<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-ViLxW"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>James Alexander Legal Papers<num>WLU.Coll.0491</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher><address><addressline>204 W. Washington St.</addressline><addressline>Lexington, VA 24450</addressline><addressline>specialcollections@wlu.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://library.wlu.edu/specialcollections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://library.wlu.edu/specialcollections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2023-08-07 14:05:10 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="und" scriptcode="Zyyy">Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>James Alexander Legal Papers</unittitle>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], James Alexander Legal Papers, WLU Coll. 0491, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA<p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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<p>This collection contains six legal documents pertaining to the debts of James Alexander.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">Debtor and creditor</subject>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_78b53e378e88ea2b218dc40b80ab3cf0" level="item"><did><unittitle>Legal document pertaining to work at Washington College</unittitle><unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1845/1845">1845</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language>.</langmaterial></did><scopecontent id="aspace_fcbd124c5f63f449af16c80ec3d7f825"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Legal document explaining that James Alexander was employed for many years laying bricks for new buildings and professor houses at Washington College.</p></scopecontent><controlaccess><persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Alexander, James</persname></controlaccess></c><c id="aspace_7d0e138a04daebeefefa3c9771f16844" level="item"><did><unittitle>Legal document</unittitle><unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1844/1844">1844</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language>.</langmaterial></did><scopecontent id="aspace_14216cfbf9aa88fdaccfb34faec7e70a"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>This document rules that Matthew White can take the goods and chattles from the house and land he rents to James Alexander due to non-payment.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_2d4e19ca3a72624d4eeebb63332df61a" level="item"><did><unittitle>Legal document pertaining to appointment of Robert J. White to the Washington College Board of Trustees</unittitle><unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1843/1843">1843</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language>.</langmaterial></did><scopecontent id="aspace_1f1d517a4febfb0819eccb9b7c0f9d96"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Legal document appointing Robert J. White to the Washington College Board of Trustees.</p></scopecontent><controlaccess><persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">White, Robert J.</persname><persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Alexander, James</persname></controlaccess></c><c id="aspace_983c9e9276dbe34e136e541c185e32c6" level="item"><did><unittitle>Fragment of legal document</unittitle><unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce">Undated</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language>.</langmaterial></did><scopecontent id="aspace_5ed4df8a692d38eaf4331da99b9b115b"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Fragment of a legal document regarding moneies owed by Alexander.  It also mentions his trustee, Robert J. White.</p></scopecontent><controlaccess><persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">White, Robert J.</persname><persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Alexander, James</persname></controlaccess></c><c id="aspace_08b5cfff04fd5424343c9f249c2feba7" level="item"><did><unittitle>Legal document</unittitle><unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1868/1868">1868</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language>.</langmaterial></did><scopecontent id="aspace_31b9af6cb41c8e29bb422ff402df4f17"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Legal document regarding the sale of the Lexington Hotel in Lexington, VA</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_b343c96d93e604fc76946573aea759c7" level="item"><did><unittitle>"Capola" document</unittitle><origination label="Creator"><persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Alexander, James</persname></origination><origination label="Creator"><corpname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Washington and Lee University. Trustees</corpname></origination><unitdate calendar="gregorian" certainty="approximate" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1843/1843">1843</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language>.</langmaterial></did><controlaccess><subject source="fast">Bricklaying</subject><corpname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Washington and Lee University</corpname></controlaccess></c></dsc>
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