Coleman Correspondence Collection
Scope and Contents
The correspondence from William C. Coleman is mainly business and includes orders, receipts, and other letters related to his wool sock business in Sabetha Kansas. The correspondence to Reverend Chester Coleman is personal letters from family members.
Dates
- Creation: 1854 - 1907
Creator
- Coleman, Chester, 1812- (Person)
- Coleman, William C., 1864- (Person)
- Stephenson, William W., 1831- (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Chester Coleman was born about 1812 in Connecticut and married Hannah Stevenson in 1845 in Summit County, Ohio. Hannah is the daughter of Thomas Stephenson. William C. Coleman, the son of Chester and Hannah, was born in February of 1864 in Ohio. Between 1870 and 1875, after the death of Hannah, the family moved to Sebetha, Nemaha, Kansas where the family farmed.
William W. Stephenson was born on November 5, 1831 in New York City. He graduated from the University of New York City in 1854 and became a lawyer. He was a Civil War veteran and after the war became active in politics.
Full Extent
1 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
FOR STAFF: Rare Book Room, M16--Section 1--Shelf 4
- Title
- Coleman Correspondence Collection
- Subtitle
- A finding aid from the Midwest Genealogy Center
- Author
- Jolene Clark
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Midwest Genealogy Center Repository