A Collection in the
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Collection Number Mss. 74 J64
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and
Mary
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Collection number
Mss. 74 J64
Title
Jay Johns Papers,
1918-1974.
Extent
4,525 items.
Creators
Phillips Brooks,
Harry Ashby de Butts,
Harry Flood Byrd,
George Washington Parke Custis ,
Albert Gallatin,
Carter Glass,
Mills E. (Mills Edwin) Godwin,
Albertis S. (Albertis Sydney)
Harrison,
Daniel Harvey Hill,
Stonewall Jackson,
Jay Johns,
James Jackson Kilpatrick,
Francis Lightfoot Lee,
Mary Randolph Custis Lee,
Richard Henry Lee,
Robert E. (Robert Edward)Lee,
George C. (George Catlett) Marshall,
Morton G. Thalhimer,
William M.(William Munford) Tuck.
Language
English
Abstract
Personal and business
correspondence of Jay Winston Johns, Jr. (1888-1974), coal
industrialist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and later an
"adopted son" of Virginia, becoming a leader in preserving
homes of renowned Virginians.
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any
materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of
Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the
copyright, if not Swem Library.
Preferred Citation
Jay Johns Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department,
Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Jay Winston Johns, Jr. was a coal industrialist from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who moved to Virginia and became a
leader in preserving homes of renowned Virginians. He married
Helen Lambert (1881-1964). Johns became blind in the late
1950's.
He and his wife owned "Ash Lawn," Albemarle County,
Virginia which had been the home of James Monroe and designed
by Thomas Jefferson. Johns was founder of the Lee-Jackson
Memorial, Inc., a foundation dedicated to preserving the
memory of Robert E. Lee, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
and the South's part in the Civil War; and a founder of the
Virginia Trust for Historic Preservation, an organization
whose main purpose was that of purchasing, restoring, and
maintaining for the public, homes of renowned men
specifically, the Lee-Fendall House in Alexandria,
Virginia.
Johns, himself was a strong Democrat and corresponded with
and publicly supported all of the prominent Virginia political
figures of his time. He was a spirited supporter of the
Virginia Military Institute as a member of the Board of
Visitors, and as an honorary member of the Alumni Association;
a charter member, and later trustee of the Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts; and a member of the Virginia Chapter of the Society
of the Cincinnati. He also received an honorary degree from
the College of William and Mary in 1967.
The collection contains mostly personal and business
correspondence of Jay Winston Johns, Jr., including papers of
the Atlas Fuel Corporation of New York, New York and
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Lee-Jackson Memorial, Inc.; the
Virginia Trust for Historic Preservation; and "Ash Lawn," now
owned by the College of William and Mary.
The correspondence of Johns includes correspondence with
Virginia Democratic Party figures such as Albertis S.
Harrison, William M. Tuck, Mills Godwin, Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
and Carter Glass. Other prominent correspondents are Morton G.
Thalhimer, Harry de Butts, James J. Kilpatrick, and George C.
Marsall. There are records of social occasions given by Mr.
and Mrs. Johns, correspondence relating to her illness and
death, and papers relating to his death.
The collection includes a manuscript collection by Johns
including original items by Phillip Brooks (1835-1983), George
Washington Parke Custis(1781-1857), Albert Gallatin
(1761-1849) and D. H. Hill (1821- 1889); as well as
typescripts and photocopies of Includes letters written by
Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Mary Custis
Lee, Richard Henry Lee, and Robert E. Lee; and materials
concerning James Monroe and Ezekial Moses.
This collection has been organized into ten series.
Series 1 contains personal papers; Series 2 contains papers
from the Atlas Fuel Corporation; Series 3 contains papers
from Lee-Jackson, Inc.; Series 4 contains papers from the
Virginia Trust for Historical Preservation; Series 5
contains miscellaneous materials; Series 6 contains
miscellaneous interests; Series 7 contains papers
pertaining to Ash Lawn; Series 8 contains the manuscript
collection; Series 9 contains manuscript volumes and other
miscellany; and Series 10 contains oversized material.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into series with
multiple subseries. The subseries, for the most part, have
been arranged alphabetically by persons last name or by
subject and then further ordered chronologically by date.
Additional descriptions concerning the arrangement of
specific subseries can be determined at the subseries
level.
This collection of James Monroe Papers was donated by
Jay Johns and includes Includes letters by, to and
concerning James Monroe, as well as a few printed
items.
Jay Johns Collection of James Monroe Papers,
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library,
College of William and Mary.
Jay Johns Collection of James Monroe Papers,
1780-1834. 84 items. Mss. 68 M75
For additional material relating to this series see
Series 10: Oversized Material located at the end of the
collection.
Box-folder
3:1-11
Subseries 1: Correspondence of
Lee-Jackson Inc.,
1923-1974,
n.d.
Box-folder
3:1
Correspondence,
1923-1960.
47 items.
