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[Identification of item], Jacob Fuller Scrapbook (RG 1.04), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington
and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
Jacob Fuller was born on January 17, 1816. He served Washington and Lee University as an Instructor in Latin and later as
Secretary to the Board of Trustees. He died in 1890.
This scrapbook was compiled by Jacob Fuller while serving as Secretary to the Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees.
He chose original university records, such as evidence of early fundraising and the university's relationship with the Society
of the Cincinnati, and other items he felt belonged together in this scrapbook. Most of the items were removed from the Board
of Trustees records by Fuller.
The scrapbook underwent extensive conservation and digitization.
Documents on Washington & Lee University early history
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 1-5 1774-1806English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 1, Doc. 1
Endorsement Presbytery of Hanover Cub Creek-Charlotte establishment Augusta Academy
1774-10-12Endorses establishment of Augusta Academy to be managed by William Graham. Lists subscriptions by members of Congresgation
[Index No. 1] (Various dates attributed - 1772-10-12; 1774-10-12; 1774-10-13; 1775-10-13)English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 1, Doc. 2
Endorsement Presbytery of Hanover Cub Creek-Charlotte establishment Augusta Academy
1775-10-13duplicate commitment to establish Augusta Academy with new list of subscriberstions [Index No. 2]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 1, Doc. 3
Action Presbytery of Hanover Timber Ridge fixing location Augusta Academy
1776-05-06Action of Presbytery of Hanover meeting at Timber Ridge fixing location of Augusta Academy and appointing persons to collect
donations and subscriptions [Index No. 3]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 1, Doc. 4
Action Presbytery of Hanover Timber Ridge exact site Augusta Academy
1776-05-22Academy to be located on land donated by Messrs Stuart & Houston and appointing officials, including trustees [Index No.4]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 2, Doc. 5
Augusta Academy subscriptions per Presbytery of Hanover
1777-06-01First of six documents [Index No. 5] - includes trusteesEnglish
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 2, Doc. 6
Augusta Academy subscriptions per Presbytery of Hanover
1777-06-01Second of six documents - [Index No. 6] - includes trusteesEnglish
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 2, Doc. 7
Augusta Academy subscriptions per Presbytery of Hanover
1777-06-01Third of six documents [Index No.7] - includes trusteesEnglish
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 2, Doc. 8
Augusta Academy subscriptions per Presbytery of Hanover
1777-06-01Fourth of six documents [Index No.8] - includes trusteesEnglish
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 2, Doc. 9
Augusta Academy subscriptions per Presbytery of Hanover
1777-06-01Fifth of six documents [Index No.9] - includes trustessEnglish
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 2, Doc. 10
Augusta Academy subscriptions per Presbytery of Hanover
1777-06-01Sixth of six documents [Index No.10] - includes trusteesEnglish
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 3, Doc. 11
Certified copy of petition to VA Legislature Liberty Hall Academy Charter
1777-03-13-1782"Trustees of the Academy present Mar 13, '77, July 24, '77, Aug 26, '77, Sept 10, '77, Sept 19'78 also a fulllist of trustees
apptd by Presbytery 1782" [Index No. 12]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 3, Doc. 13
Letter W. Train to Rev. W. Graham
1783-03-13Contains extracts from meeting of Presbytery [Index No. 13]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 3, Doc. 14
Petition of Trustees of Liberty Hall Academy to Synod of VA
1792-09-10Petition from trustees of Liberty Hall Academy begging Syndod of Virginia not to remove their rector Mr. Graham who had been
elected President of Hampden Sidney College [Index No. 14]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 3, Doc. 16
Letter from Trustees of Liberty Hall Academy to Trustees of Hampden Sydney
1797Protest against Act passed by General Assembly of Virginia divesting them of their offices and virtually transferring all
the propety of Lberty Hall into otner hands to acrue to the benefit of another seminary. Reference at the end of the letter
to "Corporation of New London Academy." [Index No. 16] Letter should be read before [Index No. 15} which appears to be a response
from Hampden Sydney.English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 3, Doc. 15
Letter from Trustees of Hampden Sydney to Trustees of Liberty Hall Academy
1797-12-22Letter agrees with Liberty Hall trustees that Act of Virginia Legislature was unjust [Index No. 15]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 4, Doc. 17
Relating to James River Company and its incorporation
1782-10-1785-10Item mentions George Washington's shares and their disposition and also includes list of 1782 Liberty Hall Academy Trustees
