Isaac Chapman letterbook
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single handwritten letterbook of Isaac Chapman. The book contains business correspondence, particularly related to the buying and selling of real estate, and information related to financial accounts and investments. All letters appear to be addressed to Wrightstown, Pennsylvania. Letter writers include Henry R. Fell, James Buchanan, Edward Roberts, James Barten, E.W. Clark, Joseph Satterthwaite, Thomas Miller, Ellwood Lewis, Charles Meyers, Benjamin Scattergood, and William Hill.
Dates
- Creation: 1874-1904
Creator
- Chapman, Isaac (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Isacc Chapman (1820-?) was born in Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on January 22, 1820, to Thomas and Rachel Chapman. He was a member of Bradford Monthly Meeting. He married Ruth A. Chapman in 1869.
Source: Ancestry.com
Extent
0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains business correspondence, particularly related to the buying and selling of real estate, and information related to financial accounts and investments. Letter writers include Henry R. Fell, James Buchanan, Edward Roberts, James Barten, E.W. Clark, Joseph Satterthwaite, Thomas Miller, Ellwood Lewis, Charles Meyers, Benjamin Scattergood, and William Hill.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed August, 2015.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Isaac Chapman letterbook, 1874-1904
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- August, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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