Box-folder
3:2
Correspondence,
1961-1962.
30 items.
Box-folder
3:3
Correspondence,
1963.
67 items.
Box-folder
3:4
Correspondence,
1964.
71 items.
Box-folder
3:5
Correspondence,
1965.
51 items.
Box-folder
3:6
Correspondence,
1966.
96 items.
Box-folder
3:7
Correspondence,
1967-1968.
37 items.
Box-folder
3:8
Correspondence,
1969.
39 items.
Box-folder
3:9
Correspondence,
1970-1971
81 items.
Box-folder
3:10
Correspondence,
1972-1974.
38 items.
Box-folder
3:11
Correspondence,
n.d.
30 items.
Box-folder
3:12
Subseries 2: Printed
material.
Items include articles, literature, pamphlets, and
newspaper clippings.
Box-folder
3:13-14
Subseries 3: Business
Papers.
Box-folder
3:13
Finance, insurance, and
taxes.
19 items.
Box-folder
3:14
Legal papers.
6 items.
Box-folder
3:15
Subseries 4:
Photographs.
28 items.
Box-folder
3:16
Subseries 5:
Miscellaneous.
63 items.
Items include genealogy, mailing lists, and
artifacts.
Box-folder
3:17-19a
Subseries 6: Material concerning
"Stonewall" Jackson and the Jackson family,
1852-1895,
n.d.
Box-folder
3:17
Printed material about "Stonewall"
Jackson.
12 items.
Box-folder
3:18
Typescripts of or about "Stonewall"
Jackson.
7 items. AlsS.
Box-folder 3:18
T[homas]
J[onathan] ["Stonewall"] Jackson ,
Lexington, Virginia, to "brother" [Warren
Jackson], n.p.,
1 September
1859.
1 page. TCy of ads.
Discusses
Anna's
[Morrison Jackson] sickness and search
for medical treatment from Dr. Watkins of
Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Box-folder 3:18
T[homas]
J[onathan] ["Stonewall"] Jackson , Mount
Jackson, Virginia, to Colonel Bassett French,
Aide-de Camp to Governor of Virginia, n.p.,
21 March 1862.
1 page. Pst Tcy of
ads.
Requests that Colonel French ask the
Governor [of
Virginia] to order 3,000 muskets;
discusses those opposed to war and how he plans
to give them departmental jobs. Including Pst
Tcy of ads, 21 March 1862, from
T[homas]
J[onathan] ["Stonewall"] Jackson , Mount
Jackson, Virginia, to Colonel and Basset
French, n.p., discussing the use of bayonets
when firearms cannot be supplied. 1 page.
Including endorsement signed by S. Bassett
French, stating that he referred information to
General
[Robert E.] Lee .
Box-folder 3:18
T[homas]
J[onathan] ["Stonewall"] Jackson ,
Gordonsville, [Virginia], to "Doctor,"
Rev.
W[illia]m S. White , D. D., Lexington,
Virginia,
20 June 1862.
1 page. TCy of ads.
Discusses securing an army appointment for
Mr. Goul [?]; requests that everyone pray to
God for a blessing of "their" [the South's]
cause.
Box-folder 3:18
T[homas]
J[onathan] ["Stonewall"] Jackson ,
Bristow, [Virginia], to General J. R. Trimble,
n.p.,
29 August
1862.
1 page. Tcy of ads.
Praising him for success and promoting him
by offering him two new Regiments.
Box-folder 3:18
T[homas] J[onathan] ["Stonewall"] Jackson, Lt.
Gen[era]l , [near Chancellorsville,
Virginia,] to Gen[era]l R[obert] E. Lee, n.p.,
2 May 1863.
1 page. TCY of ads.
States plans to attack enemy at
Chancellorsville, [Virginia] as soon as
possible.
Box-folder
3:19a
Includes letters concerning the Jackson
family,
1852-1895,
n.d.
7 items. Cys of AlsS.
Box-folder 3:19a
Margaret Junkin [sister-in-law of
"Stonewall" Jackson], Lexington, Virginia, to
Sartain, n.p.,
12 February
[18]52 .
4 pages. XCy of ads.
Requests that he publish more of her
literary works in the
"
Sartain "magazine.
Box-folder 3:19a
Start
W[illiam] Arnold , Department of the
Interior Washington, D.C., to "Mother" [Laura
Ann Arnold], n.p.,
31 August
1866.
1 page. XCy of ads.
Encloses twenty-five dollars for her.
Box-folder 3:19a
Stark
[William Arnold] , Washington, D.C., to
"Mother" [Laura Ann Arnold], Beverly, West
Virginia,
28 August
1868.
1 page. XCy of ads.
Wants to meet her in Grafton, [Virginia],
and go to Springfield, [Virginia],
together.
