Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 66)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 66)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.66

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1962–May 1962 Overview of contents: Sewage system installation permit for Red Hill; insurance correspondence; final reconstruction correspondence, mostly with Stanhope Johnson; correspondence with the Department of the Interior regarding making Red Hill a national park; financial correspondence; Osage orange tree lightning damage correspondence; correspondence regarding Mabel Bellwood’s living arrangements; correspondence regarding moving William Wirt Henry’s office; correspondence regarding the location of Patrick Henry’s law office; newspaper clipping of article regarding USS Patrick Henry commander; and annual May 29 foundation meeting resolution.

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 66

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1962 - 5/1962

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.