Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type	a
Sex	male

Individuals

John Hopewell

Recorded Names

John Hopewell 1

Associated Individuals

Hannah (Vanmeter) Hopewell (slaveholder) (spouse of John Hopewell)

James Patton (emigrant) (enslaved by John Hopewell) 5

Susan Vanmeter (slaveholder) (sister-in-law of John Hopewell)

Events

	Hardy Co., Virginia (primary location)	1 2	View Event Details

Notes

[a]
became life member in 1838, see his letter of 28 Feb 1838

Citations

[1] John Hopewell (Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to (Washington City), letter, 30 Jul 1830; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 8; (https://www.fold3.com/image/29603766: accessed 25 Jul 2022).
[2] John Hopewell (Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to R. R. Gurley (Washington City), letter, 8 Sep 1930; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 9; (https://www.fold3.com/image/27463864: accessed 25 Jul 2022).
[3] John Hopewell (Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to R. R. Gurley (Washington City), letter, 23 Sep 1830; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 9; (https://www.fold3.com/image/27464107: accessed 25 Jul 2022).
[4] A. H. Lamon (Alexandria, Virginia) to R. R. Gurley (Washington City), letter, 14 Oct 1830; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 10; (https://www.fold3.com/image/29596457: accessed 25 Jul 2022).
[5] John Hopewell (Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to R. R. Gurley (Washington City), letter, 16 Oct 1833; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 19; (https://www.fold3.com/image/27399319: accessed 26 Jul 2022).
[6] John Hopewell (Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to R, R. Gurley (Washington City), letter, 5 Jun 1832; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 14; (https://www.fold3.com/image/29600333: accessed 26 Jul 2022).
[7] John Hopewell (Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to R. R. Gurley (Washington City), letter, 2 Mar 1833; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 16; (https://www.fold3.com/image/29611604: accessed 26 Jul 2022).
[8] John Hopewell (Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to R. R. Gurley (Washington City, D. C.), letter, 15 May 1833; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 18; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30907239: accessed 26 Jul 2022).
[9] John Hopewell (near Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to Joseph Gales (Washington City, D. C.), letter, 28 Feb 1858; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 29; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30258572: accessed 26 Jul 2022).
[10] John Hopewell (near Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to Joseph Gales (Washington, D. C.), letter, 16 Mar 1838; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 29; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30258590: accessed 26 Jul 2022).
[11] John Hopewell (Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to William McLain (n. p.), letter, 18 Jun 1855; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 76; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30900010: accessed 26 Jul 2022).
[12] John Hopewell (Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia) to R. R. Gurley (n. p.), letter, 9 Jun 1837; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 28; (https://www.fold3.com/image/29598343: accessed 26 Jul 2022).
[13] J. W. Lubenbeel (Washington, D.C.) to John Hopewell (Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia), letter, 23 Jun 1855; "Outgoing Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 199; (https://www.fold3.com/image/31419018: accessed 27 Jul 2022).