Box-folder 3:19a
[Anna "Grace" (Arnold) Evans],
Washington, D.C., to "Mother,"
Laura A[nn]
Arnold , Beverly, West Virginia,
17 July 1870.
1 page. XCy of ads.
Incomplete.
Discusses weather and encloses Col. Clarke's
bill.
Box-folder 3:19a
M[ary] Anna
Jackson , Lexington, Virginia, to John
Dimitry, n.p.,
8 September
1877.
1 page. TCy of ads.
Thanks him for tribute to the memory of her
husband.
Box-folder 3:19a
Stark
W[illiam] Arnold , Friendship, Allegany
County, New York, to "Mother" [Laura Ann
Arnold], n.p.,
23 August
1895.
2 pages. XCy of ads.
Discusses financial situation and interest
on Roaring Creek, [Pennsylvania].
Box-folder 3:19a
Margaret Junkin [sister-in-law of
"Stonewall" Jackson], Lexington, Virginia, to
Sartain [?], n.p.
14 January
[?].
4 pages. XCy of ads.
Wants to include some of her literary work
in his magazine
"
Sartain. "
Box-folder
3:19-22
Subseries 7: Material concerning
Robert E. Lee and the Lee family,
1778-1894,
n.d.
Box-folder
3:19
Printed material and prints about
Robert E. Lee.
32 items.
Box-folder
3:20
Correspondence of Robert E. Lee,
1863-1865.
26 items. Cys of AlsS.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Virginia], to "Rob" [Robert E. Lee, Jr.],
n.p.,
22 July 1863.
1 page. TCy of ads.
States that his daughter, Agnes, is sick and
must go to the doctor; family news.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, Richmond,
[Virginia], to Miss Markie C. Williams, n.p.,
20 June
[18]65 .
1 page. TCy of ads.
Discusses his wife's illness; family news;
says that he has done "nothing wrong [referring
to his indictment for treason] and cannot
flee."
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Virginia], to Mr. L. R. Spilman,
Att[orne]y at
Law , n.p.,
10 July
[18]65 .
1 page. TCy of ads.
Discusses the estate of the late George
Washington Parke Custis.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Virginia], to Hon. Reverdy Johnson, Baltimore,
Maryland,
27 July 1865.
1 page. TCy of ads.
Expresses thanks for the offering of his
professional services concerning the
indictment; talks about General Grant's letter
that was sent to him.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Virginia], to Mr.
W[illia]m D.
Cabell , n.p.,
27 July
[18]65.
2 pages. TCy of ads.
Discusses imprisonment of Mr. McCue's
son.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, [near Cartersville,
Virginia], to Mr. John B. Cocke, n.p.,
28 July
[18]65 .
1 page. TCy of ads. Including
XCy of ads. 3 pages.
Thanks him for taking care of his horse;
daughter Agnes is still confined.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, [near Cartersville,
Virginia], to Miss Norvell Caskie, "Derwent,"
[Virginia],
29 July 1865.
1 page. TCy of L.
Incomplete.
Reports that Anna Logan arrived in buggy by
Capt. Owens; met Capt. Bridges at Belmead.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Virginia], to Mrs. Caroline Benson, n.p.,
29 July
[18]65 .
1 page. TCy of ads.
States that he is enclosing lock of hair and
photograph [of himself].
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Virginia], to his son
Fitzhugh
[Lee] ,
29 July 1865.
Discusses issue of his war indictments.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County, of Virginia], to Col.
Walter H. Taylor, n.p.,
31 July 1865.
1 page. TCy of ads.
Requests information to recognize "bravery
and devotion of the Army of Northern
Virginia."
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County, Virginia], to
Col.
Rich[ar]d S. Maury , n.p.,
31 July
[18]65 .
2 pages. XCy of ads.
Talks about suffering of the people of the
South and his concern for their welfare.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County, Virginia], to
General
[Wade Hampton] , n.p.,
1 August 1865.
1 page. TCy of ads.
Gives details of his last battle at
Appomattox
Court H[ouse] , [Virginia].
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County, Virginia], to "Brother
Carter" [Carter C. Lee], n.p.,
18 August
[18]65 .
1 page. TCy of ads.
Family news; discusses possible profits from
publication of his works.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County, Virginia], to
W[illia]m D.
Cabell , Richmond, [Virginia],
21 August
[18]65 .
1 page. TCy of ads.
Regrets that he is too old to take charge of
Mr. Cabell's farm.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville.
[Cumberland County, Virginia], to "Bertus"
[Robert E. Lee, Jr.], n.p.,
21 August
1865.
1 page. TCy of ads.
Sorry to hear of his son's sickness; much
family news.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, Powhatan County,
Virginia, to "Gentlemen" [Messrs. John W.
Brockenbourgh[sic], Rector, S. McD. Reid,
Alfred Leyburn, Horatio Thompson, D. D.,
Bolivar Christian, T. J. Kirkpatrick,
Committee], Washington College, [Lexington,
Virginia],
24 August
1865.
