Education .
Joe, [a slave], has the chills.
Uncle Aleck giving up farming.
Traces Gov. Spottswood's parentage to correct factual error committed by Meade in a published article.
Has been working in the garden; is pregnant but hopes to visit; children had whooping cough.
Elected to Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
She arrived in New York but was seasick; family news.
Sightseeing in New York; Quakers are having a meeting and she expects to see old friends.
Is well; wants to hire a servant girl; housecleaning instructions; has been to friends meeting and heard Rachel Barker preach.
Baptists are holding twice-a-day meetings; family news; wheat suffering from Hessian Fly and Chinch Bug.
Children are well; cousin Elwood is planning to raise frogs for the New York market.
Family news.
Question of school policy for Anderson Seminary, whether to follow the terms of the Endowment strictly.
Report on his garden; domestic news; Dr. George Varnum is visiting; family news.
Johnny arrived home last Saturday. Asks her to come and visit.
Family news; went to see the model farm; warns her against using homeopathy or allopathy; worries about her health.
Saw dentist about Charles Campbell's teeth-false teeth would cost $40; hopes to have the baby before August; housecleaning instructions.
Cannot afford to have two sets of teeth made; worries about her health and pregnancy; domestic news; weather is "very close demagnetized nights"; Mary Henley McGhee's husband committed suicide.
Children are well; did not get the servant girl; expects the baby in early August; honeymoon couple going to Magra; house cleaning instructions.
Hot weather; has had his last two teeth pulled and expects to get false teeth in 5 months; domestic news.
Worries about her pregnancy; family news; went to Presbyterian Sunday School picnic.
Mary has toothache; Charles Campbell's school almost over; children are well; 4th of July was quiet.
Has a job; needs money.
Traveled by water carriage and railroad; visiting in Rahway and enjoying the weather.
Domestic news.
Needs help getting a job.
Vassetti is doing well; Collegiate Institute flourishing.
Plans to pick her up and bring her home well before the baby is due; domestic news.
Charles Campbell might like the Trenton dentist better than the New York dentist; unsure when the baby is due but would like to be home for the delivery.
Has gotten Miss Eliza Wilson to help Anna Campbell through her confinement; his school year-is over.
Mary McGhee has not recovered from Barkley's death [suicide]; news of the Henley family; Henley boys in California are making $10-15 a day each.
Plans for Anna Campbell's trip back to Virginia.
Mildred Walker Campbell planning to start a school; Miss Eliza Wilson will arrive to nurse Anna Campbell.
Will leave Virginia to pick her up; domestic news.
Has written to Eliza Wilson; children have been sick; looking forward to seeing him.
Discusses Richard Henry Lee's participation in the convention of 1776. He is currently working on his history of the convention of 1788.
His son Thomas is Charles Campbell's pupil, against him starting Latin, does not want him working too hard.
Sympathy on death of Louisa; has a baby boy.
Sends him information on an ancestor of the Randolph family.
Arrived safely in Petersburg; Falconer sentenced to two years in prison for stealing railroad money; Jenny getting married.
Looking for information on Samuel Adams.
Thanks him for his help on Virginia history.
Offers to make suggestions and corrections of a future edition of the History of Virginia . Encourages production of a new edition.
Has been sick and cures sore throat with lager beer; Charles Campbell's school is very small; is tired of living in a slave state; Charles Campbell not making much money.
Subscription business.
Received Charles Campbell's of the 18th. Send back issues of the Historical Magazine . Hopes Charles Campbell will show magazine to interested people. Started by member of local historical societies to aid members and students.
She is well; Charles Campbell gave up his school.
Sends two almanacs.
Has a blister from exercising too hard on the bars in the gym; is studying Latin and chemistry; rooms at the college and eats at Capt. John Smith's; have about 100 students; has joined the Phip Society; Charles Martin is head of the college.
Subscribed to History of Virginia .
Does not know when he will get to Virginia; went to a fair at Cleveland; expects to sell his Toqua farm; advises Uncle Aleck to go west since "the West is filling up rapidly"; Father is teaching at Anderson Seminary, but Charles Campbell "never was calculated for a teacher- he will have to abandon his system of corporal punishment before he can succeed"; has read about the Harper's Ferry riot and it may be the beginning of civil war.
Will be unable to deliver a lecture.
Religious revival in progress at the college and has had good preaching from D. Smith, Hoge, and Dabney; has not been studying hard; went hunting.
Encloses information on Patrick Henry and his opinions of the Alien and Sedition laws. Sends him copies of letters of delegates to Convention of 1788.
Will be happy to deliver a lecture to the Petersburg Library Association in December.
Is working on a history of the Virginia ratification Convention of 1788, and thanks him for the offer of some manuscripts. Criticizes the writings against him of "R.R.".
He is unable to recommend anyone to direct a school which Campbell had proposed.
Plans for her school.
Has been building an office, besides working farm. Suggests he give up teaching and exert efforts to get a job from President Buchanan.
Charles Campbell elected a corresponding member of the Maryland Historical Society.
Sends copy of Martha Washington letter in Mr. Ruffin's book of old letters. Also: copy of Martha Washington Letter.
Printed regret for not accepting Charles Campbell's invitation to speak.
Asks Charles Campbell to help recruit members for Virginia Historical Society to revive its "now drooping energies".
Deliberate fire set in neighbor's barn. Inquiring if he wants any old magazines she has acquired.
Traveling and remarriage has delayed responding to Campbell's letter of 30 January. Is glad to hear of a revised and enlarged History of Virginia forthcoming, and is confident some of the illustrations in his own Field Book of the Revolution could be used in it.
Now is not a favorable time to publish a new book, but he thinks the times will be better by September. Harper and Brothers Publishers have some illustrations which might be used in it.
Sends him some original manuscripts to aid him in his research. Makes suggestions on other things he might examine. Asks that they be returned, as he wishes to give them to the Virginia Historical Society.
Charles Campbell listed as a contributor to the first volume.
Will go to Petersburg June 15, and then to Tennessee; considering UVA for law studies; Charles Campbell a candidate for history professor at William and Mary, wants a new coat for a party.
Received her letter via Mr. McIlvaine; wants new clothes; only two students graduating from the seminary; Charles Campbell did not get William and Mary professorship.
Misses Anna Campbell; Charles Campbell's influenza is better.
Prom office of N. A. Cyclopedia pertaining to Campbell's intent to write articles for the Cyclopedia.
Asks him to come take her home; is reading a life of Aaron Burr.
Is very glad to hear of the forthcoming new edition of the History of Virginia .
Introduces Mr. Murdaugh, a friend of son Robert, to her. He is traveling to Petersburg with two other Navy officers.
Regrets that illness prevents him from reading over his manuscript. Suggests he inquire about having it published by a Northern publishing house. He will be in Williamsburg soon; asks to meet him there.
Will leave for his house on July 3rd. Callaway going to Tennessee next month, and will take possession of his estate. Predicts that trans-Atlantic cable will bust.
Is collecting Indian relics; asks for Spotswood genealogy and the Macons.
Uncle Tom leaving Cleveland for Georgia; Mary McGhee thinking of moving to Cleveland.
Received Charles Campbell's of 9th. Are taking Irving's Life of Washington in octavo for guide. Would be pleased to do the work, 100 copies will cost $836, not including small type for notes.
Invites her to spend Fall with her. Her husband not well, and will not be at home much. Family news.
Acknowledges receipt of letter and enclosures; apologized for not having written sooner. Is glad to learn of new edition of the History of Virginia .
Has made arrangements with a New York publisher. Would appreciate his review of his manuscripts, and will send it when done.
Campbell seeking a publisher for 2nd edition of History of Virginia . Ghislelin to be an agent if a publisher secured.
Has received estimates on the cost of publishing the new edition of the History . Intends to have it finished by the Fall but is uncertain as to whether he will find a publisher. Would appreciate his review of his manuscript.
Makes suggestions and corrections on the manuscript of the History of Virginia .
Received letter of the 27th; glad for corrections and suggestions. Would like to see his manuscript. Would like to visit to discuss history. No claim to being a "Virginia historian," only wrote Introduction to the History of the Colony of Virginia . Discussion of Randolph genealogy. Few Virginia families descended from titled or landed gentry.
Makes a correction and clarification of something in the History . Is having difficulty with his publisher, but is busy with his work on the Convention of 1788.
Terms of publication of History of Virginia . Not a lucrative offer.
Gives information of the Bullett family, in-laws of his brother. Two Northern publishers have declined to publish the second edition of his History of Virginia .
Discussion of Mecklenburg Resolutions. May not have power for corrections; two New York publishers have refused a second edition; subscriptions possible, but not desirable. Thanks for copy of The Dead of the Chapel of William and Mary , is valuable and will make reference to it. Questions on Randolph's and Bacon's Castle.
Gives information of his arrangements with his publisher. Speaks of various historical figures.
Describes a trip to Richmond; family news; visited the new Post Office and Custom House, the Historical Society and State Library.
Plans to resign from the Anderson Seminary; local news.
Has been in Fauquier since July; has been teaching; Charles Campbell unemployed; brother William very weak.
Sends a check for $200; expects to visit Virginia in October.
Will see her soon.
Will meet her in Richmond.
Encloses $25 as means of her returning to Petersburg.
Discusses a Nathaniel Bacon, who he thinks was not the rebel. Discusses Patrick Henry and says he was definitely not a demagogue. Gives information on Henry's family.
Is glad to hear of forth-coming new edition of the History of Virginia but doubts that it will be a financial success. Advises him to seek advice from Hugh Grigsby on publishing.
