Date range: July 1960
Overview of contents: Financial correspondence; correspondence with Virginia Department of Highways regarding location of Patrick Henry’s law office; Patrick Henry Boys’ Plantation executive committee July 13, 1960 meeting minutes; correspondence with and regarding Charles Echols; correspondence with Robert Meade regarding Patrick Henry history; correspondence regarding state appropriations for foundation; correspondence regarding Mabel Bellwood’s salary; correspondence regarding David Bruce; and correspondence regarding Caravati lawsuit.
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 56
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
7/1960 - 7/1960
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.