1 page. TCy of LS.
Regrets that he feels he cannot accept the
position of president of Washington
College.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County], Virginia, to
Rev[eren]d Philip Slaughter , n.p.,
26 August
1865.
1 page. TCy of ads.
Endorses General Long's statements "in
favour of your young kinsman."
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County], Virginia, to Hon. John
Letcher, Lexington, Virginia,
28 August
1865.
1 page. TCy of LS.
Express strong feelings about union of the
people in an effort to restore peace; has been
offered presidency at Washington College.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County, Virginia], to
REv[eren]d Philip Slaughter , n.p.,
31 August
[18]65 .
1 page. TCy of ads.
Endorses General Long's statements "in
favour of your young kinsman."
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County], Virginia, to A. M. Kelley,
Petersburg, Virginia,
4 September
1865.
1 page. TCy of ads.
Declines job proposition with regret.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County], Virginia, to Count
Joannes, City of New York, [New York],
4 September
1865.
1 page. TCy of ads.
Expresses gratitude for the offering of
legal services if he is tried for treason.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County], Virginia, to Captain
Josiah Tatnall, Savannah, Georgia,
7 September
1865.
1 page. TCy of ads.
States positive attitude about everyone
aiding the country in its restoration.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
Virginia, to "Captain" [Capt. Matthew Fontaine
Maury, Mexico],
8 September
[18]65 .
1 page. TCy of LS.
Rejects Maury's idea of starting a new
country in Mexico in order to fight for the
United States' restoration; asks that Maury
stay in Virginia and help in the
restoration.
Box-folder 3:20
Mrs. Robert E. Lee [Mary (Custis)
Lee], n.p., to "Miss Em" [Miss Emily Mason],
"Derwent," [Virginia],
10 September
1865.
1 page. TCy of AL.
Incomplete.
Refers to
Mrs.
[Jefferson] Davis living in Augusta,
Georgia; says that Mrs. Davis knows nothing of
her husband and that the curfew is strict for
everyone, white and black.
Box-folder 3:20
R[obert] E. Lee, near Cartersville,
[Cumberland County, Virginia], to
Col.
Rich[ar]d. S. Maury , n.p.,
11 September
[18]65 .
1 page. TCy of ads.
Refers to Colonel Maury's father's plans in
Mexico.
Box-folder
3:21
Printed Material about the Lee
Family.
7 items.
Box-folder
3:22
Material concerning the Lee Family,
1778-1894,
n.d.
22 items. Cys of ALsS.
Box-folder 3:22
Richard Henry Lee, Philadelphia,
[Pennsylvania], to Patrick Henry, esquire,
Governor of Virginia, Williamsburg, [Virginia],
21 October
1778.
1 page. XCy of ads.
Discusses financial situation concerning
payment of Continental troops and others.
Box-folder 3:22
Francis Lightfoot Lee, Richmond,
[Virginia], to "dearest" [?], n.p.,
5 July 1780.
2 pages. XCy of ads.
Discusses developments in Virginia
concerning the arrival of the French fleet;
family news.
Box-folder 3:22
Cha[rle]s
Carter , Shirley, [Charles City County,
Virginia], to Henry Lee, esquire, n.p.,
20 May 1793.
2 pages. XCy of ads.
Gives consent for Henry Lee to marry his
daughter.
Box-folder 3:22
C[arter] C.
Lee , Richmond, [Virginia], to "cousin
Nat,"
Nat[haniel]
Burwell , Staunton, Virginia,
1 February
1848.
3 pages. XCy of ads.
Much family news; discusses farming and corn
crops; wedding of cousin Ann Wickham's son.
Box-folder 3:22
C[arter] C.
Lee , Richmond, [Virginia], to "Nat,"
Nat[haniel]
Burwell , Roanoke County, Virginia,
25 June
[18]48 .
3 pages. XCy of ads.
Much family and friend news.
Box-folder 3:22
M[ary] C[ustis]
Lee , Baltimore, [Maryland], to
Abbey
Louise Peters [Cook] , [Saratoga, New
York],
22 August
[1850].
2 pages. XCy of ads. Including
TCy of ads. 1 page.
Her son Custis is in his first year at West
Point; give news of various engagements and
weddings; inquires about matrimonial prospects;
family news.
Box-folder 3:22
Alfred Lee, Wilmington, Delaware, to
N[athaniel]
Burwell , n.p.,
10 February
[18]52 .
1 page. XCy of ads.
Discussing pricing of Dr. Butler's book
The Life of the Apostle
Peter .
Box-folder 3:22
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee,
Baltimore, [Maryland], to "Brother" [George
Washington Custis Lee], n.p.,
15 February
1852.
2 pages. XCy of ads. Including
TCy of ads. 2 pages.
Inquires about his grades; Uncle Smith is to
go to sea and take command of the
Princeton ; talks
of going to college; describes a grand ball
that took place; family news.
