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Lilley, Robert Doak, 1836 - 1886

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Biography

From Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia. Attended Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. Became general officer in the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia during the Americna Civil War. Was financial officer and agent for Washington College then Washington and Lee University during and after Robert E. Lee's tenure as president of the institution.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Missouri Professorship in Washington College: Sketch of the Plan for its Endowment, 1870

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Scope and Contents

This publication, written by R. D. Lilley as Agent for the Board of Trustees and 'Committee of Endowment' contains information about the college's programs of study and history and a list of the endowment's supporters.

Dates: 1870

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