A subscription list for a new edition of A History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia .
Subscription business about 2nd edition of History of Virginia .
Although inexperienced, he will be glad to help in gathering subscriptions for his book. Decries Yankee control of the printed media. Compares the Southern Literary Messenger favorably to the "vapid inanity" of Harper's Magazine .
Subscribed to History of Virginia .
The new edition of the History of Virginia will be sold by subscription; asks if he will help in getting subscribers. Suggests their combining to publish a paper "divested of party politics."
Another subscriber to list for Campbell's History of Virginia .
Subscription business. Discussion of editing the Intelligencer .
Since Charles Campbell is issuing a 2nd edition of his History of Virginia . He tells him of possible source materials; Lee Papers in poor condition, and are about 900 pieces.
Sends a prospectus of the new edition of the History . Speaks of financial arrangements for his work on it.
Is glad to learn of forthcoming new edition of the History of Virginia . Suggests having it published by a northern publishing house, rather than having it sold only by subscription.
Sends list of subscribers to Charles Campbell's History ; asks him to write an article for Hampden Sydney literary magazine .
Long time since they have corresponded; asks about Grandfather's service in the Revolution; try to get service claim allowed; is practicing medicine; has six children.
Subscribed to History of Virginia .
Sends copy of Contributions to American History 1858 for Charles Campbell's perusal.
Asks for brief prospectus of what he is currently working on.
Asks for a brief prospectus of what he is currently working on. Asks his help with regard to the subscription list of the History . Asks his opinion on current historical questions about Patrick Henry and others.
Subscribed for 2 copies of History of Virginia .
Indirect subscription to History of Virginia via Campbell's mother.
Discussed a marriage of "Seigniora Bolling" to a Mr. Kemp.
Is happy to have written an article for him. Answers a query about some relatives of his.
Hopes Charles Campbell will get to see the Lee Papers; hopes Charles Campbell will use the Lee Papers to set the record straight.
Letter concerns a Washington autograph.
Is sending him copies of Lee Papers.
Discusses some financial and political matters brought before the House of Burgesses in 1765 and after.
Wants Charles Campbell to help distribute copies of the proceedings of the Virginia Assembly of 1619.
Happy to hear he is adding to his list of subscribers: she is trying to help.
Governor received copies of journal of 1619 Virginia Assembly; lists some of contents of Virginia Archives; asks for latest edition of Charles Campbell's History .
Added his name to subscribers for Campbell's History of Virginia .
Arrangement by one of Campbell's literary agents for [ History of Virginia ].
Has sent Charles Campbell copies of the Lee Papers.
Asks for manuscripts of article for literary magazine.
Received Charles Campbell's of 22nd. Understood that Mr. Lossing would write Charles Campbell. Would like to do work, take pay from subscriptions, but 600 subscribers will not pay for 1000 copies, $1400 without the engravings. Will cost more if they must use agents, etc.
Subscribed for 2 copies of History of Virginia .
A letter from Campbell's cousin about subscription list for History of Virginia . An account of the health and doings of various relatives.
Thanked Harrison for his subscription.
Received Charles Campbell's of 27th. Had forgotten Charles Campbell's last letter, and now can say that book will cost no more than first estimate.
Subscription to History of Virginia , and offer of assistance in discovering data for same.
Received Charles Campbell's of 4th. Charles Campbell doesn't provide enough data for definite publishing costs for History of Virginia . To stenotype 600 pages similar to Randall's Jefferson: $1100 to $1200. Print and bind 1000 copies, $600-800. Would receive mark down [?] for small commission provided pay cash or good security for short time.
Gives him information on the costs of publishing the new edition of the History of Virginia . He does not want to take the full financial risk himself, but will perform the work of printing and binding, etc., if paid in the process.
Suggestion for correction regarding Harrison descendants in Charles Campbell's History of Virginia .
Thinks he can get a copy of Upshur.
Encloses circulars for proposed 2nd edition of History of Virginia . If book appears soon, will send some copies. Glad Historical Magazine has weathered financial troubles. Will send articles. Wants work printed in Boston, and would appreciate help.
Has received a copy of Historical Magazine with notice of Campell's 2nd edition of History of Virginia . Wants information about the Gookin or Gokin family as gathered from original records.
Subscription business, and Campbell explained his motive for History of Virginia , "innate for dress."
Explanation of a delay in soliciting subscribers. List of subscribers attained to date enclosed on back of letter (18 names).
Replies to Thornton's request for information on Gookin or Gokin. Campbell knew little and had no contact with sources which would mention the names.
Discussion of Campbell's History of Virginia ; names for subscription list of History of the Valley Settlers , particularly the Scotch Irish settlers.
C. B. Richardson showed Charles Campbell's circular on his History of Virginia ; wonders if it will include Spanish settlement in the Chesapeake area. Has studied this and published it in History of the Catholic Missions Among the Indian Tribes of the U.S. , and in School History of the United States . Offers assistance.
Requests a duplicate copy of the outline for the History of Virginia .
Multi-draft of three notes pertaining to subscriptions for History of Virginia .
Pertains to subscription lists for a volume Campbell wanted to publish.
Suggests he check State Archives in Richmond for original records; State should have records edited. Edition of Stith's History is needed. Importance of verifying History .
Knows publishers find state histories unattractive; tries subscription plan, has 6 or 7 hundred names. Would have been easier if publishing information available. Has promise for publication. Would appreciate aid in superintending printing. Will call when in New York. Having book sterotyped. What would be cost. Wants neat, substantial volume or none.
Has subscribed for a copy of History of Virginia .
Lists five sources for information on Spanish settlement. Has never seen Mr. Greenhow's memoirs. Has Charles Campbell see John Gilmary Shea's article on the Susquehanna's in the Historical Magazine of October 1858?
[Appears to be answer to Charles Campbell's letter of December 21]. Glad making progress with subscriptions. Discount to subscribers. Local histories do not generally pay. Lists costs, 1000 copies should cost about $1200. Offers to share half the expense and profits for superintending the publishing as long as subscription list increases. Can't afford to sustain a loss, due to troubles with his Historical Magazine .
Reply to Thornton's letter of 21st December Pertains to Thornton's search about Gookin family of Virginia.
Subscription list business. Claiborne suggested Virginia people too little interested in literary affairs and too much in politics. Literary men the "true benefactors" of "Old Dominion."
Suggests London Company records of national importance and should be published. Suggests Charles Campbell and the Virginia Historical Society to urge Congress to do so.
Transmits a list of subscribers he has gathered. Explains reason for his request of duplicate of outline for History .
Thanks him for list of subscribers and for his efforts in obtaining them.
Sends information on Barcia book; can get more information Montreal where only copy is. Identifies St. Mary's Bay with the Chesapeake, and Axacan as some part of Virginia Notes on events between 1565-1573; Father Segura, Don Luiz.
Mother strained herself cutting down trees; baby had colic; has been sewing; went to church; hopes book will be published.
Hopes he will get his book published; thinks he could correct the proofs in New York; was working in the garden; wants to name the baby Fanny; have been two applicants for Anderson Seminary; wants him to find a textbook for her pupils; would like to get his teeth fixed.
Lists copies of Lee Papers he will send to Charles Campbell; asks for account of wars against the Turks.
Only three subscriptions for Charles Campbell's History of Virginia . Samuel Gordon, Wm. S. Barton, and B. B. Minor. Has lost list of names, requests another so he can make better use of it.
Sends notes from Tanner book on St. Mary's R., etc., Societas Jesu Militans , including Spanish quote.
Subscription list arrangements.
600-700 subscribers to impending edition of History of Virginia . Explained his fondness for Virginia history.
Received John Gilmary Shea's letter containing information on the Spanish discovery of Axacum. Would appreciate any further information.
Sends copies of documents relating to naval battle in Chesapeake Bay during American Revolution; published in Baltimore Sun . Sent copies to Dr. Palmer of Richmond to revise his account of the Virginia Navy. Hopes it may be helpful for Charles Campbell's History of Virginia . Condition of returning manuscript when finished.
Subscription list information for History of Virginia . Expressed opinion that Virginians reluctant to support "new enterprises." Yet, "Southern enterprises" must be encouraged first.
Wants Charles Campbell to send an article by return mail for the Index . Will send a "little something" as compensation.
Will be happy to review his manuscript. Sympathizes with the difficulties of subscription but says it is the only way to avoid financial loss.
Offers him some information designed to help him decide on a publisher for the new edition of the History of Virginia .
Apologizes for delay of answer. 1000 of Charles Campbell's book would cost: non-stereotyped, $960.00; stereotyped, $1175.00.
Preparing 2nd ed. of History of Virginia . Would like to provide a regular column for B. M. DeWitt's paper, the Index , for a fixed fee. Likes the plan of the paper. Gives advice and comments on the press of the day.
Gives Callaway's new address in Georgia where he bought a farm; Callaway has given up courting Lavinia Henley.
Thanks for account of Virginia Navy. Charles Campbell's History will have only summary of Revolution, but won't overlook "battle of the Barges".
Subscription business.
Returns the manuscript of the new edition of the History of Virginia on which he has made some corrections.
Wants Charles Campbell's help in obtaining autographs for Mr. Randall.
Letter concerns the mss. sent for the Express. Disagrees with Irving's interpretation of Virginia history.
Is teaching; has another baby and has a "free girl" as a nurse; new baby is named Fanny; Charles Campbell is going to New York.
Encloses some Revolutionary Era documents.
