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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Liberty Hall Academy subscription list, 1776/1777

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This collection consists of the subscription list presented to members of the House of Burgesses and other leading politicans and judicial officers of that time by the Presbytery of Hanover (Virginia) to raise funds to move Augusta Academy to a location in Timber Ridge. In addition to outlying the purpose of the funding request and naming who the academy's leadership would be, including Rev. William Graham, the document includes the signatures and financial pledges of the individuals who subscribed their support as well as noting if they paid. Of particular note, in addition to a "who's who" in the earliest days of the history of Virginia and the American Revolution, this list is signed by 5 future signers of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, Carter Braxton, Benjamin Harrison, and General [Thomas] Nelson [Jr.].

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Liberty Hall Academy subscription list, 1776/1777 2.0 Linear Feet 1 oversize box

This collection consists of the subscription list presented to members of the House of Burgesses and other leading politicans and judicial officers of that time by the Presbytery of Hanover (Virginia) to raise funds to move Augusta Academy to a location in Timber Ridge. In addition to outlying the purpose of the funding request and naming who the academy's leadership would be, including Rev. William Graham, the document includes the signatures and financial pledges of the individuals who subscribed their support as well as noting if they paid. Of particular note, in addition to a "who's who" in the earliest days of the history of Virginia and the American Revolution, this list is signed by 5 future signers of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, Carter Braxton, Benjamin Harrison, and General [Thomas] Nelson [Jr.].

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