Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 39)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 39)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.39

Scope and Content

Date range: October 1954–December 1954 Overview of contents: Financial correspondence and documents regarding stock transfer from Eugene Casey to the foundation; meeting scheduling correspondence; correspondence and documents regarding reconstruction building materials and reconstruction advice from Colonial Williamsburg; correspondence with Patrick Henry School in Georgia regarding Henry family crest; and correspondence regarding the foundation’s charter being revoked.

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 39

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

10/1954 - 12/1954

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.