Extends invitation to visit.
Returns his manuscript with corrections, suggestions and queries.
Cannot suggest any new or original scenes for engravings for the new edition of the History of Virginia . Asks to have proof-sheets of new edition sent him.
The new edition of the History of Virginia has yet to go to press, but when it does, he will send him some proof-sheets.
He has been very busy, serving as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Wisconsin. He hadn't expected to be elected, being a Democrat in a heavily Republican state; but now that he has been he has set about instituting reforms. Is glad to hear of a new edition of the History of Virginia .
Has had some difficulty with violations of the law because of the selling of his books without a license, but he does not expect to be prosecuted. Decries the high cost of obtaining licenses, which makes it impossible to sell books in Virginia. Hopes the law will be changed.
Palmer had destroyed manuscript of his History of Virginia . Navy during Revolution, and didn't have time to outline the work for Campbell.
Bought 640 acres of land in Georgia and has moved his slaves to it; has not sold the Toqua farm; is learning to farm.
Encloses a copy of a letter of Col. Arthur Campbell.
Affidavit as to the legal heirs of her Father Alexander Moore.
Has read his manuscript and corrected the punctuation; lists corrections to the manuscript.
Thanks him for reviewing his manuscript. Answers certain question raised about it.
Suggests corrections to his manuscript.
Advises him against having his new edition of the History published by himself. Advises him to accept an offer form a publisher who will assume all the risks.
Randolph Lee has presented him with a copy of the History of Virginia . He has decided to edit a new edition of Hugh Jones' Present State of Virginia and asks Campbell's help.
Details of agreement between Baldwin, a literary agent and Campbell.
Family news; thanks her for goods sent and received. A large party to be held at her house soon.
Brother William died; Charles Campbell in New York.
Sends him a copy of his school report, part of which will be published by Lippincott. Wisconsin has just established a town library system.
Informs him that Campbell will be in Philadelphia soon, and asks him for assistance in getting the new edition of the History of Virginia published.
Just concluded contract for his History of Virginia to be published by Lippincott and Co. of Philadelphia; wants this announced in the Express .
Would be glad if Charles Campbell could spend an evening with him.
Glad that he has made the arrangements with Lippincott and Co. in Philadelphia; hopes he will get his "nerves up" for the dental operation; school is going well.
Charles Campbell's book to be published soon.
Brother William died; Charles Campbell in New York; had a short piece published.
Is sorry he has been diverted from his historical research, but feels his work in education to be equally valuable. Lippincott is going to publish a new edition of the History of Virginia .
Thanks her for gift.
Has made some notes and corrections in the section on slavery in the History . Suggests omission of the statement that emancipation is desirable and expresses his own negative views of emancipation.
Baldwin requested an advance of Campbell's fee for handling subscription lists.
Ruffin proposed a second edition of a book of history. Asked Campbell for advice about publishers and terms of sale.
His "fracture" of two years ago still confines him to the "invalid's chair" and he writes with difficulty. Is glad that a new edition of the History of Virginia is coming out.
Wants to have Richard Bland remembered for his contributions; hopes Charles Campbell will help; hopes St. George Tucker and John Randolph Tucker will write about Theodorick Bland.
Took a trip to New York and Northeast.
She has been on a trip to visit her family. Family news: Landonia is very sick.
Is sorting papers, pasting letters in a book; is correcting proofs; his book almost finished.
Asks about controversy with Sparks; hopes his second edition will go as far as the death of Washington; will vote soon on whether West Florida will be annexed to Alabama.
Charles Campbell's mother is taking care of his children; death of Dr. James W. Alexander; is indexing his History of Virginia ; local news.
Children well; misses her dead brother; will not get estates proceeds soon; could order her teeth for $5.
Acknowledges receipt of proofs of the History of Virginia. Is making slow progress with his own writing.
Farm going well.
Will forward the rest of the proof sheets when they arrive. Is glad to hear he is working again. Suggests change in the state's licensing law which, he says, puts authors at the mercy of publishers.
News of his children, who are all healthy Letter received from Anna in Trenton, who will soon return.
Local news; has sent back the last proof sheet for his book and is working on the index; it is 751 pages.
News of his children, who are all well. Wheat crop is good.
Family news; was elected Principal of Anderson Seminary; asks her advice whether to accept; difficulties with Board of Trustees.
Fanny has whooping cough; her sore mouth better.
Charles Campbell has been elected Principal; wants to ask Mother to live with them.
Will make every effort to find his and his mother's missing baggage. Will soon tell him of his trip to New York. Hopes the new edition of the History will be a success.
Hopes she will come to visit, and bring Alexander Campbell's two sons with her. Transmits news of a friend in Iowa, dying of consumption. Glad to hear that Charles Campbell has joined the church.
Sends her sheets and towels to him for her. Also sends a lounge and some chairs to be repaired.
Thanks her for doing work for her; encloses $5.
Taking care of many children; Mr. Bagby has not yet succeeded with the claim; family news.
Sends two books for him to look at leisure.
Saw notice that Charles Campbell's History of Virginia almost ready. In the fire of October 1 in their building, they lost the list of subscribers, but will insert notice when book is ready. Requests 50 copies.
Received letter from Lippincotts that they will provide copies of History of Virginia . Charles Campbell need not send any copies.
Address order for History of Virginia to Lippincott and Co., the publishers, who have the subscription list. Told them that James Woodhouse would be good for sale of 100 copies.
Saw Barnum's museum.
Sent him the new edition of History of Virginia ; is living at Anderson Seminary; Anna debilitated by nursing Fanny, who should be weaned.
A listing of persons to whom Wynne sold copies of History of Virginia [The price of History of Virginia indicated a reference to second edition of that work, which was published in 1860].
There will be a delay in the receipt of a box of books from Philadelphia, from Lippincott.
Ghiselin dissatisfied with terms of sale of History of Virginia set by Lippincott and Co. 25% discount vs. 33% discount.
Received two boxes addressed to Charles Campbell. Assume are copies of History of Virginia sent by Lippincotts. Should they be opened and books removed? Paid charges of $8.25. Agree price should be $3.00, but $2.50 for subscribers.
Two boxes by James Woodhouse contain 169 copies of History of Virginia ; give them to Mr. Baldwin or Mr. Wynne. Lippincotts has shipped boxes with James Woodhouse's copies, if haven't come, take out what need and replace when they arrive. Price is to be $3.00, $2.50 to subscribers.
Mr. Woodhouse has received copies of History of Virginia . Will attend to the delivery. Bills already made out. Price is $2.50 to subscribers. Mr. Teller may deduct his 5%, D. S. Baldwin his 20%.
Discussed terms of compensation, which Ghiselin, a literary agent, was to receive. History of Virginia not written for profit, but to serve "our time honored Virginia."
Lippincott has sent him two boxes of the new edition of the History of Virginia , destined for subscribers. Thinks Campbell may have to issue another edition to pay expenses of this one.
Saw that Lippincotts was selling History of Virginia at $2.50. This settled the matter. Wished Charles Campbell had arranged to sell it at $3.00, but is too late now. The list of subscribers Charles Campbell sent is not half what they had obtained.
Acknowledges receipt of personal copy of History of Virginia . Is about to embark on sale of it to his subscribers.
Thanks him for new copy of the History of Virginia . Promises a very favorable review of it in the Richmond Enquirer .
The letter questions the wisdom of a Virginia tax on books produced and sold in Virginia. Campbell felt the tax stifled the circulation of books, particularly locally produced books on Virginia topics.
Will try to boost sales of History . Reminds him to come to Richmond on Friday.
Student writes to teacher; enjoys school.
Sends a copy of today's Index , which contains a review of the History . Thanks him for mentioning his name in the History .
Forwards him a copy of the History of Virginia , and thanks him for his favorable review of it in the Index .
Subscription agent requested payment authorization for his labors.
Is going to build a house; will not try to court [Lavinia Henley] again; has not sold his Toqua farm.
Have seen Charles Campbell's new ed. of his History of Virginia ; has procured it for his Historical Society. Sends copy of Wingfield's Narrative , which Deane has recently had printed. Deane owns most of the works of Smith and others to which he refers.
Carter sent payment for 10 copies of Campbell's History of Virginia , plus mentioned four other purchases of the book.
Has sent his review of the History to the Richmond Enquirer . Note in Charles Campbell's hand: "Answered Feb'y. 17th."
His agent is now selling the new edition of the History , but is having some difficulty.
Confusion over debts owed to Charles Campbell. Hopes his History will succeed.
Had already purchased History of Virginia in bookstore.
Sent payment for 2 copies of History of Virginia .
His review of the History has appeared, with some unfortunate typographical errors.
Sends a copy of a paper entitled "The Treason of [Charles] Lee, "asking him to read and evaluate it. Will send money from sales of the History next week.
Thanks him for the favorable review of the History of Virginia in the Richmond Enquirer .
Does not want to return to Virginia "my boyhood I look upon as a horrid dream"; likes Georgia; will not resume the courtship, "I am no longer held spellbound."
Pleased Charles Campbell included biographies of figures in History of Virginia . Might have given some help, gives examples; refers to Robert "King Carter, William Gooch, Thomas Fairfax, William Fairfax, Peter Leheup, John Carter." Sends information for Charles Campbell to use in next edition; B. B. Minor only wishes to defend Robert Carter's reputation. Corruption and confusion in every community. Also mention Gov. Benedict Leonard Calvert, Rev. Fontaine.
Subscription business and a request that Campbell transact a business matter for Murray.