[Index No. 17]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 4, Doc. 18
Conference--Committee of Lexington Presbytery & Committee of Board of Trustees of Washington College
1834-12-03[Index No. 18]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 5, Doc. 19
Scholarship Endowment form (blank)
"Washington College" bearing likenesses of both Washington and Lee but undated [Index No.19]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 5, Doc. 20
George Washington's endowment of shares to Liberty Hall
1796-09-15-1796-11-08Copy of General Washington's letter to Robert Brooke, Gov. of Va. indicating his intent to give the 100 shares of S. River
stock to Liberty Hall Academy; also an extract from Gov. Robert Brooke's letter of communication to Gen. Assembly of Va [Index
No.20]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 5, Doc. 21
Letter under seal of Washington Academy to Samuel Brown as agent to solicit loans
1798-03-10[Index No.21]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 5, Doc. 22
Terms of loan to Washington Academy to be repaid
1798-1799[Index No.22] - includes subscribers' namesEnglish
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 5, Doc. 23
Memorial & protest to VA General Assembly re: disposition of "Library Fund"
[Index No.23]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 5, Doc. 24
Additional Memorial & protest to VA General Assembly re:disposition of "Library Fund"
[Index No. 24]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 5, Doc. 25
Letter from J. Brown to brother about state of affairs in Kentucky
1806-11-28Not in Fuller Index; appears to be personal letter dated "Frankfort, 28th November 1806" [J. Brown was apparently the son
of Rev. John Brown and involvedin petitioning for Kentucky statehood and subsequent Kentucky politics].English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 5, Doc. 26
Extract of Minutes of Board Meeting at Washington Academy re: funding from Society of Cincinnati
Letter from George W. Munford, Secretary of Committee of VA Cincinnati Society
1855-05-19English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 3
List of members of VA Cincinnati Society
1855-05-19English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 4
Additional list of members of VA Society of Cincinnati
1855-05-19English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 4.1
Appeal & address of Board of Trustees of Washington College to Cincinnati Society
1881-07English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 5
Series of resolutions of VA Cincinnati Society looking to appropriatie funds for Washington Academy
1802-12-13English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 6
Letter from Richard C. Walters of Yorktown refusing to fund Washington Academy
1803-04-20English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 6.1
Printed circular for Cincinnati Society from S. Blackburn & G.A. Baxter
1803-10-25English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 6.2
Expense reimbursement from Washington Academy
1803-05-15$40 for "discharge of agency in attending Cincinnati Society" (includes acknowledgement of receipt S.Blackburn & G.A. Baxter)English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 7
Undated petition from Rector & Trustees of Washington Academy to U.S. Congress
English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 8
Resolutions of VA Cincinnati Society giving funds to Washington Academy
1807-12-16English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 9
Society of Cincinnati roll-call of members voting to give funds to Washington Academy
1807-12-16English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 6, Doc. 9.1
Discussion of acquisition & disbursement of Cincinnati funds
1824-10-13-1846-07-25English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 10
Letter from William Hill to George Baxter (President of Washington College)
1818-11-12English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 11
Extract from Minutes of Board of Trustees of Washington College re: false claims against College
1818-11-20Board minutes append copy of apparent petition to the Cincinnati Society undated, but likely forwarded on 1818-11-30 [see
Doc. 11.2]English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 11.2
Petition to VA Cincinnati Society from Trustees of Washington College re:funding
1818-11-30related to Page 7, Doc. 11English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 12
Letter from Henry Bower
1818-12-16Describrs meeting of Cincinnati Society called for purpose of diverting funds from Washington College. The vote to divert
funds failed, despite a letter from Thomas Jefferson soliciting funds for "the Central College."English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 13
Minutes of Society of Cincinnati voting down diversion of Washington College funds
1818-12English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 14
Letter of Judge Brooke re:conditions for funding Washington College
1822-01-11English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 15
Letter of Judge Coalter asking for copy of Brooke's suggested conditions re:funding Washington College
1822English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 16