Box-folder 3:22
G[eorge] Washington C[ustis] Lee ,
Jackson, Mississippi, to Lt. Genl.
Pemberton[?], n.p.,
26 December
1862.
1 page. XCy of ANS.
Referring another note to Lt. Genl.
Pemberton for his appropriate action.
Box-folder 3:22
M[ary] Custis
Lee , New York, New York [?], to
Abby
[Louise Peters] Cook , Richmond, Virginia
[?],
[ca. 27 January
1865].
1 page. XCy of ads. Including
TCy of ads. 1 page.
Talks about the "millenary line" of work; a
great number of weddings and parties going
on.
Box-folder 3:22
Mary (Custis) Lee, "Derwent,"
Virginia, to Miss Emily Mason, n.p.,
September
1865.
1 page. TCy of L.
General Lee accepts Lexington position to
teach; grieves over situation the southern
people are living through.
Box-folder 3:22
Mary Custis Lee, Lexington,
[Virginia], to [?],
16 September
1873.
1 page. XCy of ads.
Expresses gratitude for others'
consideration and memory of her husband,
General Robert E. Lee.
Box-folder 3:22
H[enry] Lee ,
n.p., to Mrs. Fendall, n.p.,
6 May
[18]86 .
2 pages. XCy of ads.
Expresses appreciation for her "maternal
tendency" talks of being under a doctor's
care.
Box-folder 3:22
H[enry] Lee ,
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], to R. S. Garnett,
Congress, Washington, D.C.,
21 January,
1894.
3 pages. Xcy of ads.
Discusses writing an article for the papers
concerning landowners and tariffs.
Box-folder 3:22
[?, Baltimore, Maryland], to
George W[ashington] Custis Lee , West
Point, New York,
[ca. 15
February?].
2 pages. TCy of AL. Including
XCy of AL. 2 pages.
Talks about "fast" Baltimore girls; many
people sick with meazles [sic]; family
news.
Box-folder 3:22
Charlotte W. Lee, cousin, Arlington,
[Virginia], to
Nat[haniel]
Burwell , Staunton, Virginia,
30 April [?].
2 pages. XCy of ads.
Thanks him for the gift of apples; mentions
Lucy Carter's, a cousin, wedding; family
news.
Box-folder 3:22
M[ary] C[ustis]
Lee , n.p., to C. D. Walker, n.p.,
n.d.
1 page. XCy of ads.
Enclosing money for her son
[George Washington] Custis Lee and
herself.
Box-folder 3:22
Alfred Lee, n.p., to
N[athaniel] Burwell, Jr. , n.p.,
n.d.
1 page. XCy of ads.
Thanks for the check and encloses a
receipt.
Box-folder
3:23
Subseries 8: Correspondence and
information about Ezekial Moses.
Photographs identified with Mr. and/or
Mrs. Johns.
13 items.
Box-folder
4:19
Photographs.
33 items.
Box-folder
4:20
Preservation Interests including material
on Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania; Prestwould Farm; and
dealers catalogues.
19 items.
Box-folder
4:21
Printed material,
1774-1971,
n.d.
19 items.
Including a ticket to the 1936 Democratic National
Convention; a history of the city of Alexandria,
1774-1783; an autobiographical sketch of
Anthony-Charles Cazenove; 1971 Roster of the
Cincinnati;
Virginia Municipal
Review ; and Annual Report, 1958, of
Charlottesville Woolen Mills.
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
Breckinridge Chapter.
1928-1954,
n.d.
Box-folder
4:24
Application Forms.
28 items.
Items are arranged alphabetically.
Box-folder
4:25
Correspondence,
1928-1954,
n.d.
6 items.
Box-folder
4:26
Business Papers,
1928-1954,
n.d.
50 items.
Box-folder
4:27
Miscellaneous materials, including a
brief history of the chapter, program schedules,
newspaper clippings, and pamphlets.
30 items.
Box-folder
4:28
Miscellaneous materials.
22 items.
These materials include the American Foundation
for the Blind, an address delivered to the graduating
class at Staunton Military Academy by Jay Johns [?],
receipts, poems, a print, and lists of names.
For additional material relating to this series see
Series 10: Oversized Material located at the end of the
collection.
Box-folder
6:1-5
Subseries 1: Manuscripts,
1789-1891,
n.d.
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by
persons last name.
Box-folder
6:1
Brooks, Phillips,
2 October 1891.
1 item. 1 page. ads.
Phillips Brooks, Boston, [Massachusetts], to "
Gen[era]l
Secretary ," n.p. Agrees to deliver an
address at the opening service of the Church
Congress.
Box-folder
6:2
Custis, George Washington Parke,
1854,
n.d.
4 items.
Box-folder 6:2
George Washington Parke Custis,
Arlington House, [Virginia], to Benson J.