Sent purchase price for a copy of History of Virginia . Had been delayed in Richmond at Opposition Convention.
Business arrangements about History of Virginia .
Offered to act on Campbell's behalf as intermediary with Lippincott publishers.
Acknowledges a complimentary letter received from Minor about Campbell's recent book [ 2nd ed. of History of Virginia ]. Campbell offers his opinion on scholarly technique (unfavorable) and classical historians (favorable).
Asks for Campbell's understanding of the contract between himself and Mr. Baldwin on selling his books.
Invites Charles Campbell to a Washington Irving birthday celebration.
Acknowledged receipt of a copy of History of Virginia .
Sent price of seven copies of History of Virginia .
Encloses receipt for money paid Mr. Baldwin for selling his books. He still has seven copies of the book.
Asks him to keep some blankets.
An exceedingly flattering letter about History of Virginia . Sinding talked to Lippincott & Co., about Campbell's book. Proposed a sale of History of Virginia in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Discussion of Smith's "True Relation."
Asks her to make a "grass shirt." Has had three visitors from the North, observing plantation life in Virginia. They all had mistaken ideas to be corrected.
Hopes she will come and stay with her. She is going up to Richmond today. Family news.
Is grateful for the chance to go to school on Poor Children's Scholarship.
Sends $85 to settle with Harrison & Co.
Is worried about her not coming: is she sick? Perhaps her coming to Shirley would do her good. Religious sentiments.
Sends her: some pears and apples. Describes her canning.
Settled all his bills at Hampden Sydney; received a copy of the History of Virginia ; Callaway arrested 4 forgers who then escaped from jail.
Is taking the waters at Montvale Springs; family news.
Charles Campbell elected a corresponding member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Discusses difficulties encountered in bringing out second edition of Campbell's History of Virginia .
Aunt Evalina Henley died; news of Henley family; has not built a house; Georgia politicians want to secede, but his county is Unionist; "Lincoln will I hope and believe make a good President"; "I look upon all Disunionists and seceders as traitors and demagogues"; "about half our politicians in the South ought to be hung forth with."
Her daughter, Anne, is quite sick; asks her to postpone her visit. Other family news.
Relates story of friend's daughter losing $10. Her son Robert and his family visited there on Christmas.
News of sister Betty and cousin, Mr. Aylett. Some houses destroyed by shelling; one shell falls on her property.
Uncle Aleck a Fire-Eater and Secessionist; Callaway is unionist; Mary McGhee [M. K. Henley] married again.
Mail irregular now; asks for picture of Aunt; mother has died; Sister Mary married Mr. Parker; family news.
Was sorry to miss her while she was in Petersburg. Hopes her daughter Annie will "come out on the Lord's side" before her death. Asks her opinion on the current political situation.
Bad weather; has not yet built his house, but will build it soon.
Family news. She is very much in favor of secession and hopes Virginia will follow the Carolina's example.
Thanks the Society for his election to New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
His part of Georgia not very excited about political questions, but further south "the war spirit seems rampant"; Callaway against the Fire-Eaters' blames the war on "bad men of both sections"; has section of Georgia against secession, but Lincoln's "base and blind course" has destroyed hope for reconciliation and Callaway will back the South.
Is harvesting wheat; Camp Pickens is nearby; expects a battle soon; expects South to win; belongs to a volunteer company; "money-loving Yankees" will give up soon.
South is united against "rascally Lincolnites"; Andrew Johnson, a "Corrupt old demagogue", has fled to Washington; idea that South could lose the war is "simply ridiculous"; Callaway has completely lost his unionist sentiments and is thinking about joining the army; rumored that Confederate Army advancing on Washington.
Social news of Mrs. Kay and Mrs. Basset, Acquaintances. Family news.
Rejoices over Confederate victory at First Bull Run and the dismay it has caused in the North. Thinks that England and France will soon aid the South, realizing that the South is fighting for free trade.
Was in Petersburg on Friday and is sorry to have missed her. Family news. She has knit 20 pairs of socks for the soldiers and wants to knit 50.
Given up idea of volunteering for army; has built a house; Georgians united, but East Tennessee divided; expects war to last several years; blockade is causing suffering.
Family news: explains why "the children" have not come to see her. Glad to hear she is going to stay with her son Alexander Campbell, but will miss her.
Her daughter Annie's child has died. It is a great grief to all.
News of Campbell Maben's Christmas with his fellow soldiers. She has been to President's reception. Jennie gave birth to a girl.
Mr. Callaway doing pork packing for the government; wants to help his father financially once the farm is established; Mary McGhee's husband at Manassas; is following the war news and the South "never will be conquered."
Hopes he will come back safely; hopes the
militia will not have to fight.
Encloses a letter from Mary Campbell to
"Pa". Yankees have been repulsed.
Has seen his mother; wants Bill to kill all the Yankees and come home; "It is the hardest time that I ever seen"; "Grass is green, the rose is red, oh Bill, remember me when I am dead."
Worried about the war; Geneva is very safe; daughter Cassandra is "deranged"; daughter Mary is at the Female College; has published four letters on Washington.
Army is moving quickly; anxious about battle at Richmond; is quartermaster of the 27th regiment, Alabama volunteers.
Loss of negroes in Caroline County prompts inquiry as to how many were lost during the Revolution and the War of 1812. Interested in how long did the recovery of Virginia agriculture take.
Inquires into information about Pocahontas. Hopes for a decisive battle soon which will drive the Union forces out of Virginia. Fears success of Lincoln's plan to separate Virginia from rest of Confederacy.
Land prices in Georgia up; depressed by war news but South is "certain to conquer in the end"; Kentucky is "overwhelmingly for the South since Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation"; soldiers going to Chattanooga; crops good, but salt scarce; takes good care of his negroes but is strict with them.
Fixed her bonnet; food scarce and expensive.
Big battle in Tennessee where North lost, "three men to our one"; local belief that the Yankees will overrun the area; rivers too low for the Federal gunboats; Missouri overrun by Federal troops and Dr. Pleasant Lea murdered by them; Dr. Lea's wife was a Yankee "of the real John Brown Oberlin School" and left him to go north before war broke out and "some think that she has had a hand in his death."
Encamped near Bowling Green in winter quarters; his first battle was at Fredericksburg; describes battle "the whole air seem literally filled with missiles of death"; believes "all parties are now sick of this insane war."
Social news of Mrs. Gary, an acquaintance. Tells her of her garden.
Mail is irregular; sends $100 to his father; is almost out of debt; has 23 negroes; hopes to help Father in the future; crop news; state is supporting many soldiers' families; South is in bad shape, but has no alternative but to carry on the war, and same for the North; war a stalemate, border states divides on the war; outcome of war uncertain.
Decided to stay in Columbia; MTS. Campbell's bridge stock is a total loss; Columbia in bad shape and most people living with difficulty.
Crop news; happy to live out in the country; General Bragg's army at Chattanooga and very demoralized; news of Lee's retrograde movement, discouraging, gloomy prospects.
Aunt Bettie is feeling better; asks if she saw General Lee.
She has been quite ill; her family has also been ill but is largely recovered now. Speaks of large-scale crop failure at Shirley. Speaks of a dead relative as being "beyond the reach of the Yankees now."
Has been unwell with neuralgia; Charles Campbell teaching Latin; flour selling at $75 a barrel.
Family news: daughter Landonia very sick. Asks God to help the army.
Asks him to write; Yankees have taken her provisions and negroes have been lost; corn very-scarce; pork-scarce; "But we are not yet subjugated"; Col. Forrest has been staying at her house; Will Newsom was at Chickamaugua and with Longstreet; hopes for a speedy end to war.
Charles Campbell getting used to camp life and has a tent; Charles Campbell should not encourage Nanny to visit the camp.
Charles Campbell serving as a guard.
Thanks her for her care of his son Robert; gives advice on advising Robert; hopes the war will be over soon.
Remembers the happy days in Geneva. Note from Cassandra M. Campbell enclosing the letter.
Should buy seeds; Yankees within 6 miles of Richmond.
Unable to obtain books requested. Aleck's salary has doubled. David Keller is in the army which hopes to go to Kentucky next Spring.
Heard the cannons; heard he bore the march very well; went to the hospital.
Thinks Charles Campbell is an "excellent soldier"; is planting a garden.
Has no more tea; sent him a coat.
Lost his check.
Cousin Mary died; death of Julian Ruffin; is planting a garden.
Has been attending school; would like to visit.
Her father dead; few educated people in Geneva; feels safe from the yankees; many deserters in the area; has seen Charles Campbell's cousin, Charles T. Henley, who is a soldier.
Confederate hospital being moved; opened the Seminary; fuel prices high.
Fighting very close; would like to teach.
Was seasick on her trip.
Death of her son Nat B. Logan.
Will go to Trenton; proceeds from brother's estate mostly worthless; hopes he will get his teeth fixed.
Has been taking homeopathic medicine; wants the children to go to school; make money by renting rooms, raising fruit; will come hope soon; asks about Anderson Seminary.
Worried about the children being sick; tells Charles Campbell to give them Cholagogue and Rose's pills; will bring home 2-300 strawberry plants; letters to Richmond are now going directly.
Glad Cally will visit Virginia. Charles Campbell felt the South would win; living at Anderson Seminary.
Has no post office yet; was worried about her relatives during the war; never joined the army; Northern Georgia devastated; wishes his negroes would leave now that they are free; Thomas H. Callaway is President of E. Tennessee and Georgia Railroad; Henley lands confiscated; Mary McGhee widowed; Arthur Henley bushwacked.