Letter of Robert White, member of Legislature, to Edward Graham of Washington College
1825-02-03English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 17
Statement of Condition of Cincinnati Fund by J.H. Myers, Treasurer
1853-06English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 18
Statement of Stock of Society of Cincinnati by J. Baker, Treasurer
1825-02-16English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 19
Letter of J. Baker, Treasurer of Society of the Cincinnati
1826-03English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 20
Statement of F. M. Lawson, Treasurer-Cincinnati Society, re: amount & condition of Washington College Fund
1843-03-17English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 7, Doc. 21
Statement of J. Baker (Treasurer "for time being in trust") of Society of Cincinnati funds
Miscellaneous newspaper clippings and other documents
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 8 - 9 + covers English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 8, Doc. 4
Newspaper account of Will of Vincent L. Bradford indicating property to go to Washington & Lee University upon death of his
wife
English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: Front Cover
Cover listing contents of Scrapbook re: Early history of Washington & Lee University
English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: back of front cover
Etching of Washington College
1866English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: Inside front cover
Law School diploma of A.J.B. Beresford Hope, MP of England
1878-06-26English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: inside front cover
Farm & Home Live Stock Journal & Industrial Review Vol. 1 No. 42
1885-12-12English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: inside front cover
Farm & Home Live Stock Journal & Industrial Review Vol 1 - No. 43
1885-12-19English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: inside front cover
Plat of Washington College Grounds as of 1868
1868-11-24English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 1
Five dollar note of James River & Kanawha Company
English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 2
Appointment by Governor of Louisiana of William Mercer to Eastern Medical Board
1822-02-15English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 3
Diploma of Medical Board of Louisiana -- William Mercer
1819-10-27English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 4
Authorization by Governor of Louisiana for William Mercer to "distribute vaccine"
1822-04-12English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 5
Funeral Obsequies for Robert E. Lee
1870-10-15English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 6
Meeting at Cooper Institute & resolutions adopted by New York on death of Robert E. Lee
1870-10-20English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 7
newspaper article from Progress re: Centennial Association formed in 1876 in aid of Washington & Lee University
1881-06-18English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 8
newspaper article from Progress re: 2nd Meeting at Independence Hall, Philadelphia of Centennial Society of Washington & Lee
University
1881-06-18English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 9
Editorials from newspapers re: "Centennial Organization for Better Endowment of Washington & Lee University"
1877-1880NY Tribue; NY Herald; NY Evening Post 1877; NY Times; NY Evening Post 1880; The Press-Philadelphia; News & Courier of Charlestown
SC; Farmville VA Mercury; Valley Virginian Staunton; Lexington, VA GazetteEnglish
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 10
Establishment & status of Centennial Endowment including statement by Robert D. Lilley, Financial Agent
English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 11
invitation from Walter Corkle to Jacob Fuller to attend alumni meeting to establish permanent NY organization to assist in
raising money
1881-01-17English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 12
Donation of busts of Diana and Apollo to University library
English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 13
newspaper article Philadelphia Inquirer "Virginia's Love" - Washington & Lee University
1881-06-09English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 14
Contents card & note relating to scrapbook
Card stating "Valuable Original Papers relating to Early History of Washington & Lee College and Society of the Cincinnati"
+ handwritten note "Scrapbook seems to have been assembled by Jacob Fuller (Secretary of the Board of Trustees 1876-1880)English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 15
Summary sent to Miss Parks of items from Fuller scrapbook microfilmed in Charlottesville by Mr. Coleman
1949-03-17English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 16
Office of Auditor of Public Accounts, Commonwealth of Virginia, current status of James River Company stock owned by Washington
& Lee
1878-04-02English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 17
Biographical Sketch of John Poage Campbell by Thomas E. Pickett
1887-12-25English
Text Scrapbook: 1 Item: 9, doc. 18
Handwritten fragment (5 sheets) taken from W&L catalogue of alumni