Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 21)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 21)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.21

Scope and Content

Date range: August 1949–October 1949 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding volumes of a Patrick Henry biography; correspondence regarding mortgage agreement with Lynchburg Trust and Savings Bank; correspondence regarding official name of Staunton River; correspondence regarding publication of a speech given by Frank Gaines; letter from George Ed Britton, caretaker of Red Hill about his pay; Red Hill property appraisal; foundation checking account statement and checks; correspondence with and regarding the Fontaines, descendants of Patrick Henry; foundation corporation registration document; stationery order form; correspondence with and regarding Robert Meade; correspondence regarding the Sons of the American Revolution; correspondence regarding various news articles; correspondence with Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company regarding possibility of foreclosure; correspondence with John Marshall Hotel regarding an unpaid bill; correspondence regarding potential boy’s home at Red Hill; commemorative Patrick Henry stamp correspondence; correspondence regarding state appropriations and foundation’s expenses; correspondence regarding a lithograph of a Patrick Henry speech; and correspondence with the Colonial Dames of America.

Collection

Papers of James S. Easley (1885–1965)

Archive Details

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1945 - 12/1965

Archive Size/Extent

Six boxes

Archive Items Details

Title

Folder 21

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

8/1949 - 10/1949

Provenance

Notes

This collection encompasses the papers of James Stone Easley, the first president of the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation. The collection primarily includes correspondence between Easley and other individuals connected to Red Hill, as well as maps, brochures, meeting minutes, financial documents, contracts, newspaper clippings, and blueprints from the early years of the foundation and its efforts to reconstruct Red Hill. The papers in this collection, dating from 1945 to 1965, were donated to the foundation by Mr. Easley in 1965.