Glad that her sister married him.
Has no post office; main body of the army did not go through his area; many towns being rebuilt; negroes are being treated badly by the troops; Callaway fears the negroes will not be able to take care of themselves; has not married.
Has received Atkinson's 4th article on history of Petersburg. Also genealogical material (Chapman Lee, B. Watkins, Hill Carter).
Mr. Maben unwell. Received her knitting. News of her children.
Still no post office; lost his livestock in the war; still in debt; negroes all gone, he did not want them to stay because "they never paid in labor" and wanted to "keep clear of the freedman's bureau"; Henley boys not allowed in E. Tennessee because they were guerillas; has had his picture taken.
Glad that the war is over; all the negroes gone except one woman; news of her children.
Sorry to hear doubts about re-election of Charles. After devastation of war, living for them is difficult. Family news; Molly's condition is still delicate.
Thanks to Charles Campbell for taking care of his wife; has lost most of his estate as the result of the war; laments the last of the Confederacy; talk of going west for better opportunity; Mrs. Dunlop presently teaching in the Female Academy.
Campbell's view of calamity of the war. Seeks advice about his to publish his war-time diary. Opinions of books of travels.
Received Charles Campbell's letter of August 13. Charles Campbell has asked for advice on publishers-suggests that of Dr. Dabney's Life of Stonewall Jackson . Stereotyping very expensive. Sympathizes with loss of Charles Campbell's child.
Is discouraged over the political situation, fearing that "the most perfect civilization the world has ever seen has been lost." Suggests he continue his History of Virginia from the Revolution to the present, or at least publish his diaries of the war. Fears that the war has destroyed the literary market, at least in the South.
Campbell asks the publisher if he is interested in a diary Campbell kept during Civil War. Possible serial publication, for the diary is very extensive.
Campbell had solicited this publisher's opinion on a diary. This letter is expression of interest by publisher.
Upon return from the army, he found his farm much damaged. Is managing to live comfortably; convinced worst is over. Advises him to seek new position in book industry, through aid of a friend, William Alexander of New York.
Letter pertains to Campbell's efforts to get information about a manuscript which he submitted to Harpers. Manuscript recommended to Harpers by Rev. Dr. James W. Alexander.
Visited Rahway and New York; got new clothes; looking for the meteor shower.
Is keeping a diary; went to the dentist and had teeth pulled. Anna C[ampbell] to Charles [Campbell]. Went to the dentist; house-keeping instructions.
Examines the question of the "Negro"; argues that Negroes are innately inferior, and that once freed of constraints, will inevitably regress to "indolence and barbarism" in their native state. Presents the argument that black slaves brought to America because white laborers couldn't withstand sun in the South. [Grouped with letters of Buckner H. Payne to Campbell of July 29, 1867; August 10, 1867; August 22, 1867. Payne an author of Ariel , a pamphlet on the Negro, for which he had solicited Campbell's opinion. This draft may be part of the reply.].
Inquires into efforts by colonial House of Burgesses to exclude the slave trade. Asks for reference in Hening to Revolutionary charge that the King had endeavored to arm slaves against the colonists.
Inquires into the history of the early settlement of Newport News.
Mildred [last name?] expects to marry June 6. Invites him and Anna to wedding. Mr. Maben's health very poor.
Gives him a quote from George Mason on the slave trade. Compliments him on his recent article on Pocahontas. Speaks of other books he has seen.
Charles Campbell sick; servant left; garden ripening.
Information on James B. Burk.
Next Tuesday he is meeting the president of the Maryland Historical Society for a tour of Yorktown and the vicinity. Asks him to join them.
Sent Campbell a pamphlet on "The Negro", which was to be widely distributed, north and south. Asked for Campbell's opinion of the work.
Information on Burk family.
Information on John D. Burk.
Deane, who is printing Captain John Smith's last will and testament, asks for particulars of a book by Washington W. Smyth, cited in Charles Campbell's History of Virginia . Cites an error in Charles Campbell's volume. Added note in Charles Campbell's hand gives citation for his date. Deane will print other early papers. Added note on Smyth's book.
A discussion of Payne's Ariel , a pamphlet examining negroes. Different opinions upon it and a discussion of anti-slavery attitudes. Mentions Henry Ward Beecher, Mandell Phillips, Charles Sumner, Horace Greeley.
Examination of the negroe question in light of Biblical history, and also science (Prof. Aggassiz).
Thanks for letter and enclosure of the 8th. Extended comparisons of the various accounts of Captain John Smith's rescue from the Indians and Pocahontas' part in that rescue, including primary and secondary accounts. Deane concludes that Smith exaggerated and embellished the story over time. Asks whether "corn" refers to shelled Indian corn.
Offers him a place to live.
Had good trip; wishes he and Charlie could join them.
Thanks him for his interest in J. D. Burk; Louisiana offers little future for him; Lt. Governor is a former slave; expects that "a gentleman and a Southerner will soon be debarred from all rights whatsoever," asks Charles Campbell to help get him a job in Petersburg.
Has seen several Quakers. Also: Anna [Campbell] to Charles [Campbell]. Does not feel well; has given the children medicine; going to a china factory; has received all the money due for 1867.
Expects to go to Port Chester; sends catsup recipe. Mary [Campbell] to Charles Campbell. Is making him slippers in size six.
Asks for Charles Campbell's article on Patrick Henry.
Went to Chelsea; fired the cook.
Sends him an article published in Richmond Dispatch . Is happy to learn he possesses documents which will "vindicate" his grandfather, Patrick Henry.
Went to Rye Beach; will visit New York; hopes he will consider carefully before resigning his present position; hopes they will move north.
Is preparing a memoir of John D. Burk; asks for data on Burk.
Enjoying her visit; Cousin Jane will send Charlie a "star baseball"; went to a Friends meeting; hopes he will not work himself out working at a "dull school." Also: Anna [Campbell] to Charles Campbell. Housekeeping instructions.
Still at Cousin Jane's; would like Charlie to go to school; went to Friends meeting; sends a pudding recipe.
Has found no new materials on Burk; has been attacked for his history of slavery.
Returns a copy of Dr. Rile's magazine.
Enjoying her visit; went to a Friends
meeting.
Letter also includes a letter of 8
October 1867.
Anna
C[ampbell], Harlem, [New York] to Charles
[Campbell]. Hopes Charlie has begun school;
housekeeping instructions; sent him clothes.
ALS. pages.
Went to a country fair; will be home October
20; hopes to go to New York City.
Letter also includes a letter from
Anna
[Campbell] to Charles Campbell. Expects
to go to Harlem.
Thanks for copies of Bacon's and Ingram's Rebellion.
Thanks him for article on slavery; making up a Spotswood genealogy.
Information on John D. Burk.
Gives answers to various questions asked by Campbell in a letter of 4 October 1867. Encourages him to publish a "Spottswood Genealogy." Tells him to retain his teaching job while maintaining his writing efforts.
Information on John D. Burk.
Informs him of her intention to return home shortly.
Asks for data on Dandridge family.
Ma bought him a baseball; went to Barnum's
museum; went to Central Park.
Letter also includes another from
Anna
C[ampbell] to Charles [Campbell]. Expects
to go to Harlem and then come home; Fall
foliage beautiful.
Thanks for copies of Capt. John Smith's Last Will and Testament, and the Seal of the Council for New England. Refers to discrepancy in Smith's age. Believes Smith was a greater man than Sir Walter Raleigh.
Information on John D. Burk.
Harrison family data.
Information on J. D. Burk.
Received her manuscript.
Asks for information on Patrick Henry.
Asks for information on Armistead Curtis's family and Burk family.
Information on J. D. Burk.
Would like a copy of History of John Daly Burk.
Sends more data on J. D. Burk.
Informs him that the has been chosen one of the visitors of the Tabb Street Sabbath School.
Has prepared the index for Burk book; "The Pan-Africans flourish in this bailiwick like the green baby tree."
Asks about details of the sword of Gen. George Rogers Clark, mentioned in the History of Virginia . Sends him some pamphlets on the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Curtis family data.
Believes Charles Campbell is writing a book on Civil War and asks for a copy; asks for family genealogy; Mary F. Keller well but is not really convinced that the slaves have been freed or that the war is really over; James M. Keller is in charge of Memphis City Hospital.
Spotswood genealogy will be published soon; asks for data on Spotswood family.
Invitation to commencement of Washington College.
Genealogy; has recently married; family news.
Does not recall his source for information on George Rogers Clark's sword. Thanks him for pamphlets.
Declines invitation to attend commencement of Washington College.
Has lost the Burk will; wants booksellers to order copies of Burk book from him.
Thanks him for the books he sent; discusses historical questions connected with them.
Received copy of memoir of Burk; family
history data.
Letter also includes a letter from 18
June 1868. ALS. 2 pages.
Mr. Fahnestock, a collector of pamphlets, acknowledged receipt of packet of pamphlets from Campbell. Had a possible purchase in Boston of collection of 10,000 pamphlets.
Has read the materials for memoir of J. D. Burk.
Received copies of Memoirs of John Daly Burk and the Genealogy of the Spotswood Family . Refers to Major Robert Stobo, whom Campbell sought letters by.
Received the manuscript package.
Received the package he sent.
He has been quite sick. Speaks of a connection between the Spotswood and Grigsby families.
Thanks him for his letter and funny pictures.
Has put an assistant to work tracing information on Gov. Spotswood. Relates impressions of libraries in Boston area.
