Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 25)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 25)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.25

Scope and Content

Date range: April 1950–May 1950 Overview of contents: Financial correspondence and documents, largely regarding overdue bills; correspondence regarding Bellwood agreement and boys’ home; correspondence regarding state appropriations; correspondence with Ben Hilliard; correspondence with Robert Meade; correspondence with Garden Club of Virginia; correspondence with Virginia Museum of Fine Arts regarding Patrick Henry relics; mortgage correspondence with Elizabeth Kerper; meeting scheduling correspondence; correspondence from Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities; correspondence with George Ed Britton regarding his pay; correspondence with Thomas George regarding his pay; correspondence with the Colonial Dames of America; fundraising correspondence; correspondence with and regarding the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, specifically William Lashley; and correspondence regarding potential trustees.

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 25

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

4/1950 - 5/1950

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.