Chapin Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M.0828
Overview
Letters of Phineas Chapin (1792-1857), and other family members in Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Clarksburg, West Virginia. There are: intimate sketches of the social life of Clarksburg in the first half of the nineteenth century; descriptions of a plantation house in Mississippi in 1860; and a few papers bearing on family business affairs, including cattle raising in Harrison County.
Dates
- 1816-1892
Creator
- Chapin family (Family)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (Summary: 1 in. (2 folders))
Physical Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Creator
- Chapin family (Family)
- Title
- Chapin Family Papers, 1816-1892
- Author
- Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository
Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536