Acknowledges receipt of his Genealogy of the Spotswood Family and Memoirs of [John Daly] Burke . Sorry to hear he will lose his present position. Social news of various former Confederate soldiers now farming in Warrenton.
Thanks Charles Campbell for the Genealogy ; death of Arthur Henley, killed by "bushwackers and their wives"; family news.
Fears letter of 27th of June 1868 was lost and undelivered. Therefore he conveys same news as was in that letter.
Hopes his head can be healed.
Responding to Campbell's inquiry for information about burial place of Gov. Spotswood. Had not yet discovered the info. Refers to a Mr. Kidder of North England Historical and Genealogical Society.
Has had influenza; house cleaning instructions.
Glad he is feeling better; for Charles Campbell teaching is a "great burden" and has prayed he would be relieved of it; urges him to apply to be high school principal; urges him to put his trust in God.
Sends prospectus of new magazine, and solicits a short historical piece on the "late war," (Civil War) for their first number in September. Sends advertisement for magazine from the Farmer's Gazette .
Encloses picture of Charles Campbell's mother; family news; Dr. James Keller is "the most desponding democrat I know" and fears "a war of races" if Brownlows's militia bill passes; hopes Presidential election will be peaceful.
Went to a circus; went swimming.
Letter also includes an item of 6
September 1868. Anna Campbell to Charles
[Campbell]. Is visiting Elewood's and is
planning to visit several others. 4 pages.
Letter received from Ann; sick with a cold. Speaks of a debt to Mr. McClandish.
Someone else had been appointed to take Charles Campbell's place at Anderson Seminary feels God will help them and provide; suggests opening a book store in Fauquier; Fanny buried in Fauquier.
Data on Dandridge family.
Is sorry to hear of his misfortunes. Asks for another copy of the Spotswood Genealogy ; he will pay him for it later.
Tells him of a job vacancy; asks about Aylett family genealogy.
Family news. Letter received from Anna Campbell, informing her of son's lack of success at finding employment.
Charles Campbell against the "Warrenton scheme" and Anna Campbell regrets it and is not certain of the boarding house idea; Mary and Nanny should pack.
Teaching the children reading and sewing; Charles Campbell should put his faith in God to provide; is reading the Gospels.
Speaks of Charles' moving. Says she does not know where she will live after this move. Speaks of his sending some books to Callaway.
Received the Spotswood Genealogy . Judge Coleman has been away and therefore W. Winston Fontaine could not find out about the vacancy in his school for Charles Campbell; is preparing to open his school.
Glad to learn Anna (wife) and Charley (son) are home safely. Approves of possible move to Baltimore by Charles Campbell.
Asks for personal information and list of books published by Charles Campbell for inclusion in a work on living writers of the South.
Children have colds.
Has a cold; had a dance; Charlie is helping
the workmen.
Letter also includes a letter from
Anna
C[ampbell] to Charles [Campbell]. Went to
Charlie's.
Thinks Southern people should have eschewed politics entirely. Discussion of Grant and the Radicals. Branch Archer lost his job with the coal mine explosion. Discovery of the Curls Church record book.
Finances; Mary had tooth filled.
Got $100 from Cousin Elwood; moving plans.
Sent $50; moving plans.
Expresses hope furniture has arrived. She is staying with Mrs. Martin. Some sadness over breaking up of the family.
Plans for the children; only has $30.
Moving problems; "poor Petersburg seems give over to the Radicals."
Visited Shirley; will be glad to have their own home again; decided not to sell the railroad stock.
Apologizes for delay in answering and provides biographical data, including list of books published with dates and places of publication.
Received request for article for Historical Magazine; will be pleased to comply.
Data on Spotswood family.
Gives news of his family. Speaks discouragingly of the lack of interest in maintaining education on the part of men in government.
Has had several tournaments; Mary B. Lemoine sent the family genealogy to Lady Alicia Anne Scott.
Letter concerns publishing The School History of Virginia .
Answer to inquiry on Henry Ruffner's History of Washington College .
Invites her for a visit. Social news. Political news: approval of ouster of [Gov. Henry H.] Wells, and disapproval of attempts to reinstate him by [William C.] Wickham .
Asks for date on Walker family; trying to find legendary family fortune.
Asks him to visit; family news.
Wrote to Anna and enclosed $16. Speaks of difficulty in renting house. Visiting with her old friends. Election of church elders.
Used money sent for new harnesses. News of the children; news of the farm.
Data on Spotswood family.
Relates history of Gov. Spottswood manuscript which he is seeking, in hands of a Mr. Featherstonhaugh in Europe. Also gives history of Campbell's mother.
Maury trying to discover Spotswood manuscript. Praises John Dulop's wife highly.
Has seen meteors; saw a negroe Bible class taught by white girls. [?] to "H." Describes the land and house where they are visiting; went to a tournament, describes it.
Has found a house for Charles Campbell for $216; has only been able to find a part-time teaching job for Charles Campbell in his school.
News of her looking for a house. Suggests she or son Charley come to see her.
Encloses a note for William B. Harrison of Brandon, inquiring about his grandfather, Nathaniel Harrison, who served in the Governor's Council during the Revolution. Asks if he is laboring on a book.
Printed sheet, statement of W. A. Maury, Chairman. "Circular." Appeal for funds, statement of Thomas H. Wynne, Corresponding Secretary, VHS.
Philadelphia Board of Health to Dr. Thomas Robinson, Lazaretto. Thanks Dr. Robinson for his solicitous work at the hospital. Happy to release him from further duty. Copy in Charles Campbell's hand.
Received from Mr. Dawson Charles Campbell's biographical sketch of Dr. Thomas Robinson too late for present number of the Historical Magazine in press at Concord, New Hampshire, which Dean edits. Small number of contributions, but great quantity in articles. Will have proceedings of Virginia State Historical Society.
Encloses letter to Mary Newsome for forwarding, delivery.
Asks information about two members of the Campbell family during the Revolution. Tells him of his various recent speaking engagements.
Will print Charles Campbell's enquiry about Carter Braxton in the Historical Magazine . Will be able to print Charles Campbell's memoir of Dr. Robinson in present number. Relates his connection with the Historical Magazine , and its recent troubles due to Mr. Dawson's (present publisher and editor) illness. Believes Dawson will be pleased to accept Charles Campbell's offer of contributions.
Gives information on various of his ancestors, especially his grandfather, Charles Campbell.
Speaks of the depression of the literary market in Virginia and thinks it will continue indefinitely. Encourages him to approach publishers in New York. Inquires further into various of his Campbell ancestors.
Campbell family genealogy notes.
Harrison family data.
Thanks him for Harrison family data.
Dr. Frank Newsum is a good doctor but a "poor collector"; Arthur Keller doing well; Mother's health poor; Mr. Bannister, the Huntsville minister, visits; comments on collapse of Capital at Richmond.
Asks how many subscribers he has.
He should put his faith in God; glad his head is better; is going to New Jersey next.
Information on Mr. Carhart.
Is teaching the children of General Adams and is living in luxury; family news; Memphis has been very gay; Grand Duke Alexis is arriving Friday.
Has sent Charles Campbell's note to Mr. Carhart's representative; has been sick.
[Copy in substance]. Letter pertains to Campbell's account with Lippincott's. A number of expenses had accrued to Campbell's account during the War which he wished explained.
Received Charles Campbell's request for Dean's number of the Historical Magazine . Relates the delays of that number. Will request Dawson to send a copy. Believes Charles Deane to be well. Glad Charles Campbell is "filling up the blanks" for the Historical Genealogical Society.
John Ward Dean forwarded Charles Campbell's request for a copy of his number of the Historical Magazine . Sends a copy. Requests exchange of information[?]. Hopes Charles Campbell will promote magazine's circulation in the South.
Charles Campbell's article "First Settlers of Virginia ", must have miscarried, Ed. never examined it. Abstracts of old Virginia records of interest to antiquarian or historian, but not to general public, but would like to publish anything of interest Charles Campbell find.
Suggests he advertise for a job.
Letter of recommendation for Mr. Von Briesen, well educated but he drinks.
Does not know if his present teacher will stay; is willing to take Charles Campbell's daughter to live with him.
Letter concerns the copying of the minutes of the Virginia Synod.
Thanks him for invitation to visit; since the War, was removed from his position at Anderson Seminary, moved to Fauquier, then moved to Fredericksburg.
Expresses grief at death of daughter Betty [Campbell Mabin] .
Is sending C. F. Lee the will of Richard Lee
as requested for C. F. Lee's genealogical
sketches; tells him of Lee papers at UVA.
Letter also includes a copy of the will
of Col. Richard Lee, 1663, of England. 8
pages.
Has received the copy of Richard Lee's will; asks where he can reach Mr. Cabell to inquire about other Lee papers; asks about other Lee papers; is trying to trace genealogy of Maryland and Virginia Lees and will be aided in tracing Lees' English ancestry.
Received news of death of Sister Betty. Social news.
News of her leaving Shirley and of those boarding at her house in Petersburg. Asks him to send "plot" of their land, showing boundary.
Conveys news of Alexander S. Campbell's grief over death of his sister Betty. News of Charles Campbell Jr. coming to stay with her.
Charles Campbell Jr. reached Shirley yesterday. News of farming activities at Shirley.
Sends plot she requested earlier [July 1871]. Mentions possibility of suit over disputed boundary.
Expects to return to Shirley next week. Encroachment on her property by a neighbor. Encourages him to read the Bible regularly.
Been busy with opening of the new bank. Discussion of Richmond politics.
