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Washington Academy (Lexington, Va.)

 Organization

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander House - Two Forgotten College Houses, by L.L. Campbell

 File — Box 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a typescript essay entitled "Two Forgotten College Houses."

Dates: Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995

George Washington collection

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0012
Scope and Contents

This collection includes both original and facsimile content. The collection's contents pertain to land along the Great Kanhawa, the American Revolution, Mt. Vernon, and Washington Academy in Lexington, Va. There is also a facsimile and typescript for items whose originals are elsewhere or in private hands. A few of the original Washington-related items have been reproduced for research with the originals removed for security purposes.

Dates: 1775-1777, 1798, 1888, 1949

George Washington Letter to the Trustees of Washington Academy

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0489
Scope and Contents

In this letter, dated June 17, 1798, George Washington writes from Mount Vernon to thank the Washington College trustees for naming the institution in his honor.

Dates: 1798-06-17

Law Scholarships ledger

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0419
Scope and Contents

This ledger contains an alphabetical list of names of Washington Academy law students who were to receive scholarships between 1908 and 1910. This list also notes the amount due and the due date. There is also a list of the class of 1909.

Dates: Inclusive 1908-1910

William and Anne Fleming Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0009
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers created by or related to William and Anne Fleming and several family members on Anne's side, including her parents, Israel and Elizabeth, and her brother, William.The subjects include Flemings accounts of his trips to Kentucky, his journal of the first Kentucky convention of which he served as chair, letters about business, Kentucky land claims, and family affairs. There are commissions, wills and estate inventories, land surveys and indentures, a...
Dates: circa 1754-1833, 2000