Lossing, Poughkeepsie, New York,
19 June 1854.
3 pages. ads. Including Xcy. 4
pages.
Is recovering slowly, but still depressed;
has begun painting as much as possible; tells
of his "Surrender of York Town" as still
hanging in the Rotunda of the Capitol, and
being well received; the horses were
particularly noted; describes his newest
project, including "Trenton," and his use of
original profiles by Sharpless [?] in drawing
"the Chief" [George Washington]; comments on an
article published in the Home Journal
concerning mysterious truths connected with
General Washington; is pleased at being
considered for designing the tomb of [General
Washington ?]; gives facts about the
President's March, "Hail Columbia."
Box-folder 6:2
Description of Arlington Spring by
[George Washington Parke Custis],
n.d.
1 page. Ams. Including XCy. 1
page.
Box-folder
6:3
Gallatin, Albert,
1789-1846,
n.d.
25 items.
Box-folder 6:3
Albert Gallatin, Springhill, to
Ephraim Douglas, Uniontown,
18 November
1789.
3 pages. ads. Including XCy. 2
pages.
Discussion of possible legal action to be
taken against Daniel Weibel, a carpenter living
on Gallatin's plantation, who owes a sum of
£30-40 to him.
Box-folder 6:3
Check for $160.00 made payable to
William and John Wister,
18 December
1800.
1 page. XCy of ADS.
Signed by Albert Gallatin.
Box-folder 6:3
Receipt for $100.00 from Albin
Mellier for furniture from Gallatin's home on
Friendship Hill,
Fayette
C[ourt] H[ouse] , Pennsylvania,
2 July 1832.
1 page. ADS. Including XCy. 1
page.
Signed by Albert Gallatin.
Box-folder 6:3
Albert Gallatin, New York, [New
York], to
A[lbin]
Mellier , Rockland near Baltimore,
Maryland,
1 July 1832.
1 page. ads. In French.
Including XCy and translation. 2
pages.
Financial transactions discussed, including
mention of the Bank of the United States;
matters concerned with Friendship Hill.
Box-folder 6:3
Albert Gallatin, Astoria, to
[John
Russell] Bartlett , Astor house, [New
York, New York],
10 September
1846.
1 page. ads. Including XCy. 1
page.
Health has improved, but change in weather
is adversely affecting him; returns Dr.[]
Dickinson's specimens; wishes he could
personally become acquainted with him [Dr.
Dickinson].
Box-folder 6:3
Miscellaneous related material,
n.d.
These items include a souvenir booklet about
Friendship Hill, Fayette County, Pennsylvania;
map showing Gallatin property; and
correspondence between Jay Johns and others
concerning the possible purchase of Friendship
Hill.
Box-folder
6:4
Hill, D. H.,
13 October 1868.
1 item. 1 page. ads.
D. H. Hill, Office of "The Land We Love,"
Charlotte, North Carolina, to Henry R. Howeland,
n.p. Reports that [?] Johnston is in Europe, but
that
W[illia]m
Johnston in Baltimore, [Maryland], should be
able to supply the requested information.
Box-folder
6:5
Lee, William,
5 December 1817.
1 item. 2 pages. ads.
W[illia]m Lee ,
Treasury Department, Washington, [D.C.], to Col.
[?] Symmes, Collector, Alexandria [Washington],
D.C. Report of three cases of furniture (parts of
curtains, footstools, fire screens) belonging in
the President's house, having arrived from Havre
on board the ship Atlas.
Box-folder
6:6
Subseries 2: Xeroxed copies of
autographed/signed Includes letters,
1778-1889,
n.d.
16 items.
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by
correspondents last name.
Box-folder
6:6
Adams, Louisa Catherine,
26 November 1820.
2 pages. XCy of ads. Including XCy
of a portrait. 1 page.
L[ouisa]
C[atherine] A[dams] , Washington, [D.C.], to
[?]. Expresses "mortification" at the refusal of a
friend,
Eliza
[Monroe?] to visit her because of the
unfinished state of her home.
Box-folder
6:6
Andrews, C. W.,
10 December
[18?]51[?] .
1 page. XCy of ads.
C. W. Andrews, Shep[?], to [?]. Information
given about the construction of a symbol
representing the 13 states, to be built with
wood.
Box-folder
6:6
Beauregard, G. T.,
23 May 1873.
1 page. Typescript.
G. T. Beauregard, New Orleans, [Louisiana], to
W[illia]m B[ur?]well, Sec[retar]y and Treas[uerer]
[of the] Chamber of Commerce , New Orleans,
[Louisiana]. In regards to a circular sent from
the Savannah, [Georgia], Chamber of Commerce
relative to a proposed canal through the southern
states, connecting the Mississippi River to the
Atlantic Ocean.
Box-folder
6:6
Burwell, Thomas N.,
12 June 1810.
2 pages. XCy of ads.