Acknowledges receipt of plot. Letter received from Charley Campbell. Collecting rent from tenants; planned improvements.
Glad she managed to pay her taxes. Family news: letter received from Charley.
Enjoying her visit; her Brother Edward in the lumber business in Chicago; is "gaining flesh daily."
Wants to meet with Aunt Mildred; is staying with Prof. Davis of UVA; family news.
Hopes to have their own house.
Enjoying her visit to Virginia.
Glad Charles Campbell is well; is "fattening" and weighs 106 pounds; cousin gave her money.
Letter from Charley; she disapproves of his plans to work in a machine shop.
Advice on his illness; sends candy. She will go to Shirley around November 1.
Having paid taxes, she hopes to be able to pay insurance. Won't be with him until December 1.
Social news. A visit from minister. Letter from Charley who is ploughing for wheat and picking corn.
Character; reference for Mr. Caldwell.
Informs him Miss May Russell coming to visit him; she sends various things with her.
Settling debts; is leaving to take charge of the Port Sullivan School.
Family news; letter received from Anna B. Campbell. She has enjoyed visiting all her old Friends in Petersburg.
Encloses $20. Going to Shirley Saturday.
Has no money or meat; Mary is recovering from "a high state of mental excitement"; hopes he will have as many as 64 subscribers by the end of the month.
Glad his business is beginning well; glad he could send the rent money; Mary having a good time at Ingleside; visited Baltimore; cat has almost caught all the mice.
Enclosed a copy of receipt relating to business
affairs of mother in 1854-1855.
Letter also includes a letter written by
Mildred W. Campbell. An account of how she spent
$4,380.00 she received for sale of land: mostly
Virginia state stock. Sent to Aleck in 1855.
Jackson engraving by American Art Union is the best engraved likeness. Clipping on engraving.
Farm work picking up with spring. Family news.
Engraving of Jackson is excellent.
Just arrived; letters received. Visiting with old friends.
Ma prepared flowers for Memorial Day yesterday; town very quiet; Charlie playing ball.
Arrived safely; will go to Baltimore, then Lexington; got three subscribers; called on Mrs. Aylett.
Mother is sending $20; Mary and Nannie having a good time; does not want them to visit Ashland during commencement as there is "too much excitement."
Likes Lee and Jackson portraits; includes copy of letter by Jackson and a duplicate of the letter.
Housekeeping details.
Has 23 subscriptions; has collected for the engravings delivered; "the business is excessively trying."
Her arrival at Shirley, where wheat is being cut. Mr. Carter going to England, taking his granddaughter Suzzy. Would like pictures of girls. Lee and Jackson to take with him.
Enjoying her visit; will be coming to Richmond; glad he has 23 subscribers; cousins are trying to arrange a marriage.
Family news. Daughters Mary and Nannie intended to attend College Commencement at Ashland but did not.
Mr. Carter will pay her for Lee and Jackson pictures. New boarder: Mrs. Picket.
Doesn't know when she will go to Petersburg. News that Alexander S. Campbell has fixed up his house.
Acknowledges receipt of Lee and Jackson pictures. Mr. Carter pleased with them. Weather very hot. Mr. Carter and Suzzy have left for England. Letter received from Charley.
Charles Campbell selling pictures; Grandma received the pictures.
About the Virginia Historical Society, and its plans to begin publishing primary sources. Needed a regular state subsidy.
Mr. Baglan[?] wants pictures of Generals Lee and Jackson. Intention to go to Shirley.
About 50 engravings subscribed for.
Visiting old friends. Arrangements for boarding him when he comes.
Glad the suit was decided in his favor "there not being the sum of one cent in the combined purse of the family", asks him to send money; sorry Mother is so feeble.
Sends $35; is not well.
Acknowledges receipt of pictures. Weather continues hot.
Charles Campbell should try selling engravings in Spotsylvania "farmers are more easily influenced to subscribe than city people."
Would be difficult to sell engravings in Spotsylvania.
Thanks him for $350.
Thanks him for the "small Lee"; enjoyed Charles Campbell's visit to Petersburg.
Deposited $350 to credit of Lucy L. Temple.
Discussion of the Yantic, a monitor ship.
Thanks him for genealogy information; hopes he has sold the Lee and Jackson engravings.
Has a new apartment; sends a copy of the Home Journal .
Sends him latest volume (#6) of Wisconsin Historical Collections . Asks for information concerning a Lt. Henry Timberlake, who served in the Colonial Army, 1758-1762.
Encloses letter form Mother and speaks of her declining health and her expectation of death.
Speaks of her declining health and doubts she will live much longer.
Acknowledges receipt of news of Mother's condition. Son Johnny now in Philadelphia; other children attending school.
Describes his chronic illness; is overcome with "despondency"; asks for help with the disease.
Asks her to write; Willie Tomlinson visited.
Sorry to hear that Charles Campbell is unwell and that Mildred Walker Campbell had to send him to Staunton; Alice had an accident and lost three toes; sends gift of $20.
Thanks her for the children's drawings; hopes Mr. Morrison will leave farming; will send Littell's Living Age .
Enjoying Saratoga; asks her to write; her friend Prof. Waterhouse Hawkins is with Prof. Agassiz.
Growing old and feeble; sorry to hear Charles has not improved; news of her children.
Sympathy note, death of Alonzo.
Recounts life of Charles Campbell and an incident which showed Charles Campbell's charitable nature; describes Charles Campbell's illness; recounts life and character of John Wilson Campbell (Charles Campbell's father).
News of her children; "Petersburg has sadly changed and the times are fearful."
Callaway Campbell living 12 miles from Cleveland but "is not living a Godly life"; will visit Callaway and report to her.
Is lonely and deaf; is reading much; Charles has died since she last wrote; Charles Campbell's widow and children are in Fredericksburg; she is with her son Aleck who has four children, all boys.
Answers Brock's inquiry about life of Charles Campbell; recounts life of Charles Campbell.
Richmond Dispatch some weeks after his death.
Response to inquiry to help with church in Fredericksburg.
Thanks her for gifts she sent him. Speaks of obituaries [?] to appear in various journals.
Information about James D. Graham and George M. Ransom; describes Alice's wedding.
Family visiting plans; "perhaps a long season of humility will be the best thing for the South"; hopes Southerners will support honest men in politics.
Will not publish Lady Scott's correspondence.
Got the report of Gen. Rogers.
Is preparing a new edition of his History of Bristol Parish ; asks for information on Campbell family.
Wrote to Gen. Rogers; enjoyed news of the children.
Departing for Baltimore; requested Mr. Waller to send a ham to Mrs. Charles Wallace.
Letter also includes a letter from A. R. Spofford, Librarian of Congress, regarding books of Mrs. Charles Campbell.
Speaks of the hard times which have fallen on the South. Sends price-list of books she requested.
Arrived in New York.
Glad Helen is well; Sister S. is over neuralgia.
Glad Helen is well; patent medicine recommended.
Looks forward to her visit; sends $75.
Thanks her for use of Book of Extracts of her father, Charles Campbell. Gives social news; hopes to see her.
Children were vaccinated; family news.
He will be present at the auction of her father's books and will guard her interest. Thanks her for her information concerning a Dr. Aylett.
Looking forward to her visit.
Thanks her for sending him her picture; she looks like her father. He has been quite busy and has let correspondence lag. Asks if she has seen the newspaper article suggesting a genealogy of the Campbell family.
Enjoying her stay; Aunt Helen's foot better.
Enjoyed her visit; foot is better.
Enjoyed Saratoga; has taken a pew at the Transfiguration.
Sent her chairs.
Encloses a poem.
Is sick; has sold Brinkwood.
Mary and Nan will visit her.
Sale of Brinkwood; investment advice.
Investment of the money from the sale of Brinkwood; copies of letters to and from Sam[ue]l C. Hoge on selling Brinkwood.
Tomlinson's previous investments having been "disastrous failures," Helen R. Mason is against her buying another house; Helen R. Mason advises that she should avoid real estate investments; suggests that she invest the Brinkwood proceeds.
Hopes Charlie will visit; hopes Charlie understands bookkeeping.
Happy with sister's children's progress in school; refers to the "Washington crime and tragedy."
Glad her sister's girls are learning to keep house; includes copy of letter on Brinkwood sale.
Offers condolences on death of her father, Charles Campbell. The Virginia Historical Society would be happy to receive his "literary remains."
Sorry that Morrison girls are not continuing in school; will continue to contribute to their support; "political strifes" in Virginia are "shocking"; hopes Gen. Rogers will return to the Capital; berates sister for her plans for educating her children.
Encloses $100 for tuition for their children.
Glad she is feeling better; sends $75 to pay the doctor.
Bought a railroad bond with Brinkwood proceeds.
Asks her for a visit; Sends $75.
Looking forward to a trip, will sail soon.
Glad Mary enjoyed her trip; will go to Europe and wants to take Mary.
Aunt was sea sick; enjoying her trip.
Arrived in Liverpool on the "Alaska"; saw the Crystal Palace, St. Paul's, and other tourist spots.
Has seen Brussels, Cologne, Rhine River, Frankfurt, Lucerne; is learning French.
Sightseeing.
Traveled through Europe; saw the Louvre and monuments.
Attended the theatre.
Enjoys Mary's visit; sends $100.
Busy with her music; went to hear the pianist Jaseffey; throat is better; had sleigh ride in Central Park.
Enjoying music. Also a note from H[elen] R. M[ason] Will buy a good horse from Mr. Morrison.
