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.
