Correspondence and other documents, 1791-1898, bulk 1861-1865.

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Correspondence and other documents, 1791-1898, bulk 1861-1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22608723

Consists primarily of correspondence between John Gadsby Chapman and Conrad Wise Chapman.

1.2 cu. ft. (1 archives box, 1 mapcase folder)

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7078859

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Chapman, Conrad Wise, 1842-1910

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Kaley, Helen,

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Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1898.

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Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872

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Artist Thomas Sully was born in London, although his actor parents soon emigrated to the United States. A trip back to England to study painting expanded his horizons, and upon his return to the United States he developed a reputation as a first rate painter. He specialized in portraits, especially portraits of women, and painted full-length portraits of many public and private figures. He is perhaps most closely associated with his portrait of Queen Victoria and for his painting, Washington cro...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Chapman, John Litton,

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

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Secretary of the National Academy of Design. From the description of Letter : New York, to John Sartain, Philadelphia, 1846 Feb. 2. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28489519 Born in Alexandria, Va., in 1808, John Gadsby Chapman studied painting briefly in Philadelphia before traveling to Europe in 1828, where he spent almost two years in Italy. He returned to Alexandria in 1831 and exhibited paintings in Alexandria, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Boston, and Philadelphi...

Chapman family.

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Family members include John Gadsby Chapman, an American painter well known in the mid-19th century for his historical scenes and portraits, including The baptism of Pocahontas, which hangs in the U.S. Capitol. Also, his son Conrad Wise ("Cooney") Chapman, painter and photographer, who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. From the description of Correspondence and other documents, 1791-1898, bulk 1861-1865. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 226...