William H. Chapman Account Book

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], William H. Chapman Account Book, Ms1988-112, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
This collection consists of a single account book, maintained by William H. Chapman, a farmer in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, during the early nineteenth century. Entries detail sales and purchases of goods and payment for hired labor.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], William H. Chapman Account Book, Ms1988-112, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a single account book maintained by William H. Chapman, a farmer in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, during the early 19th century. Entries in the account book detail sales and purchases of various goods and payment for hired labor. Names mentioned include Rufus Carter, Kendall Crossfield, John Lawrence, and Philemon Wright. Beginning in 1840, the entries appear in a different hand, likely that of Calvin Chapman, who served as administrator of William Chapman's estate.

Biographical / historical:

William Heaton Chapman, son of Calvin and Sarah Chapman, was born in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, on November 8, 1809. On April 8, 1834, he married Lois Ellis (1811-1898); the couple would have two daughters. William Heaton Chapman died in Cheshire County February 13, 1839.

Acquisition information:
The William H. Chapman Account Book was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 1988.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the William H. Chapman Account Book commenced and was completed in May, 2021.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Account books