Collection, 1876-1959, of Benjamin Curtis Chappelear including manuscript and printed maps of Fauquier, Loudoun, Clarke, and Warren Counties, Virginia; Virginia state maps; United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey Maps of areas in Virginia and West Virginia; notes concerning land records and manuscript volumes which include account books collected by Chappelear of blacksmiths, farmers, postmasters, students, tanners, and operators of general stores. The collection also includes drawings done by Nancy Chappelear as well as genealogical notes on different families.
Benjamin Curtis Chappelear, author of "Maps and Notes Pertaining to the Upper Section of Fauquier County, Virginia" (Warrenton, Va.: The Warrenton Antiquarian Society, 1954).
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Gift of 309 pieces by Mrs. Chappelear in memory of B. Curtis Chappelear in February 1956; gift of 116 pieces by Albert Edmonds in February 1956; and gift of 2 pieces by John Gott in February 1976.
Chappelear Collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Processed and finding aid updated in 2017.
Transferred to Rare Books: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War, Star Publishing Company, Chicago Illinois Copyright 1894 by Alfred H. Guersey and Henry M. Alden, and 1894 by McDonnell Bros. Volume II, Issues 1 – 27 with over half of the issues missing
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Includes manuscript and printed maps of Fauquier, Loudoun, Clarke, and Warren counties, Va.; Virginia state maps; United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey Maps of areas in Virginia and West Virginia. The following abbreviations are used: MAPS AND NOTES (B. Curtis Chappelear, Maps and notes pertaining to the upper section of Fauquier County, Virginia, Warrenton, Va., 1954); CLARKE COUNTY (Rose M.E. MacDonald, Clarke County: a daughter of Frederick..., Berryville, Va., 1943); FAUQUIER COUNTY (Fauquier County Bi-centennial Committee. Fauquier County, Virginia. Warrenton, Virginia, 1959).
Pencil draft. 38" x 36". Proposed changes indicated. Annotated.
Pencil draft. 59" x 39".
Pencil draft. 19" x 19½". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 30" x 36". Annotated. On same sheet as Item 5.
Pencil draft. 30" x 36". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 36" x 61".
Pencil draft. 37" x 62". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 22" x 37". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 36" x 48".
Pencil draft. 36" x 46½". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 27" x 24". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 23½" x 17". "F.G. 122-116" written on item. Annotated.
Pencil draft. 25" x 36". Two drafts, one superimposed on the other.
Pencil draft. 25½" x 36½". See MAPS AND NOTES, p. 22.
Pencil draft. 25" x 36". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 21" x 36". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 21" x 36". Annotated.
Photostat. 23½" x 37". Incomplete; "Advance Copy" written on the item.
Draft (photostat). 18" x 29½". "Compiled from maps No. 10, 11, 12" written on item.
Pencil draft. 50½" x 35½". A few annotations.
Pencil draft. 39½" x 47".
Pencil draft. 36" x 36".
Pencil draft. 36" x 47½". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 36" x 27". See MAPS AND NOTES, p. 32. Annotated. On same sheet as Item 2.
Pencil draft. 36" x 27". Annotated. On same sheet as Item 1.
Draft (photostat). 32" x 23½". Probably a rough draft of the map inserted in MAPS AND NOTES.
Pencil draft. 8" x 13". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 24½" x 18".
Pencil draft. 18" x 30½". Sheet also contains several abortive sketches of Paris area. Distances marked.
Pencil draft. 26" x 35".
Pencil draft. 35½" x 28".
Pencil draft. 17" x 23½".
Pencil draft. 18" x 23½". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 37" x 26".
Pencil draft. 37" x 26".
Pencil draft. 37" x 25". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 32" x 16". Annotated.
Pencil draft. 23" x 18". Annotated. "F.G. 122-87" written on item.
Pencil draft. 23½" x 18". "F.G. 122-84" written on item.
Pencil draft. 21½" x 17". Annotated. Many mill sites marked.
Pencil draft. 28½" x 36". Perhaps area of Charles Green's Patent, MAPS AND NOTES, p. 22. Cf. C26. Distances marked. Also Carter Lane-Turnpike Road, 22¾" x 36", and draft of same 28¼" x 36". (See more at C25)
January 1905 Winchester Star articles on the "Annals of Ashby's Gap" by Chappelear have been removed due to deteriation. Microfilm and other sources are available for this publication.
Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack by the J. Gruber Almanack Company. 7 copies, each tied with cotton string. 1892, 2 copies each of 1894, 1895 and 1896.
Newspaper articles from the Winchester Evening Star about the murder trials of Floyd Allen and sons. May 1912. The clippings are fragile.
Newspaper clippings from the Winchester Evening Star about the trial and hanging of J.Samuel McCue, former Mayor of Charlottesville, for killing his wife. February 1912. Clippings are fragile.
Newspaper clippings from 1907 from the Winchester Evening Star and other papers about the murder of their brother-in-law William F. Bywaters, Jr. by James A. and Philip J. Strothers. Bywaters had impregnated their sister, talked her into a failed abortion, and then married her.
The notes consist of Chappelear's research for his book "Maps and Notes Pertaining to the Upper Section of Fauquier County, Virginia. Includes transcriptions of wills, deeds, rental agreements and other legal material. Includes biographies, list of local newspapers, elevation of towns, hand drawn plats and maps Some notes are grouped by owners of property, some are grouped by location and sometimes a combination of both. This series has been kept in the order received, but it is difficult to determine if it matches the publication format or some other criterion. Subject headings such as "Shenandoah Valley," "Berryville," Burwell," and "Frederick County" appear on some items.
Notes on Thomas Fawcett, Branson Carter, Richard Fawcett, Fernley Tract, Bordan Grant and others. 57 pieces.
Notes on land parcels in the area of Clarke County, Berryville, Snicker's Ferry, Berry's Ferry and Anderson's land. 8 pieces.
Notes on land description and ownership in the area of Berryville.
Research notes primarily on Nathaniel Burwell and Berry's Ferry.
Labeled as research notes on Frederick County, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
Labeled as research notes on Frederick County, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
Labeled as research notes on Frederick County, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
Labeled as research notes on Frederick County, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
3 composition notebooks and 4 small note pads with notes on land ownership, legal documents and biographical data in Frederick County and other areas.
Labeled as research notes on Robert Burwell's land, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
Labeled as research notes on Robert Burwell's land, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas
Labeled as research notes on Robert Burwell's land, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas
Labeled as research notes on Robert Burwell's land, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas Includes a letter from Louis A. Sigaud asking for Chappelear's opinion on his new book "Belle Boyd, Confederate Spy," January 20, 1945.
Labeled as research notes on Nathaniel Burwell's land and Berry's Ferry but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
Labeled as research notes on Nathaniel Burwell's land, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
5 composition books of notes with handwritten titles: Description of Map; John Ashby and Aaron Chamberlin; No. 2 John Dyer and William Dibrell; Name of Carters and their Claim; and No. 1 Emmet Templeton testifies in the Carter & Carr Land Case. These books appear to be notes on other facets of land ownership, too. 3 other small notepads have notes mostly on the Carter Family. Includes a February 25, 1909 news clipping about President Roosevelt riding from Washington D.C. to Warrenton and back in one day.
Geographical, land ownership and biographical notes about the Carter case, Noble family, Byrd family, Page famiy and Carter family.
Geographical, land ownership and biographical notes.
Geographical, land ownership and biographical notes.
Geographical, land ownership and biographical notes.
Labeled as research notes on Shenandoah Valley, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
Labeled as research notes on Shenandoah Valley, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
Labeled as research notes on Shenandoah Valley, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
Labeled as research notes on Shenandoah Valley, but includes land descriptions and ownership information from other areas.
Includes account books, day books, cash books, invoice books, registers and other accounting manuscripts for blacksmiths, cattle farms, farms, public schools, general stores, tanneries and other enterprises. Family names and businesses are generally in alphabetical order and include Adams, Aldie School, Byrne, Chappelear, Edmonds, Effinger, Fletcher, Hunter, Little, Owens and Strother. Ledgers without associated names are at end of series under Fauquier County. Benjamin Curtis Chappelear's (1877-1954) parents were John Armistead and Amanda Virginia Settle Edmonds Chappelear. His grandparents were Benjamin Garner and Matilda Fletcher Chappelear. The Strother Family is related to the Edmonds Family
School expenses for T.S. Adams, a Virginia Military Institute Cadet. Each page is headed "In account with the VA. MILITARY INSTITUTE, Cr". Includes school supplies, clothing, food, medical items and more. 55 pp of which 35 are used. 8 ½" x 5 ½"
The ledger appears to belong to Kim H. Byrne. The title of the ledger is "The Farmer's Business Record" with individually headed pages for fertilizer, grain, butter, egg and others. Mr. Byrne listed items in almost every category, plus other entries for land sold; expenses for building and maintaining a barn; repairing a house; and formulas for killing horse lice, keeping cider sweet, and painting a tin roof. 328 pp, 14" x 8".
