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[Identification of item], Washington and Lee University Scholarship Certificates Collection (RG 63), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
This collection contains certificates issued to donors who financially sponsored scholarships to aid students attending Washington and Lee University post-Civil War. The donors were from various states, including Louisiana, Missouri, and Florida. Two of the donors were women. Several certificates still have coupons that were associated with their gift of supporting students. All of the certificates have been cancelled, which presumably means the funding ended. Some certificates have a red seal that includes the date 1782.
At least one certificate (Dr. E. Randall, 1875) was given by Elinor Gadsden on November 8, 1954.
Names of Donors, Date of Certificate, Amount:
Paul Tulane of New Orleans, Louisiana, July 1, 1866, $1000
James H. Meriwether of Graysville, Kentucky, July 1, 1867, $500
Dr. J. Newton Brown of Memphis, Tennessee, April 1, 1869, $250
B. F. Winn of Plattsburg, Missouri, August 31, 1870, $250
A. S. Johnson of Montgomery County, Tennessee, August 23, 1871, $500
Warren Newcomb of New York City, September 1, 1871, $1000. There are two certificates which were issued to Newcomb with the same date and amount.
George W. Belt of Platte City, Missouri, September 1, 1871, $250
George D. Appleton of St. Louis, Missouri, September 1, 1872, $500
Name of Donors, Date of Certificate, Amount:
E. H. Jackson of Charleston, South Carolina, May 12, 1873, $250
Major William J. Gayer of Charleston, South Carolina, September 1, 1873
Ernest Altgelt of San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 1874, $250 - On the reverse of this certificate is a handwritten note by Altgelt authorizing his son, George Conrad Altgelt of Lexington, Virginia to sell, convey, and dispose of his right, title, and interest in the scholarship among other thins. This is dated January 24, 1876 and signed by Altgelt. George added a note on May 8, 1876 about the scholarship.
Judge L. V. Dixon of Memphis, Tennessee, September 1, 1874, $250. There are two certificates issued to Dixon on the same day for the same amount.
Susan L. Hepburn of Louisville, Kentucky, September 1, 1874, $500. There are two certificates issued to Hepburn on the same day for the same amount.
Col. William Preston Johnston of Lexington, Virginia, September 1, 1874, $500. There are two certificates issued to Johnston on the same da for the same amount.
Thoms K. Menefee of Staunton, Virginia, September 1, 1874, $250
William Chrisman of Independence, Missouri, September 1, 1875, $250
Col. J. H. Harvey of New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1, 1875, $250
Dr. E. Randall of Galveston, Texas, September 1, 1875, $250
Name of Donors, Date, Amount:
C. W. Figgat, Guardian of William Hopkins, of Lexington, Virginia, May 19, 1876, $250
Major J. T. Minter of San Antonio, Texas, November 2, 1878, $250
Hon. Horatio W. Bruce of Louisville, Kentucky, September 23, 1878, $250
Col. T. G. Barrett of Augusta, Georgia, November 2, 1878, $250
Jonathan T. Smith of Independence, Missouri, September 1, 1879, $250
Name of Donors, Date of Certificate, Amount:
R. L. McDonald of St. Joseph, Missouri, May 20, 1880, $250
A. Furst of St. Joseph, Missouri, May 20, 1880, $250
Judge T. T. [Thomas Thompson] Land of Shreveport, Louisiana, September 1, 1880, $250
Col. Thomas H. Bayliss of Lexington, Missouri, May 16, 1881, $250
Dr. J. Dickson Bruns of New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1, 1881, $250
Judge D. J. Godwin of Norfolk, Virginia, May 6, 1882, $250
Hon. John Goode of Norfolk, Virginia, September 1, 1882, $250
Dr. W. S. Brown of Charleston, South Carolina, September 1, 1882, $250
J. B. Bissell of Charleston, South Carolina, September 1, 1882, $250
Names of Donors, Date of Certificate, Amount:
Ella M. Goodridge of Norfolk, Virginia, June 8, 1883, $250
Col. Thomas Dodamead of Richmond, Virginia, July 26, 1883, $250
D. B. Martin of Shreveport, Louisiana, September 29, 1885, $250
W. B. Warwick of Richmond, Virginia, February 12, 1886, $250
Maurice Evans of Taylorsville, Virginia, April 30, 1886, $250
Henry Boyer of Hibernia, Florida, March 30, 1889, $224.75
Thomas H. Mastin of Kansas City, Missouri, August 1, 1890, $250
Captain E. Alexander Hatton of Portsmouth, Virginia, September 12, 1890, $250
James Buckner of New Orleans, Louisiana, September 20, 1890, $250
James Temple Doswell of New Orleans, Louisiana, undated, $250
These certificates still have coupons attached to them.
Names of Donors, Date of Certificate, Amount:
Paul Tulane of New Orleans, Louisiana, March 14, 1871, $1000
William N. Switzer of St. Louis, Missouri, September 1, 1871, $500
Amos Green of St. Louis, Missouri, May 20, 1880, $250. Also includes handwritten letter from J. L. Campbell, Jr., Treasurer of Washington and Lee to Green.
Jonathan G. Parham of New Orleans, Louisiana, July 8, 1881, $250
Henry N. Payne of New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1, 1882, $250
Robert W. Potter of Augusta, Georgia, April 26, 1884, $250. A typed, signed and dated transfer of the schlolarship to John J. Cohen, Jr. is on the back of the original certificate. Also includes handwritten letter from J. L. Campbell, Jr., Treasurer of Washington and Lee to Potter.