Enjoying her visit; taking the waters.
Enjoying her visit; practices the piano.
Enjoying her travels.
Heard Patti in La Traviata.
Is selling rubber goods; saw fireworks in Cincinnati at opening of railroad station.
Has been to Long Branch; taking the waters at Saratoga.
Worried about Mary's health; worried about her investments; sends check for $75.
Is still sick; aunt fell down the stairs; going to the opera and lectures.
Went to Mr. Stoddard's lecture; her throat still not well.
Describes an Ohio election, "a very Waterloo for the Dem's."
Went to theater; health better.
The Virginia Historical Society is still alive but is not flourishing. Tells her of its publications. Her father, Charles Campbell, put his "literary remains" in the Society, where they are cared for.
Campbell family genealogy.
Sends $100; Mary is well.
Asks for gold chain; cholera epidemic.
Went to the theater.
Traveling with her aunt and enjoying it.
Is sightseeing; saw Washington Irving's home.
Description of Lexington.
Living in a new hotel.
Aunt's health is better; went to theater; advises brother to read.
Hopes to see her in a day or two. His wife has been sick, but is hopefully recovering. Sends a copy of the Descendants of Pocahontas and other books.
Was disappointed in not having met her. Is not optimistic about her getting the teaching position for which she has applied.
Mention of [Charles Campbell's] "perfect History ." Enquires about her father's papers and books.
Hopes she will visit; little of historic interest in Erie, oldest families only go back one generation; is interested in genealogy.
His mother died; family genealogy; sent two pictures of himself; plans to go to Niagra.
Glad she liked his photographs and hopes to meet her someday; feels humiliated that the Commonwealth's Attorney is black and a "vulgar ignoramus"; describes Billy Mahone and John Wise as "renegades"; due to such renegades, elections bring turmoil.
Has read Knights of the Golden Horseshoe , thinks he is Episcopalian.
His family is Episcopalian; asks her to write.
Love letter; describes and old family slave's life; slave was a "thorough aristocrat."
Love letter; describes telling his old slave about his coming marriage.
Love letter; is having an "18 carrot" ring sent to her.
Family genealogy notes.
Thanks him for his gift; invites him for a visit; Rel has been sick.
Moore and Campbell family genealogy notes and inquiries.
Henley and Keller family genealogy notes.
Family genealogy notes.
Will add her great grandfather, Alexander Spotswood Moore, to the list of William and Mary alumni.
Asks for the loan of a book she had seen at Hazel Hill.
Came in the stage; asks her to take a trip.
Are sorry school is letting out.
Sends inscription on memorial of John Curtis.
Elected to honorary membership in the Franklin Literary Society.
Accepts his election to the Franklin Literary Society.
A letter to the editor of the Enquirer giving Campbell's impressions of a series of county election campaigns.
Age of Jamestown Church uncertain.
Betty going to Salt Sulphur Springs; Ma and Cally well; Fred Robbins arrived from Texas.
Asks for facts about family history.
Returns Table of Contents. Copyright must be in Charles Campbell's name or will be contravention of contract. Mr. Lippincott proposed a half interest in the plates, but Charles Campbell had contract altered to be sure copyright solely in his name. If terms infringed on, will be without Charles Campbell's consent. If publishers lose anything, is due to lack of precautions on their side.
Inviting him to Shirley. Encloses $30.
Social news; she has been visited by an Englishman. Having sent grease, she awaits soap.
Her son has gone down to Shirley but she has stayed behind. She is ill. Family news.
Has sent her two boys to her; asks her to make clothes for them.
Has just returned from Richmond with a cold. Fears she is growing forgetful. Asks her to deposit $10 in savings bank for her.
Encloses some money to be put in savings bank. Hopes to send her some peaches.
Family news. Encloses $10.
She is enjoying her rest away from home. Her son, Robert, once near death, has apparently recovered.
Social news. She has been very sick, but daughter Landonia is much better. She is pleased with her new son.
Family news. Cousin Leigh Wickham there until Friday.
Sorry to hear she cannot come. Also regrets being unable to send any butter or lard.
Family news. She has not been well, but feels better now.
She leaves Saturday for Hickory Hill. Hopes to see her today.
Mrs. Kay, a neighbor, is very ill and dying and wishes to see her children before she dies. Asks her to send the children to Shirley tomorrow; encloses $1 for train fare.
Have sent beef and a turkey; hope they will come down at Easter.
Norain; hopes Mr. Nelson hasn't failed; urges them to come for a visit.
Asks her to send some cotton. Asks Alexander [S. Campbell] to come for a visit.
Asks her to come for a visit. She is planning a fair in order to raise money to build a home for their preacher.
Asks her to buy $2.00 worth of leeches for her when she returns from Richmond.
Encloses a letter with news of her father. Hopes her son Charlie can find work in Petersburg.
Asks her to buy some cotton and some buttons for her. Sends some butter. Asks her to come and bring Alexander S. Campbell, and inquires for news of Charles Campbell.
Her sons are going up to see her. Encloses $2.50; asks her to buy a shawl. Also encloses $10 to put in savings bank in the name of Co[a]t[e]sworth Pinckney Mason.
Encloses $10.
Hopes to visit Dr. Eppes next week.
Acknowledges receipt of the money she sent. Invites her to spend Christmas with her if John and Betty (Campbell) Maben have left by then. Expects visit from her brother Robert soon.
Encloses "sad news" for Martha and Sarah Kay. Family news.
Can't make permanent plans, as will cross the Atlantic soon. Not sure of going to Richmond next Winter; could do well in Washington. If go to Richmond, will begin publishing the Debates twice a week. Does Charles Campbell have left over type from his paper? If so, will have it printed in Petersburg.
Letter concerns a dispute over land.
Would like to board at Charles Campbell's while teaching school.
Poetry; hopes she will return to Philadelphia.
Sorry to hear Charles has given up his school.
Sorry to hear of death of his daughter, Fannie. Consoles him.
Invites her to Richmond during her illness. Indecision about their vacation trip. Conveys news received from Aleck.
Sends a manuscript. Thanks him for sending "Lamb's delightful book." Will return copy of Southern Literary Messenger when he is in Petersburg on Sunday.
Sends a sample of the tuckahoe root.
Says goodbye.
Suggests he can obtain interesting records from "our clerk's office," records commence 1663 and detail social life.
Thank you note; has been confined to the house; hopes Mrs. Campbell will recover from the effects of her fall; would like to see Mary and Nanny.
He has been quite sick. If he cannot come down next week, he will send his lists.
Sends $15 tuition.
Laments that subscriptions for selling books is necessary, but offers to help.
Points out some errors in last edition of the Messenger . Informs him of the publication of a new historical magazine in Boston, and of the impending publication of other historical items.
Remembers childhood.
Apologizes for not seeing him.
Written in "Catalogue of the Library of Petersburg, Virginia" (1854).
Minutes of the Ladies Club of Washington Street
Church, Petersburg, for soldiers relief, 1861 July
1-July 27;
"Diary of the War", 1863 June 28-1864 July 22;
Charles Campbell: Journal, 1861 April 22-May 4;
Journal, 1862 July 16-August 3;
Index to diaries by date #1-9.
Dates include 1841 December-1842 June 8; 1844 May 6-September 12; 1849 August 8; 1850 April 27; 1850 October 15; 1854 March 18.
Charles Campbell's account book for Anderson Seminary, 1861-1862; inventory of Anderson Seminary, 1868.
Charles Campbell's estimate of family expenses, 1863 July 20; clippings on Petersburg; household accounts 1848-1863 (partially covered by clippings pasted in).
Inventory of Rahway house contents, 1848-1851; cash receipts and disbursements ledger, 1863-1867; accounts for Anderson Seminary shoe purchases, 1863; extracts from letters; Burdsall & Co. accounts, 1848.
Has Charles Campbell's notes on a variety of subjects.
History of British in Virginia 1781; life of Lavinia Maria More, pages. 31-69; discussion of immigrants.
Poem: "Edwin"; notes on Bacon's Rebellion; notes on railroad engineering: Journal, 1826; lists of authors; life of Isaac Jefferson, Anecdotica Revolutionana; roll of Tuscumbia School and Sommerville School.
List of books Charles Campbell has read; list of magazines and reviews received; memoir of his courtship and marriage to Elvira Callaway (24 pages.); notes for History of Virginia ; list of manuscripts Charles Campbell has collected.
Essays on various topics; historical notes; list of family portraits at Shirley by room, with sketch of each person, 1838; list of manuscripts published in various magazines. 1838 October 21.
Charles Campbell's notes on Walter Raleigh; Clayton of Gloucester county; genealogical notes, Lee family; epitaph of Thomas Ludwell, Bruton Parish; misc. tombstone inscriptions; DD's journal, 1839 December 7, pages 57-63; list of 32 pieces published on Virginia, pages 64-65; list of plantation on James River, pages 69-71; lists opinions of his Lyceum speech, pages 96-98; distribution of "Bland Papers", pages 120-121; Lord's Prayer in Mohawk, 1839 October, page 42.
List of memoirs published; Charles Campbell journal; historical notes.
Heads of questions for Debating Society.
Newspaper clippings pasted over Charles Campbell's notes from law school.
Civil War newspaper clippings pasted in a book entitled Homers Book VI, Volume II, Miss Lucie Nelson, Petersburg, Virginia.
Newspaper clippings pasted over John Campbell's account book.
Newspaper clippings pasted over John W. Campbell's cash book.
Newspaper clippings.
Manuscript notes on farming included.