Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 69)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 69)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.69

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1963–December 1963 Overview of contents: History of Campbell County booklet; correspondence regarding moving William Wirt Henry’s office and servants’ cabin; correspondence regarding Mabel Bellwood’s living arrangements; letter from Lucy Page Williams to Senator Harry Byrd regarding the importance of Red Hill; annual May 29 foundation meeting correspondence; foundation financial report; newspaper clipping of an article about a letter written by George Washington; Osage orange tree correspondence; water system at Red Hill correspondence; correspondence regarding October 23 meeting; financial correspondence, including discussing reconstruction costs; agreement between Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation and contractor T. M. Sweeney; meeting scheduling correspondence; letter from Stanhope Johnson to Robert Meade discussing history of architecture at Red Hill.

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 69

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1963 - 12/1963

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.