Tho[ma]s N.
Burwell , Fincastle, [Botetourt County,
Virginia], to [?]. Mainly business letter
discussing the transportation and accounting of a
crop of hemp; his sister had a baby girl, and is
fine.
Box-folder
6:6
Cabell, Mayo,
6 March 1845.
1 page. XCy of ads.
Mayo Cabell, Union Hill, to Nathaniel Burwell,
n.p. Business letter informing him that the amount
of $150.00 due for his horse has been credited to
his account at the Farmer's Bank.
Box-folder
6:6
Early, Jubal A.,
29 September
1874.
4 pages. XCy of ads.
J[ubal] A.
Early , Lynchburg, [Virginia], to
Gen[era]l A. R.
Lawton , Savannah, Georgia. Questions
figures given by
[Joseph E.]
Johnston in his recent book about the Civil
War concerning the Battle of Richmond in 1862.
Box-folder
6:6
Fitzhugh, William,
16 December 1778.
1 page. XCy of DS.
Receipt signed by William Fitzhugh for money
received from the Treasurer [of the Continental
Congress?] as allowance for the October Session
[in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania].
Box-folder
6:6
Kemper, James L.,
1874-1889.
2 items.
Box-folder 6:6
J[ames] L.
Kemper , Richmond, [Virginia], to Colonel
John S. Mosby, n.p.,
2 July 1874.
1 page. XCy of ads.
Sends all of their correspondence for the
past year that he could find.
Box-folder 6:6
James L. Kemper, near
Orange C[ourt]
H[ouse] , Orange County, Virginia, to
General Henry M. Cist, n.p.,
24 May 1889.
1 page. XCy of ads.
Would like to have a copy of the reprint of
General Boynton's Includes letters concerning
the Battles of Chattanooga and Chickamanga;
tells of the death of General Robert Emmet
Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia, 19
September 1864.
Box-folder
6:6
Meade, W.,
n.d.
3 pages. XCy of ads.
W. Meade, Millwood, to Nathaniel Burwell,
Baltimore, Maryland Gives instructions for him to
follow upon his [Burwell] arrival in Washington,
[D.C.] involving Bishop Lee and Dr. Butler; family
news.
Box-folder
6:6
Pope, John,
23 September
1864.
1 page. Typescript. Including
ads.
Jo[h]n Pope ,
Head-Quarters, Department of the Northwest,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to
Maj.
Gen[era]l P. H. Sheridan , U.S.A., n.p.
Congratulations upon Sheridan's recent victory [at
Opequon?]. Including ads., 4 August 1965, from
Edward T. Downer, Cleveland, Ohio, to
Jay [Johns] , n.p.,
commenting on the Pope item.
Box-folder
6:6
Smead, A.,
15 August 1862.
1 page. XCy of ads.
A. Smead,
A[ssistant] I[nspector] G[eneral], H[ea]d
Q[ua]r[ter]s , V.D. to
Maj. Gen[era]l
Ewell , [?] Division. Relays message from
Gen[era]l [Thomas Jonathan] Jackson to have
cavalry remain where it is.
Box-folder
6:6
Trimble, I. R.,
n.d.
1 page. Typescript.
I. R. Trimble, Manassas, [Virginia], to
Gen[era]l [?], n.p.
Reports the capture of Manassas, and his loss of
men.
Box-folder
6:6
Tunstall, Samuel William,
25 December 1847.
3 pages. XCy of ads.
S[amuel]
W[illia]m Tunstall [?], n.p. to Nathaniel
Burwell, Western Asylum, Staunton, Virginia. Tells
of dinner at a neighbor's home, and of Mr. and Mr.
Gilmer also being guests; suggests that he not
return home yet.
Box-folder
6:6
Washington, George,
5 August 1798.
1 page. XCy of ads.
G[eorge]
Washington , Mount Vernon, [Virginia], to
Ja[me]s
Marshall , n.p. Is in need of a horse, and
asks him to be on the look-out for one that will
fit his requirements.
Box-folder
6:6
Woodward, L. M.,
27 October 1859.
3 pages. XCy of ads.
L. M. Woodward, Western Lunatic Asylum,
[Staunton, Virginia], to
Na[thaniel
Burwell] , n.p. Mention of the "Harpers
Ferry tragedy";
W[illia]m
Baylor is on a "bridal tour" at Niagara
Falls; Dr. Echelberger and Sue Baylor were married
in the Lutheran Church; also, Mr. Funkhouser and
Miss Scott were married, and both couples are also
visiting Niagara Falls; comments that "even old
Bachellors Would like to get married"; gives news
of death of servant Sally.
Manuscript Volumes, and Miscellany,
1919-1973,
n.d.
Box 7-9
15 items.
Series 9: Manuscript Volumes and Miscellany.
Contains manuscript volumes, scrapbooks, journals and
awards.
Box-folder
7:1
Daily Journal of Jay W. Johns,
1919.
