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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Grace Memorial Church Records, WLU Coll. 0367, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in 2009.

Processing Information

Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (Oct. 21, 2009)

Biographical / Historical

Grace Memorial Church was an Episcopal church in Lexington, Virginia that was renamed as the Robert E. Lee Memorial Church in 1903.

Scope and Contents

This collection is the minutes of a February 4, 1884 committee meeting at the church describing the funeral of former Virginia governor John Letcher (1813-1884) the week before, and the decision to name a group consisting of Lexington, Virginia notables to write a sketch of Governor Letcher's life. This group included G. W. C. Lee, Francis H. Smith, J. T. Preston, A. T. Barclay, and Col. Edmund Pendleton.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Barclay, Ted, II (Alexander Tedford)
• Church history
• Funeral rites and ceremonies
• Lee, George Washington Custis
• Letcher, John
• Memorials
• Pendleton, Edmund, Colonel
• Preston, John Thomas Lewis
• Records
• Smith, Francis H., Colonel (Francis Henney)
• Virginia -- Lexington