Account book of J. Pendleton Chappelear in Paris, Virginia. Contains accounts for farm and personal business. Frequent references to selling wood and hauling. End of book contains accounts of notes (lending) given to people, mostly during the Civil War era. Contains loose material. 168 pages, of which 80 are blank. 12 1/4" x 7 3/4".
Includes an index. Accounts for mostly farm supplies and cattle but some accounts of notes and bonds given and received. Newspaper clippings pasted on a few pages. Last entries for the "Methodist Episcopal Church" in Paris, Virginia for 1870. 53 pp. 12 ¼" x 7 ¼".
Index at end of book. Accounts for farm items, groceries and cattle related business. 227 pp. 11 ½" x 8"
B.C. Chappelear from Delaplane, Virginia is written in front of book. Includes an index to accounts related to mostly farm and cattle operations. Includes notes on stud information; formulas to facilitate practical calculation; comments on crops sown; work done; animals sold; and animals killed. Some items pasted in book. 12" x 7 ¼".
B.C Chappelear from Delaplane, Virginia is written in front of book. Includes an index to accounts related mostly to farm, chicken and cattle operations. End of books includes records of "Bonds in Hand" and an inventory of farming implements. A few newspaper clippings are glued onto inside back cover. 265 pages. 12" x 7 ½".
J.A. Chappelear's Road Accounts as Road Commissioner for Fauquier County. Road accounts organized by name of road with list of residents. Also includes his personal farm accounts. Index at beginning of book and at end of book another list of names with notations. Includes banking information. 180 pages. 12 ¼" x 7 ½"
J.A. Chappelear's account book with notes pertaining to law cases, contracts, family, farm information and bonds. Newspaper clippings glued on inside front cover. Includes index. 190 pages, though some are missing. 18 ¼" x 7 ½".
Chappelear family account book with index. Includes entries for farming and cattle enterprises, plus some bonds and personal items. Farming notes and a 1920 estate evaluation are included. Newspaper clippings are glued throughout the ledger. 300 pp. 9 ¾" x 6 ¾".
Farm account book of John Edmonds. Includes entries for farm items purchased, money paid for laborers, personal items purchased, travel expenses and cattle information. 115 pp. 11 3/4" x 5 3/4". Some pages torn and missing.
Farm daybook probably belonging to the Edmonds Family since many entries include reimbursement to Edmonds family members. Most entries cover the Civil War period and include leasing a horse to the army. 155 pages. 11 3/4" x 5 3/4". Some pages torn and missing.
Notes on different medical treatments for a range of medical problems and diseases, one page for each treatment. Miscellaneous accounts entered on the end papers. Contains some loose accounts, including a list of Muster fines received by Lewis Edmonds in 1821-1822.
Back of book has family records, beginning with William Edmonds who married Esther Foote on January 15, 1799. Contains "suits commercial" with a list of names and particulars of the suit plus family, personal and harvest expenses. A register for horses includes name of horses purchased and breeding information. A register of negroes contains names, relationships and births of women and children. 90 pages. 7" x 4 ¾".
Ciphering exercise book belonging to William Fletcher. No cover. Some pages torn and missing. 196 pages. 11 ¾ x 8 ¼.
Ciphering exercise book belonging to Agnes Fletcher. 200 pages of which pages 1-20 are missing. No cover. 11 ¾" x 8 ¼".
Notes by F. Fletcher in a notebook with title "Eastman National Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York" and subtitle "Actual Business." 24 pages.
Daybook for J. Little family accounts and expenditures, plus cash received and paid. Contains loose papers, childrens' drawings and a label for "Concord Sugar Corn." 99 pages of which about 25 are missing. 12 ¾" x 8 ¼".
