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Swann, Helen Mary (Chapman), 1817-1895

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: November 13, 1817 - November 6, 1895

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to Thomas Swann, 1848-1857

 File — Assorted Box: 04, Folder: 410-1
Identifier: MS410-AB04-01
Content Description From the Collection:

The Thomas Swann Correspondence is a small collection of letters mostly written by Helen Swann to her husband Thomas. A single letter from Thomas to Helen also lives with the collection, as well as a handful of letters by other authors. Helen's cousin Henrietta Alexander is included as an author of a letter, as well as a P. W. White, who writes to Helen's cousin John Chapman regarding a list of named slaves.

Dates: 1848-1857

Notebook of Chapman Family History, 1890-1929

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

This folder contains one notebook that has hand-written genealogy notes on the Chapman family. The notes are attributed to John Seabury Chapman, however, he died in 1880 and many of the notes speak of the 1890s. Later in the notebook, someone has written excerpts from "Potomac River Landings" by Paul Wilstach, written February, 1929.

Dates: 1890-1929

Thomas Swann Correspondence (MS410)

 Collection — Assorted Box: 04
Identifier: MS410
Content Description

The Thomas Swann Correspondence is a small collection of letters mostly written by Helen Swann to her husband Thomas. A single letter from Thomas to Helen also lives with the collection, as well as a handful of letters by other authors. Helen's cousin Henrietta Alexander is included as an author of a letter, as well as a P. W. White, who writes to Helen's cousin John Chapman regarding a list of named slaves.

Dates: 1848-1857