General correspondence to John Gadsby Chapman

Assorted letters from peers and associates. Items of interest include: an 1833 letter describing the ruins of General George Washington's childhood home in Fredericksburg, VA, including a sketch of the dwelling (presumably Ferry Farm); an 1833 letter discussing the sale of a slave family (the slave Syphax, accused of an unidentified transgression, and his wife and son) from Jane Washington at Claymont Court to the Chapmans; and a letter from the joint committee of Congress tasked to appoint artists to decorate the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

• 1820-1833

• Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889

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• Virginia
• West Virginia

• United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)

• Washington, George, 1732-1799

• Presidents--Homes and haunts
• Slave trade

• text

• English

Online finding aid

• Chapman Family Correspondence and Other Documents

[Title, Date]. Chapman Family Papers. MSS 48. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

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2020-10-28