Asenath Chapin diaries 1840-1863 Chapin, Asenath diaries

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Asenath Chapin diaries 1840-1863 Chapin, Asenath diaries

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This collection contains 25 diaries, 4 ledgers, and one volume of society constitutions kept by Asenath Chapin between 1840 and 1863. Daily diary entries document the everyday life and concerns of a socially active matron in upper-class Providence, Rhode Island, during the pre-Civil War era and the early years of the war.

30 volumes

eng,

William L. Clements Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6392422

William L. Clements Library

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Children's Friend Society

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Eames, Benjamin Tucker, 1818-1901

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Chapin, Asenath Cargill Capron, 1792-1863

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Asenath Cargill Capron was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, on October 5, 1792. Her parents, John Capron and Asenath Cargill, had 10 children. She married Josiah Chapin (1788-1881) on November 22, 1815, and moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where Josiah was vice president of the Providence Merchants' Bank. The Chapins belonged to many religious and charitable societies, and Asenath Chapin was directress of the Providence Children's Friend Society. They had seven children: William C...