Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 59)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 59)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.59

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1961–February 1961 Overview of contents: Patrick Henry Boys’ Plantation board of directors January 14, 1961 meeting minutes; correspondence regarding James M. Ball Jr. and John Garland Pollard; correspondence with Eugene Casey and Stanhope Johnson regarding final reconstruction plan; Patrick Henry commemorative stamp correspondence; financial correspondence and documents, largely regarding transfer of stocks from Eugene Casey to foundation; correspondence with Rustburg Women’s Club; correspondence with Bank of Phenix regarding certificate of title on deed of trust; correspondence regarding Mabel Bellwood’s living arrangements; Scotchtown restoration correspondence; correspondence regarding Peter Rothermel’s Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses painting; annual May 29 foundation meeting correspondence, including discussion of potential speakers; and request for picture of Patrick Henry.

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 59

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1961 - 2/1961

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.