▁the ▁South ▁River ▁by ▁Way nes bor o . ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁W add el ▁made ▁many ▁addresses ▁to ▁soldiers ▁encourag ing ▁them ▁to ▁fight ; ▁one ▁stir ring ▁ser mon ▁in ▁particular ▁was ▁having ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁Campbell , ▁Mc D ow ell , ▁and ▁M off ett , ▁while ▁assemble d ▁at ▁Mid way ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁Charles ▁Corn wall is ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁W add el ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁trust ee ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁Hall , ▁formerly ▁the ▁August a ▁Academy , ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁a ▁burst ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁fer vor ▁and ▁re located ▁to ▁Lex ington , ▁Virginia . ▁Other ▁prominent ▁found ing ▁trust ees ▁included ▁Andrew ▁Lewis , ▁Thomas ▁Lewis , ▁Samuel ▁Mc D ow ell , ▁Sam pson ▁Mat he ws , ▁George ▁M off ett , ▁and ▁William ▁Pr eston . ▁Finally ▁char tered ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 2 , ▁Liber ty ▁Hall ▁was ▁again ▁renamed , ▁to ▁Washington ▁College ▁and ▁finally ▁Washington ▁and ▁Lee ▁University . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁nin th ▁oldest ▁institution ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 5 ▁W add el ▁settled ▁on ▁an ▁estate ▁in ▁Louis a ▁County , ▁where ▁he ▁supplied ▁vac ant ▁pul p its ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁classical ▁school . ▁He ▁visited ▁George ▁Washington ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁ ▁Cat ar act s ▁blind ed ▁W add el