1 item.
Box-folder
7:2
Memorandum books and calendar,
1938-1945,
1968.
5 items.
Box-folder
7:3
Distinguished Service Award of Jay Johns,
given by the Civil War Round Table,
1 May 1971.
1 item.
Box-folder
7:4
Resolution that Jay W. Johns be elected as
an Honorary Member of the Board of Directors of
VEPCO,
17 December 1971.
1 item.
Box-folder
7:5
Certificate of membership in the
President's Council conferred on Jay W. Johns "in
recognition of his able counsel, advocacy, and
financial support of the College of William and Mary
in Virginia,"
1973.
1 item.
Box 8
Stock Certificate book of the Atlas Fuel
Company.
1 item.
Box 8
Scrapbook containing items relating to the
James Monroe Bust Unveiling Ceremony and Ash
Lawn.
1 item.
Box 8
Scrapbook containing items relating to
James Monroe.
1 item.
Box 8
Engraving plate of the Stonewall Jackson
Memorial depicting an equestrian statue of Thomas
Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson.
1 item.
Box 9
Scrapbook containing items relating to
James Monroe.
Subseries 1: Personal Papers:
Diplomas and certificates,
1899-1935.
Physical Location: Oversize.
13 items.
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by
correspondent.
Box-folder
Oversize:1
Diplomas and Certificates of Jay
Winston Johns,
1934-1956.
Physical Location: Oversize.
5 items.
Box-folder Oversize:1
Commonwealth of Virginia - 29th,
1934.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder Oversize:1
Annual convention of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress,
1935.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder Oversize:1
Annual Convention of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association (Delegate
representative, Virginia),
1935.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder Oversize:1
National Conference on State Park,
1935.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder Oversize:1
House Resolution No. 43,
1956.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder
Oversize:1
Diplomas and Certificates of Helen
Elizabeth Lambert,
1899.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Saint Joseph Academy.
Box-folder
Oversize:1
Diplomas and Certificates of John
Lambert Molyneaux,
1922-1926.
Physical Location: Oversize.
2 items.
Box-folder Oversize:1
St. James School 8th Grade,
1922.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder Oversize:1
Bridgeville High School
1926.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder
Oversize:1
Diplomas and Certificates of Therese
Denise Molyneaux,
1916-1929.
Physical Location: Oversize.
5 items.
Box-folder Oversize:1
Seton Hill School Grammar School,
1916.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder Oversize:1
Saint Joseph Academy High School,
1920.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder Oversize:1
B.A. Seton Hill College,
1924.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder Oversize:1
Diplome de Francais University De
Dijon,
1926.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder Oversize:1
M.A. Columbia University,
1929.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder
Oversize:2
Subseries 2: Lee-Jackson,
Inc.
Physical Location: Oversize.
7 items.
Pst of U.S. Military Academy diploma of Thomas
Jonathan Jackson; Pst of Sketch and site of the
Battle of Port Republic, Virginia; Blueprint of
Jackson Homestead; Jackson's Mill, West Virginia;
Miscellaneous Virginians.
Box-folder
Oversize:3-5
Subseries 3: Ash Lawn,
1822-1979.
Physical Location: Oversize.
24 items.
Box-folder
Oversize:3
Photographs,
1822,
n.d.
Physical Location: Oversize.
6 items. Photographs.
Photographs include the following:
Slave quarters at Ash Lawn
Views of the house
Tricia Nixon and Jay Johns at Ash Lawn
Print for a magazine article on Ash Lawn
Box-folder
Oversize:3
Newspaper,
Pennsylvania
Intelligencer, 30 August 1822.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder
Oversize:3
Plat of Ash Lawn,
n.d.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Box-folder
Oversize:3
Drawings for Carriage
House.
Physical Location: Oversize.
Box-folder
Oversize:4
Blueline drawings of Ash Lawn by
student of K. Edward Lay, School of Architecture,
University of Virginia,
Fall semester,
1979.
Physical Location: Oversize.
9 items. Copyrighted.
Box-folder
Oversize:5
Set of plans for replica of Oak Hill at
Ash Lawn by Edward Campbell,
1933.
Physical Location: Oversize.
6 items.
Box-folder
Oversize:6
Subseries 4: Manuscript Collection,
14 August
1792.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item. Pst of DS.
Land patent signed by Henry Lee, Governor of
Virginia.
Box-folder
Oversize:7
Photograph of Mary Custis Lee.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 items. Photograph.
Box-folder
Oversize:8
Reproduction from a photograph from the
life of
"Stonewall"
[Thomas Jonathan] Jackson with a manuscript
fragment attached bearing his signature,
1864.
Physical Location: Oversize.
1 item.
Printed at bottom: "Entered according to act of
Congress A.D. 1864 by C. B. Richardson in the clerks
office of the district court of the United States for
the southern district of New York."