Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 57)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 57)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.57

Scope and Content

Date range: August 1960–September 1960 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding state appropriations for foundation; correspondence regarding Mabel Bellwood’s salary; financial correspondence; correspondence with and regarding Virginia Department of Highways and the location of Patrick Henry’s law office; proposed foundation budget for upcoming year; correspondence with and regarding David Bruce and 1961 annual meeting address; correspondence regarding a potential telephone; Patrick Henry Boys’ Plantation fundraising correspondence; correspondence regarding curator’s house at Red Hill; correspondence regarding plumbing at Red Hill; correspondence with Charlotte County Clerk’s Office regarding a certificate in deed book for the moving of Patrick Henry’s law office; executive committee September 26 meeting correspondence and meeting minutes; correspondence regarding plans for Mabel Bellwood’s new house at Red Hill; correspondence regarding moving William Wirt Henry’s office and servants’ cabin to new location; and correspondence regarding commemorative Patrick Henry stamp.

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 57

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

8/1960 - 9/1960

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.