Daybook with names of customers, work done and price charged. The Owens Family lived in Turners, Fauquier County in 1850, which is probably the location of their blacksmith business. Elizabeth Owens, Cuthbert Owens, William Owens and John Owens are associated with this business. 150 pp, 7 3/4"x6 1/2". Some pages torn and missing.
Account book of blacksmith John S. Owens. 104 pp. 12 3/4" x 7 3/4". Some pages torn. The Owens Family lived in Turners, Fauquier County in 1850, which is probably the location of their blacksmith business. Elizabeth Owens, Cuthbert Owens, William Owens and John Owens are associated with this business.
Mathematic exercise book from Long Branch Institution, belonging to Samuel Owens of Fauquier County, with James Owens' name also noted. 200 pages of which pages 1-20 are missing. 11 ¾" x 8 ¼". Surveying work is very well done.
Accounts for tannery belonging to J.S. Owens. Contains loose papers pertaining to accounts. Has an index. 329 pages. 12 ¼" x 7 ½".
J. S. Owens accounts for tannery and possibly a shoemaker with entries of people's shoe measurements. 120 pages, 12 ¼" x 8".
Owens' account book. Accounts for tannery and possibly a shoemaker. Tannery probably owned by J.S. Owens
Daybook belonging to J.S. Owens of Hopewell, Virginia. Contains papers pertaining to accounts and to formulas for tanning solutions. 192 pages of which 95 are blank. 11 ¾" x 7 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 576 pages. 12 ½" x 7 ½".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 357 pages. 12" x 7 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 578 pages. 12 ¾" x 7 ½"
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 385 pages. 15" x 6".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 179 pages. 12 ½" x 7 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 254 pages. 12 ¾" x 7 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 357 pages. 12 ¼" x 7 ½".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 216 pages. 12 ¼" x 7 ½".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 236 pages. 12 ¼" x 7 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 240 pages. 12 ¼" x 7 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 481 pages of which 471 were used. 12 ¾" x 7 ¼"
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris,Virginia. 400 pages. 14" x 7 ½".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 200 pages. 12 ¼" x 7 ½".
Account book belonging to Lewis Strother, proprietor of General Merchandise per loose letterhead paper in the book. Pages torn. First 28 are missing. Contains loose papers, one of which is a partial index. 120 pages. 12 ¼" x 7 ¼".
Lists each item purchased for a general store owned by Lewis Strother. Items include paint, notions, clothing, dinnerware and more. 200 pages of which 185 are used. 12 ¼" x 7 ½".
Account book with an index for a general store in Fauquier County, Virginia. Includes account of deposits with First National Bank of Alexandria. 214 pages. 12" x 7". Loose cover.
Unbound account book for a farm operation, particularly cattle. Includes accounts for personal household items. 260 pages. 13" x 8 ½".
Account book with an index for a general store in Fauquier County, Virginia. 295 pages. 12" x 7 ½".
Account book from Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia. 495 pages of which about 15 are missing. 12" x 5 ¼".
Cash book, possibly belonging to the Strother Family. Includes deposits and payments into the First National Bank of Alexandria. 288 pages of a quarter are used. 12" x 5 ¾".
Daybook for an ordinary business in Paris, Virginia. Includes payment for dinners, horse boarding, postage and more. 265 pages of which pages 1-68 are missing. Bound in paper. Front cover missing. 13 ¼" x 8 ½".
Daybook for an ordinary business in Paris, Virginia. Includes payment for dinners, horse boarding, postage and more. 153 pages of which pages 1-28 are missing. No cover. 13 ¼" x 7 ¾".
Daybook for a Post Office located in Paris, Virginia. Notes names with postage paid and where mail is sent. Pages missing. Recipe and newspaper clippings pasted on first and last pages. "I.S. No. 10" on spine.
Index on page 14. Farm account book, daybook for leather goods sold at Lyons, blacksmith account and general store daybook for store at Woodside. Probably belongs to the Chappelear Family. Pages torn, cut and missing. 12 ¾" x 7 ½".
Daybook for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 90 pages. 7 ½" x 5 ½".
Invoice book which also serves as an inventory for items in a general store. Store probably located in Fauquier County, Virginia but not indicated on ledger. 155 pages. 12 ¼" x 7 ¼".
2 loose pages of an account book, printed on both sides. 12 ½" x 8".
