Title: Samuel S. Chapin Notebook

Date/Date Range :    circa 1840-1845

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This notebook, maintained by Samuel S. Chapin of Cherry Corner, TN (Henry County), contains information on flat boats, lumber, and other business affairs in the early 1840s.

Call number: MS-2273

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was purchased by Special Collections in August 2002.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Samuel S. Chapin Notebook, MS-2273. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Samuel S. Chapin resided in Cherry Corner, TN, located in the northwestern region of the state in Henry County.

In a small manuscript notebook kept in the early 1840s, Samuel S. Chapin of Cherry Corner, TN, records information on his business transactions, including dealings with flat boats and timber. The notebook consists of two portions. The first, which is seven pages long, is entitled "Flat Boat Items," and contains information on oar pins, stern lines, and the pitch of the bottom of the boats. He also notes where lumber of various dimensions can be found.

The second portion of the notebook contains 17 pages on the location of timber, individuals who owe Chapin money, and other notes on developing a lumber business. A few of the earlier entrees in this section are dated 1843.

• Lumber trade -- Tennessee.
• Flatboats -- Tennessee.
• Henry County (Tenn.) -- History.