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Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Robert Alexander Legal Papers, WLU Coll. 0037, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.
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Robert Alexander was the founder in 1749 of a school that became known later as Augusta Academy, the original forerunner of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
This collection contains a deed, dated August 13, 1747, for a tract of land near the town of Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia, conveyed to Robert Alexander from William Beverley and two legal papers connected with the deed. There is also an authorized English Bible, 1766, with Robert Alexander's signature. Genealogical information by George Diehl is housed in the control folder.
This collection is available for research use.
Two items are housed in Oversize Drawers 27 and 21.
This file consists of documents relating to the legend on the title page of the Robert Alexander Bible. There are typed copies, photocopies, and the original title page. The Bible seems to have belonged to three Robert Alexanders: Robert Alexander, Sen., 1766, Robert Alexander, Jun., 1811, and Robert A. Alexander, 1848.