Partially used check book from the Girard Life Insurance Annuity, and Trust Company of Philadelphia with receipt stubs. Includes newspaper clippings about the unveiling of Governor Holt's portrait in 1940. 18 pages. 10" x 7 ¾".
"The Virginia Public School Register" ledger for Aldie School in the Mercer District of Loudoun County, Virginia. Includes pupils' names, attendance, teachers' reports, notations beside books used in classes, classes available and more. Some loose pages are in front of ledger. 66 pp. 14 ¾" x 9 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 385 pages. 14 ½" x 7".
Account Book with daily tabulations done monthly. Index. Pages 14 to 68 are missing. 179 pages of which 60 are blank. 14 ½" x 9 ½".
Account book, fragment of 16 pages, without a cover. 18" x 11 ½".
A day ledger for 1908 and 1914 for gasoline and 1916 for cash. September 19, 1870 transcript of a deed between Nancy Green, administrator of George W. Green and Elizabeth S. Edmonds in Fauquier County. Account book 1908-1909, mostly for bonds and money lent. Transcript of deed of trust for the late Lewis Edmonds to Jno. A. Chappelear with a description of the land, which was called Belle Grove, 1916. Daybook for farm items sold: eggs, fowl and more. 12" x 7 ½".
Account book composed of different account pages grouped together, distinguished by the different paper used and handwriting. Some customers are noted as "coloured." Includes arithmetic exercises, farm journal (1836-1864) and various cures for people and animals. The signature of B. Chappelear of "Woodside, Va." is written on one page. Leather cover is in poor condition.
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 400 pages. 15 ½" x 6".
Daybook belonging to the Lewis Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 500 pages. 15 ¾" x 6".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 500 pages. 15 ¾" x 6 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Lewis Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 359 pages 15 ½" x 6 ¼". Some pages cut.
Account book belonging to Lewis Strother. Contains loose papers pertaining to accounts. 485 pages. 12 ½ x 7 ½".
Account book from Fauquier County, Virginia. 213 pages with some pages missing. 13" x 7 ¾".
Farm account book, probably owned by Robert Fletcher. First part of book pertains to his debits and credits incurred as an executor, probably of his Father's estate. The last part are accounts of general farm expenses. Last half of book's pages have been removed. 25 pp. 15 1/2"x6 1/2".
Farm accounts of the Fletcher Family. Contains index and loose papers. 460 pages of which about 65 are missing and 305 are blank. 16" x 10 ¼".
Accounts for tanning and leather goods business, belonging to John S. Owens of Hopewell, Virginia. Contains shoe information for customers. Contains a blacksmith's accounts for 1846. 155 pages. 15 ¼" x 5 ¾". 31
Farm daybook of the Owens Family from Hopewell, Fauquier County, Virginia. Entries are for clothing costs, value of household goods, farm goods, stock, and slaves bought at a sale. Includes loose papers pertaining to farm matters. 365 pages of which 16 are used. 15 ½" x 5 ¾".
Account book belonging to G.M. and A.M. Effinger of Rockingham County, Virginia. Daily and monthly payments by individuals. Index covered by newspaper clippings. Purpose of payments is not known. Strother is one of the family names noted.. 416 pages of which 363 are used. 17 ½" x 10 ½".
Upperville, Virginia Post Office Account Book maintained by J. Hunter, Postmaster. Note in front of ledger by B.F. Fletcher, dated September 13, 1893, states that this book was left in the Upperville Post Office by his friend James Hunter and he has decided to care for it since Hunter has died in California. P.Y. Brooke is embossed on the spine. 600 pages of which 200 pages are used. 15 ¼" x 9 ½".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. Contains loose papers pertaining to accounts and newspaper clippings. 480 pages. 15 ½" x 9 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. Contains loose papers including a printed bill of L. Strother, Merchant. 361 pages. 15 ¾" x 9 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. Contains loose papers including a printed bill of L. Strother, Merchant. 361 pages. 15 ¾" x 9 ¼".
Daybook belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. 600 pages. 17 ¼" x 7".
Account belonging to the Strother Family for a general store in Paris, Virginia. Contains newspaper clippings. 576 pages. 15 ¾" x 9 ¼".
Daily cash book with entrees dealing with expenses of a business ranging from postage to janitorial work. D&S is embossed on cover. Book itself is made by Lewis and Irwin and sold by Henry O. Shepherd.