Washington and Lee University
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
JAMES GRAHAM LEYBURN LIBRARY
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450
William Fleming Papers (collection 009)
2.0 linear feet
Fleming (1729-1795) was a physician, soldier and statesman who was born in Scotland and migrated to the Shenandoah Valley. He played prominent roles in western Virginia during the American Revolution and later in the development of what became the state of Kentucky. He was a Trustee of Liberty Hall Academy from 1776 to 1782. Most of the papers, including several diaries, pertain to Fleming's activities in Kentucky. There is a 1765 medical journal and account book. There are numerous other journals and land transaction documents. His correspondents included many prominent individuals. There are copies of other Fleming manuscripts in the Rockbridge Historical Society Collection.
Folder List
Box 1
Folder 1 - Control Folder
Folder 2 - Correspondence 1764-1772
Folder 3 - Correspondence 1773-1778
Folder 4 - Correspondence 1779
Folder 5 - Correspondence 1780-1782
Folder 6 - Correspondence 1783-1784
Folder 7 - Correspondence 1785-1786
Folder 8 - Correspondence 1787
Folder 9 - Correspondence 1788-1789
Box 1a
Folder 10 - Correspondence 1790-1792
Folder 11 - Correspondence 1793-1795
Folder 12 - Correspondence 1796-1799
Folder 13 - Correspondence 1800-1804
Folder 14 - Correspondence 1805-1809
Folder 15 - Correspondence 1811-1817
Folder 16 - Correspondence 1825
Folder 17 - Correspondence - Anne Baxter
Folder 18 - Correspondence - Christian Letters
Folder 19 - Correspondence - no date
Folder 20 - Miscellaneous Correspondence - no date
Box 2
Folder 21 - Diary 1782-1790
Folder 22 - Genealogy
Folder 23 - Journal of Kentucky Convention 1784-1785
Folder 24 - Legal Papers 1760-1779
Folder 25 - Legal Papers 1780-1782
Folder 26 - Legal Papers 1783-1785
Folder 27 - Legal Papers 1786-1789
Folder 28 - Legal Papers 1790-1799
Folder 29 - Legal Papers 1800-1833
Folder 30 - Legal Papers - no date
Folder 31 - Receipts - Miscellaneous - 1780-1786
Folder 31A - Miscellaneous Papers 1809
Folder 32 - Miscellaneous Papers - no date
Folder 33 - Fragments - no date
Folder 33A - Fragments - no date
Box 3
Oversized Photocopies
Box 4
Medical Journal (photocopy) - 1765
Duplicate user copies exist for most folders.
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